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Grief is the Thing with Feathers
by Max Porter
A family's journey of dealing with the death of a loved one, discovering hope and comfort along the way.
In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and ... (Goodreads)
Saga, Volume 3
by Brian K. Vaughan
A family's epic adventure of survival in a dangerous and unpredictable universe.
The Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo Award-winning phenomenon continues, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, while the family's pursuers finally close in on their ... (Barnes & Noble)
Saga, Volume 2
by Brian K. Vaughan
An intergalactic adventure of two star-crossed lovers and their families.
Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)
Ink and Bone
by Lisa Unger
A woman's search for her missing daughter leads her to a mysterious town with a dark past and dangerous secrets.
New York Times, bestselling author Lisa Unger “builds a sense of place for The Hollows that rivals Stephen King’s Castle Rock for continuity and creepiness.” —The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) “For ... (Barnes & Noble)
After Anna
by Alex Lake
A mother's worst nightmare comes true when her daughter Anna is kidnapped, but things take a dark turn when Anna returns and the truth is revealed.
Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller and USA Today bestseller The real nightmare starts when her daughter is returned… A girl is missing. Five years old, taken from outside her school. She has vanished, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Numbers
by Rachel Ward
A teenage girl can see the date of people's deaths in their eyes. She meets a boy with the same ability and they try to change fate.
Countdown to a blowup! A gripping debut psycho-thriller that pairs futuristic sci-fi with frighteningly real themes of global terrorism! Ever since she was child, Jem has kept a secret: Whenever she ... (Barnes & Noble)
Little Black Lies
by Sharon J. Bolton
A psychological thriller set on the Falkland Islands, where three friends are haunted by a tragic event from their past.
In such a small community as the Falkland Islands, a missing child is unheard of. In such a dangerous landscape it can only be a terrible tragedy, surely... When another child goes missing, and then ... (Goodreads)
Saga, Volume 1
by Brian K. Vaughan
A young family from opposite sides of a galactic war fight to survive and protect their newborn child.
Each issue of Saga is titled with a numerical Chapter, such as "Chapter 1" for the debut issue. Every six chapters comprise a story arc designated as a "Volume" and are reprinted as trade paperbacks. ... (Wikipedia)
Faith
by Jennifer Haigh
A family's faith is tested when a priest is accused of sexual abuse. The novel explores the complexities of belief, loyalty, and forgiveness.
"[Haigh is] an expertnatural storyteller with an acute sense of her characters' humanity." — NewYork Times "We have the intriguing possibility that the next great American author is already in ... (Barnes & Noble)
Max
by James Patterson
A thrilling story of a canine hero, saving the world from a sinister force.
Dr. Martinez and several of her colleagues establish the Coalition to Stop the Madness (CSM), an ecological conservation effort which involves spreading environmental awareness at the Flock's public ... (Wikipedia)
The Final Warning
by James Patterson
A group of kids investigate a mysterious environmental disaster, uncovering a darker secret.
In this breathtaking new story from the astonishing imagination of James Patterson, a girl has to save herself from an army assembled just to capture her – and maybe save the planet while she's at ... (Goodreads)
Deliver Us from Evil
by David Baldacci
A small-town detective investigates a string of murders, uncovering a dark conspiracy that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.
Evan Waller is a monster. He has built a fortune from his willingness to buy and sell anything… and anyone. In search of new opportunities, Waller has just begun a new business venture: one that ... (Goodreads)
Breasts and Eggs
by Mieko Kawakami
A story of three women in contemporary Japan, exploring the complexities of womanhood, motherhood, and the female body.
Challenging every preconception about storytelling and prose style, mixing wry humor and riveting emotional depth, Kawakami is today one of Japan’s most important and best-selling writers. She ... (Goodreads)
Today Will Be Different
by Maria Semple
A day in the life of a woman who tries to keep her promises to herself, but life keeps getting in the way.
A brilliant novel and instant New York Times bestseller from the author of, Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a day in the life of Eleanor Flood, forced to abandon her small ambitions and awake to a ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Incendiaries
by R.O. Kwon
A powerful story of love, faith, and loss. A young woman becomes involved in a cult and a bombing plot, while her boyfriend tries to save her.
