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Pansies (Spires, 4)

Alexis Hall - Alexis Hall
Format: Paperback

From the acclaimed author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL and HUSBAND MATERIAL comes a deeply emotional romance about finding love when (and where) you least expect it.Alfie Bell is ... fine. He's got a six-figure salary, a penthouse, the car he swore he'd buy when he was eighteen, and a bunch...
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Interstellar MegaChef (1) (Flavour Hacker)

Lavanya Lakshminarayan - Solaris
Format: Paperback

Masterchef in Space! A fun, satirical, thought-provoking novel by the critically-acclaimed author of The Ten-Percent Thief. Looking for your one shot to rise to the "top of the pots" in the cutthroat world of interstellar cuisine? Look no further - you might have what it takes...
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Obligations to the Wounded

Mubanga Kalimamukwento - University of Pittsburgh Press
Format: Hardcover

In formally adventurous stories rooted in Zambian literary tradition, Obligations to the Wounded explores the expectations and burdens of womanhood in Zambia and for Zambian women living abroad. The collection converses with global social problems through the depiction of games, social...
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Lessons in Crime

Martin Edwards - British Library Publishing
Format: Paperback

'Dr Greeby was found lying dead there, with his lecture-notes scattered all round him and brickbat in a woollen sock lying beside his head.'. An Oxford Master slain on campus during Pentecost. A pupil and teacher face off with a conniving uncle suspected of murder. A sociology student...
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James Warren, Empire of Monsters: The Man Behind Creepy, Vampirella. SC edition.

Bill Schelly - Fantagraphics
Format: Paperback

Paperback edition. This heavily illustrated biography features eye-opening -- often outrageous -- anecdotes about Warren, a larger-than-life figure whose ability as a publisher, promoter, and provocateur make him a fascinating figure. In addition to Forrest J. Ackerman's Famous Monsters...
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The Mushroom Knight Vol. 2 (2) (Mushroom Knight, 2)

Oliver Bly - Mad Cave Studios
Format: Paperback

An adolescent girl named Lem searches the deep dark woods for her missing dog, entangling her destiny with a chivalrous mushroom faerie named Gowlitrot on a mystical quest to protect the biome from catastrophic ruin.. As their friendship develops, Gowlitrot pledges to aid Lem in a quest...
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The Traitor Queen (The Bridge Kingdom Book 2)

Danielle L. Jensen - Del Rey
Format: Hardcover

In the second novel of the heart-pounding Bridge Kingdom series, one woman fights to win back her throne, her people, and the love of the man she betrayed - from the New York Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood.. A queen now in exile as a traitor, Lara has watched Ithicana...
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The End of Time (Time Tourists Trilogy)

Sharleen Nelson - Gladeye Press
Format: Paperback

In this electrifying finale to the Time Tourists Trilogy, time-traveling private investigator Imogen and her out-of-time boyfriend Simon face choppy seas as they navigate a global pandemic, a bitter and disgruntled former time traveler, shifting loyalties, and a universe straining under...
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The Unforgivable: And Other Writings (New York Review Books Classics)

Cristina Campo - NYRB Classics
Format: Paperback

Thrilling, stylish essays about everything from flying carpets and Doctor Zhivago to God and Shakespeare, by a rediscovered Italian writer.Christina Campo published only two short collections of essays in her lifetime: Fairy Tale and Mystery (1962) and The Flute and the Carpet (1971)...
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My Father and Myself (Nyrb Classics S)

J. R. Ackerley - NYRB Classics
Format: Paperback

This heartfelt gay memoir about an adult son uncovering his father's secrets is "a cross between Dickens's David Copperfield, Rousseau's Confessions, and the new pornography" (Donald Windham) . When his father died, J. R. Ackerley was shocked to discover that he had led a secret...
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