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Slave Old Man: A Novel

Patrick Chamoiseau · The New Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

From a Prix Goncourt writer hailed by Milan Kundera as the "heir of Joyce and Kafka, " a gripping story of an escaped slave in Martinique and the killer hound that pursues him From one of the most innovative and subversive novelists writing in French, a "writer of exceptional...
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So Lucky: A Novel

Nicola Griffith · MCD x FSG Originals
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

From the author of Hild, a fierce and urgent autobiographical novel about a woman facing down a formidable foeSo Lucky is the sharp, surprising new novel by Nicola Griffith -- the profoundly personal and emphatically political story of a confident woman forced to confront an unnerving new reality...
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In the Garden of the Fugitives: A Novel

Ceridwen Dovey · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Almost twenty years after forbidding him to contact her, Vita receives a letter from a man who has long stalked her from a distance. Once, Royce was her benefactor and she was one of his brightest protégées. Now Royce is ailing and Vita's career as a filmmaker has stalled, and both...
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The High Season: A Novel

Judy Blundell · Random House
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

In a beach town overrun with vacationers and newly colonized by socialites, one woman goes to extreme lengths when the life she loves is upended. The ultimate summer read, this novel of money, class, and family is perfect for fans of Meg Wolitzer, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Cynthia D'Aprix...
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The Glitch: A Novel

ELISABETH COHEN · Doubleday
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A fast, funny, deeply hilarious debut--The Glitch is the story of a high-profile, TED-talking, power-posing Silicon Valley CEO and mother of two who has it all under control, until a woman claiming to be a younger version of herself appears, causing a major glitch in her over-scheduled,...
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Untitled Book 4

RUTH WARE · Gallery/Scout Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game comes Ruth Ware's highly anticipated fourth novel.On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes...
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Tin Man: A Novel

SARAH WINMAN · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

"This is an astoundingly beautiful book. It drips with tenderness. It breaks your heart and warms it all at once." --Matt Haig, author of How to Stop TimeFrom the internationally bestselling author Sarah Winman comes an unforgettable and heartbreaking novel celebrating love in all of its forms...
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A Shout in the Ruins

Kevin Powers · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Set in Virginia during the Civil War and a century beyond, this novel by the award-winning author of THE YELLOW BIRDS explores the brutal legacy of violence and exploitation in American society.Spanning over one hundred years, from the antebellum era to the 1980's, A Shout in the Ruins...
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Night Beast

Ruth Joffre · Grove Press, Black Cat
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

A masterful collection from an important new voice in American fiction, Night Beast is a gorgeously written work of profound originality and vision. These doomed love stories and twisted fairytales explore the lives of women -- particularly queer women and mothers -- and reveal the monsters...
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The Mercy Seat

Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop · Grove Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

"One of the finest writers of her generation" (Brad Watson) , and author of three previously acclaimed novels, Elizabeth H. Winthrop delivers a brave new book that will launch her distinguished career anew. An incisive, meticulously crafted portrait of race, racism, and injustice...
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