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Homesick for Another World
by Ottessa Moshfegh
Collection of darkly humorous short stories probing the human condition.
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The Painted Veil
by W. Somerset Maugham
A married couple's journey to uncover the truth of their relationship amidst a deadly epidemic.
Maugham uses a third-person-limited point of view in this story, where Kitty Garstin is the focal character . Garstin, a pretty upper-middle class debutante, squanders her early youth amusing herself ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Open Road Summer
by Emery Lord
A young country singer embarks on a summer tour with her best friend and falls in love with a charming musician.
Sarah Dessen gets a road trip twist in Emery Lord's debut novel, a summer story of love and true friendship.,"A fabulously entertaining story of friendship, healing, and love." –Elizabeth Eulberg, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Kitchen Princess, Vol. 01
by Natsumi Andō
A girl with a talent for cooking transforms the lives of those around her with her delicious dishes and kind heart.
Set in modern-day Japan, the plot centers on Najika Kazami (,風見 七虹香,, Kazami Najika,) , a cheerful thirteen-year-old with an excellent sense of taste who hopes to become a chef. In her backstory , it ... (Wikipedia)
Giovanni's Room
by James Baldwin
A man's struggle for identity and acceptance amidst a tumultuous romantic relationship.
David, a young American man whose girlfriend has gone off to Spain to contemplate marriage, is left alone in Paris and begins an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni. The entire story is narrated by ... (Wikipedia)
Paint it Black
by Janet Fitch
A young woman struggles with grief and self-destruction after her boyfriend's suicide. Set in the 1980s Los Angeles punk scene.
Josie Tyrell, art model, runaway, and denizen of LA's rock scene finds a chance at real love with Michael Faraday, a Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist. But when she receives a call from ... (Goodreads)
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)
Avatar The Last Airbender: The Art of the Animated Series
by Michael Dante DiMartino
A collection of concept art, sketches, and behind-the-scenes information from the beloved animated series.
A stunning masterpiece of animated storytelling., Avatar: The Last Airbender has been syndicated to more than 120 countries around the world, inspiring millions of fans and industry professionals ... (Goodreads)
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
Spanning centuries, the intertwining stories of two African sisters, their descendants, and the legacy of slavery.
Effia is raised by her mother, Baaba, who is cruel to her. Nevertheless she works hard to please her mother. Known as a beauty, Effia is intended to be married to the future chief of her village, but ... (Wikipedia)
Touch
by Claire North
Kepler can jump into other people's bodies, living their lives for them. But when she jumps into a killer's body, she must race against time to stop them.
Kepler had never meant to die this way — viciously beaten to death by a stinking vagrant in a dark back alley. But when reaching out to the murderer for salvation in those last dying moments, a ... (Goodreads)
Everything Under
by Daisy Johnson
A haunting story of a mother and daughter, their secrets, and the search for a lost person.
The dictionary doesn’t contain every word. Gretel, a lexicographer by trade, knows this better than most. She grew up on a houseboat with her mother, wandering the canals of Oxford and speaking a ... (Goodreads)
Magic for Liars
by Sarah Gailey
A private investigator with no magical abilities is hired to solve a murder at a school for magic.
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL, Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in, Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey., Ivy ... (Barnes & Noble)
Wringer
by Jerry Spinelli
A boy must wring the necks of pigeons as part of a town tradition, but he struggles with the morality of it.
A young boy named Palmer lives in a town called Waymer, which celebrates an annual Pigeon Day by releasing pigeons from crates to be shot in the air. When the book opens, the town's 63rd annual ... (Wikipedia)
Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An exploration of race, identity, and belonging as two Nigerian immigrants experience life in America and beyond.
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to ... (Goodreads)
Manacled
by SenLinYu
A young man is kidnapped and sold into slavery, enduring brutal treatment and struggling to survive.
Harry Potter is dead. In the aftermath of the war, in order to strengthen the might of the magical world, Voldemort enacts a repopulation effort. Hermione Granger has an Order secret, lost but hidden ... (Goodreads)
The Archer
by Paulo Coelho
A young woman seeks the guidance of a wise archer to help her find her path in life. Through his teachings, she learns to trust herself and follow her dreams.