Three people meet at Edwards University in Noxhurst, a fictional town in upstate New York: Phoebe Lin, the American daughter of two South Koreans, John Leal, a mysterious half-Korean Edwards drop-out ... (Wikipedia)
Barnaby Rudge
by Charles Dickens
Set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots, a tale of love, betrayal, and murder unfolds in 18th century London.
Gathered around the fire at the Maypole Inn, in the village of Chigwell , on an evening of foul weather in the year 1775, are John Willet, proprietor of the Maypole, and his three cronies. One of the ... (Wikipedia)
The Rosie Result
by Graeme Simsion
Don Tillman navigates fatherhood and career changes while facing new challenges and unexpected events.
I was standing on one leg shucking oysters when the problems began… Don and Rosie are back in Melbourne after a decade in New York, and they’re about to face their most important project. Their son, ... (Goodreads)
The Supernaturalist
by Eoin Colfer
Four orphans band together to fight parasitic creatures that feed on human energy. A thrilling adventure with twists and turns.
The Supernaturalist takes place in Satellite City, a large city in an unspecified location in the Northern Hemisphere, in the third millennium. Much of Satellite City is controlled by the Satellite, ... (Wikipedia)
The Topeka School
by Ben Lerner
A coming-of-age story set in the 90s, exploring the complexities of language, masculinity, and family dynamics.
FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE WINNER OF THE, LOS ANGELES TIMES, BOOK PRIZE, ONE OF, THE ,, NEW YORK TIMES, TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR A, TIME, GQ, Vulture,, and, WASHINGTON POST , TOP 10 BOOK of the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
Post-apocalyptic exploration of a world drastically changed after a pandemic.
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse,, Station Eleven, tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Acid House
by Irvine Welsh
A collection of stories exploring the dark side of Edinburgh's working-class culture.
Description from the inside sleeve:, This scintillating, disturbing, and altogether outrageous collection of stories introduces to these shores a young writer already being called "the Scottish ... (Goodreads)
Bunny
by Mona Awad
A darkly comedic novel about a graduate student's obsession with a clique of glamorous and mysterious women in her MFA program.
Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her dark ... (Goodreads)
The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, A Rún, Vol. 1
by Nagabe
A cursed girl befriends a creature from the Other Side, against the backdrop of a dark fantasy world.
An ethereal fantasy from the editorial team behind the, New York Times, bestselling series, The Ancient Magus’ Bride, The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún is an all-new manga series that pulls ... (Barnes & Noble)
Orbiting Jupiter
by Gary D. Schmidt
Told through the eyes of a young boy, a story of redemption, love, and family.
When Jack meets his new foster brother, he already knows three things about him: Joseph almost killed a teacher. He was incarcerated at a place called Stone Mountain. He has a daughter. Her name is ... (Goodreads)
Greenwood
by Michael Christie
A family saga spanning generations, exploring the relationship between humans and nature, and the consequences of our actions.
It's 2034 and Jake Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich vacationers in one of the world's last remaining forests. It's 2008 and Liam Greenwood is ... (Goodreads)
History of Wolves
by Emily Fridlund
A teenage girl struggles to come to terms with the aftermath of a mysterious tragedy in her small town.
Fourteen-year-old Madeline lives with her parents in the beautiful, austere woods of northern Minnesota, where their nearly abandoned commune stands as a last vestige of a lost counter-culture world. ... (Goodreads)
French Exit
by Patrick deWitt
A wealthy widow and her son flee to Paris to escape financial ruin, leading to a series of eccentric encounters. Darkly comedic and satirical.
Frances Price, a sixty-five year old wealthy widow, and her adult son Malcolm Price live together in New York City. When her financial planner reveals that she is completely insolvent, something he ... (Wikipedia)
Star of the Sea
by Joseph O'Connor
A harrowing journey of a group of Irish immigrants to America, facing danger and despair.
In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for NewYork. On board are hundreds of refugees, some optimistic, many more desperate. Among ... (Goodreads)
Fourth of July Creek
by Smith Henderson
A social worker in rural Montana tries to help a troubled boy and his survivalist father. A haunting and powerful story of family and survival.
In this shattering and iconic American novel, PEN prize-winning writer, Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our ... (Goodreads)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
Tracker, a hunter, is hired to find a missing child in a fantastical African world. His journey is filled with magic, violence, and shape-shifting creatures.
In the first novel in Marlon James's Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child. Tracker is known far and ... (Goodreads)
