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Girl, Woman, Other
by Bernardine Evaristo
A novel-in-verse that follows the interconnected lives of twelve British women of color.
Joint Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2019 Teeming with life and crackling with energy — a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve ... (Goodreads)
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
A darkly comic story of a woman's search for acceptance and belonging in a society that doesn't fit her.
Keiko Furukura is a 36-year old woman who has been working part-time at a convenience store , or konbini , for the last 18 years. She has known since childhood that she is "different" and that ... (Wikipedia)
The Chestnut Man
by Søren Sveistrup
A serial killer is on the loose in Copenhagen, leaving behind a trail of chestnut men. Two detectives race against time to catch the killer before he strikes again.
A Best Book of the Year: Kirkus, Library Journal, New York Times Book Review A Book of the Month Club selection | An Indie Next Pick, FROM THE CREATOR OF THE HIT TELEVISION SHOW, THE KILLING, “a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Cilka's Journey
by Heather Morris
Based on a true story, Cilka navigates life in a Soviet prison camp after surviving Auschwitz. A tale of resilience and hope.
In this follow-up to The Tattooist of Auschwitz , the author tells the story, based on a true one, of a woman who survives Auschwitz, only to find herself locked away again. Cilka Klein is 18 years ... (Goodreads)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin
Life of an isolated bookseller is transformed when an unexpected visitor brings unexpected joy.
“Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both.”—, The Washington Post, A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
by Tahereh Mafi
A young Muslim girl navigates high school in the aftermath of 9/11, facing racism and Islamophobia while falling in love.
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature! From the, New York Times, and, USA Today, bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Family Upstairs
by Lisa Jewell
A woman inherits a house with a dark past, uncovering the secrets of a cult-like family and their twisted relationships.
INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER A, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, COVER TO COVER BOOK CLUB PICK “Rich, dark, and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunit mixes family saga with domestic noir to ... (Barnes & Noble)
Before I Let You Go
by Kelly Rimmer
Sisters Lexie and Annie are reunited when Annie's drug addiction resurfaces. A heart-wrenching story of love, sacrifice, and the bond between siblings.
“Before I Let You Go, is a heartbreaking book about an impossible decision. Kelly Rimmer writes with wisdom and compassion about the relationships between sisters, mother and daughter…. She captures ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Pisces
by Melissa Broder
A woman's life is transformed when she falls in love with a merman. A darkly funny and erotic exploration of love, desire, and identity.
An original, imaginative, and hilarious debut novel about love, anxiety, and sea creatures, from the author of, So Sad Today., Lucy has been writing her dissertation about Sappho for thirteen years ... (Goodreads)
Conversations with Friends
by Sally Rooney
Two college students explore the complexity of relationships and their place in the world.
A sharply intelligent novel about two college students and the strange, unexpected connection they forge with a married couple. Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed, and darkly observant. A ... (Goodreads)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne
A man's life journey spanning seven decades and three continents, searching for love and acceptance.
Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast ... (Goodreads)
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
A young Indian-American's journey of reconciling two different cultures and his own identity.
The story begins as Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli, a young Bengali couple, leave Calcutta , India, and settle in Central Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts . Ashoke is an engineering student at the ... (Wikipedia)
Time and Time Again
by Ben Elton
A man travels through time, trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
It’s the 1st of June 1914 and Hugh Stanton, ex-soldier and celebrated adventurer is quite literally the loneliest man on earth. No one he has ever known or loved has been born yet. Perhaps now they ... (Goodreads)
Miracle Creek
by Angie Kim
A courtroom drama that explores the aftermath of a deadly explosion at a hyperbaric oxygen therapy center.
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL, The “gripping… page-turner” (,Time,) hitting all the best of summer reading lists,, Miracle Creek, is perfect for book clubs and fans of Liane Moriarty ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Obelisk Gate
by N.K. Jemisin
A magical journey of survival, facing cosmic forces that threaten the universe.
The story is told primarily from the perspectives of Essun, a powerful orogene driven out of her home at the beginning of the first book, and Nassun, her adolescent daughter. Schaffa, Essun's former ... (Wikipedia)
Whereabouts
by Jhumpa Lahiri
A woman reflects on her life and relationships while wandering through the streets of an unnamed Italian city.