From the #1 best-selling author of, The Alchemist, comes an inspiring story about a young man seeking wisdom from an elder, and the practical lessons imparted along the way. Includes stunning ... (Goodreads)
The Retribution of Mara Dyer
by Michelle Hodkin
A young woman is haunted by her past as she uncovers the secrets of her supernatural powers.
Mara Dyer wants to believe there's more to the lies she’s been told. There is. She doesn’t stop to think about where her quest for the truth might lead. She should. She never had to imagine how far ... (Goodreads)
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too
by Jomny Sun
An alien visits Earth and learns about humanity, love, and friendship. A heartwarming graphic novel about finding your place in the world.
Everyone’s a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too is the illustrated story of a lonely alien sent to observe Earth, only to meet all sorts of creatures with all sorts of perspectives on life, love, and ... (Barnes & Noble)
Winter
by Ali Smith
A novel set in the winter season, exploring family relationships, politics, and the impact of technology on society.
A family gathers in a large Cornwall house for a Christmas reuinion. With matriarch Sophia and her estranged sister Iris are her son Art and who they believe is his girlfriend Charlotte. Art has paid ... (Wikipedia)
Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
A young man with a chainsaw for a head becomes a devil hunter to pay off his deceased father's debt.
Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil-dog Pochita. He’s a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad ... (Goodreads)
Seed
by Ania Ahlborn
A family moves to a remote farm to start anew, but the land has a dark history that threatens to consume them.
Fans of Stephen King, Jack Kilborn, and Blake Crouch… prepare to meet the Devil. In the vine-twisted swamps of Louisiana, the shadows have teeth. Jack Winter has spent his entire life running from ... (Goodreads)
The Secret of Chimneys
by Agatha Christie
An English country house mystery featuring a daring young detective who unravels a sinister criminal conspiracy.
When they meet up in Bulawayo , Anthony Cade agrees to take on two jobs for his friend James McGrath. Anthony heads for London to deliver the draft of a memoir to a publisher, and to return letters ... (Wikipedia)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
by Meg Elison
In a post-apocalyptic world, a midwife embarks on a dangerous mission to save the human race.
When she fell asleep, the world was doomed. When she awoke, it was dead. In the wake of a fever that decimated the earth’s population—killing women and children and making childbirth deadly for the ... (Goodreads)
The Book of Lost Tales, Part One
by J.R.R. Tolkien
A collection of early stories and myths from Middle-earth, including the original version of the creation story and the tale of Beren and Lúthien.
The Book of Lost Tales 1 stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Embedded in English legend and English association, they were set in the narratve frame of a ... (Goodreads)
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
by Helene Tursten
Maud is an elderly lady with a dark side, who uses her intelligence and wit to commit murder.
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781641290111 Content: - An elderly lady has accommodation problems - An elderly lady on her travels - An elderly lady seeks peace at Christmas time - The antique ... (Goodreads)
The Light Years
by Elizabeth Jane Howard
A family saga set in the 1930s, exploring the complexities of relationships and the changing social landscape of England.
In 1937, the coming war is only a distant cloud on Britain's horizon. As the Cazalet households prepare for their summer pilgrimage to the family estate in Sussex, readers meet Edward, in love with ... (Goodreads)
Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine
by Kelly Sue DeConnick
A science fiction tale of a dystopian future, exploring the power of female resistance.
“... one of the most unique and subversive artifacts of pop culture in recent memory.” -,Salon.com, "Seldom do comics burst onto the scene and shatter our worldview by being entirely poignant, raw, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow
A young girl struggles to overcome her past of self-harm and abuse, finding hope and healing through art and relationships.
Fans of, Girl, Interrupted, Thirteen Reasons Why, and, All the Bright Places, will love this, New York Times, bestseller., " A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book that will stay with you long ... (Barnes & Noble)
Diggers
by Terry Pratchett
A group of misfits join forces to take on an ancient evil threatening their kingdom.
'And Grimma said, We have two choices. We can run, or we hide. And they said, Which shall we do? She said, We shall Fight.' A Bright New Dawn is just around the corner for thousands of tiny nomes ... (Goodreads)