A marvelous new novel from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies –her first in nearly a decade. Exuberance and dread, attachment and estrangement: in this ... (Goodreads)
Beartown
by Fredrik Backman
A small-town hockey team and its community grapple with the consequences of a traumatic event.
Peter Andersson, in his forties, is the general manager of the ice hockey club in Beartown, a small town located somewhere in Sweden. Peter grew up in Beartown and was a junior hockey star. He went ... (Wikipedia)
Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Collection of stories exploring the struggles of Indian-American immigrants in the US.
A married couple, Shukumar and Shoba, live as strangers in their house until an electrical outage brings them together when all of sudden "they [are] able to talk to each other again" in the four ... (Wikipedia)
Sea Prayer
by Khaled Hosseini
A father reflects on his life and the war-torn world around him as he prepares to take his son on a dangerous journey across the sea.
A short, powerful, illustrated book written by Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their ... (Goodreads)
This Is How It Always Is
by Laurie Frankel
A family's journey of acceptance and love, as they navigate their child's gender identity.
New York Times, Bestseller The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick ,“Every once in a while, I read a book that opens my eyes in a way I never expected.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book ... (Barnes & Noble)
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
by Bryn Greenwood
A story of forbidden love, testing the boundaries of morality and redemption.
- A, New York Times, and, USA Today, bestseller - Book of the Month Club 2016 Book of the Year - Second Place Goodreads Best Fiction of 2016 A beautiful and provocative love story between two ... (Barnes & Noble)
Where the Forest Meets the Stars
by Glendy Vanderah
A young girl appears in the woods, claiming to be an alien, and two strangers take her in. As they unravel her story, they heal their own wounds.
An Amazon Charts,, Wall Street Journal, and, Washington Post, bestseller.,, In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again., After the loss of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Nutshell
by Ian McEwan
A unique retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet, from the perspective of an unborn child.
Nutshell is a classic story of murder and deceit, told by a narrator with a perspective and voice unlike any in recent literature. A bravura performance, it is the finest recent work from a true ... (Goodreads)
The Sleeper and the Spindle
by Neil Gaiman
A brave princess embarks on a daring quest to save her kingdom from a sleeping curse.
A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell – weaving together a sort-of Snow White and an almost Sleeping Beauty with a ... (Goodreads)
Okay for Now
by Gary D. Schmidt
A young boy struggles to find his place in a new town, but with the help of a kind librarian and John James Audubon's illustrations, he discovers his own talents and strengths.
Douglas "Doug" Swieteck is a fourteen-year-old boy living somewhere on Long Island in 1968 during the Vietnam War . After Doug's dad is fired for mouthing off to his boss, the Swietecks move to the ... (Wikipedia)
Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins
A gripping murder mystery, uncovering secrets hidden in a town's haunted past.
Following the unexplained death of her sister, Nel, in a pool at the foot of a cliff, Jules Abbott returns to Beckford, a fictional town in Northumberland , to care for her niece, Lena. The novel is ... (Wikipedia)
One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A woman's journey of love, facing unexpected choices between her past and present.
In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in ... (Goodreads)
Corelli's Mandolin
by Louis de Bernières
A story of love and loss during the tumultuous era of World War II.
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is set in the early days of the second world war, before Benito Mussolini invaded Greece. Dr Iannis practices medicine on the island of Cephalonia, accompanied by his ... (Goodreads)
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
An escaped slave's daring escape to freedom, fighting against the brutality of slavery.
The story is told in the third person, focusing mainly on Cora. Scattered single chapters also focus on Cora's mother Mabel, the slavecatcher Ridgeway, a reluctant slave sympathizer named Ethel, and ... (Wikipedia)
Us Against You
by Fredrik Backman
Small town rivalry threatens the bonds of family and community as two towns battle for the same hockey team.
The #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, A Man Called Ove, and, Beartown, returns with an unforgettable novel “about people—about strength and tribal loyalty and what we unwittingly do when ... (Barnes & Noble)
