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Death Spiral (Maria Kallio #5) by Leena Lehtolainen

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Popular Book To Read: Death Spiral (Maria Kallio #5) by Leena Lehtolainen, Owen F. Witesman (translator)

Detective Maria Kallio is seven months pregnant, but that isn’t going to stop her from putting everything she has into solving the murder. With a promotion on the line and her …more

Our Wild Calling by Richard Louv

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Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives—and Save Theirs by Richard Louv

Richard Louv’s landmark book, Last Child in the Woods, inspired an international movement to connect children and nature. Now …more

Popular Book To Read: Brother by David Chariandy

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Brother by David Chariandy

Propelled by the beats and styles of hip hop, Francis dreams of a future in music. Michael’s dreams are of Aisha, the smartest girl in their high school whose own eyes are firmly set on a life elsewhere. But the bright hopes of all three are violently, irrevocably thwarted by a tragic shooting, and the police crackdown and suffocating suspicion that follow

Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

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Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

Sigourney Rose is the only surviving daughter of a noble lineage on the islands of Hans Lollik. When she was a child, her family was murdered by the islands’ colonizers, who have massac …more

The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

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The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Everyone knows the story of the assassin queen. But now, fans of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series will be immersed in her journey like never before. From Adarlan’s dark past to Terrasen’s bright future, this comprehensi …more

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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo

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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo

Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole sur …more

Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood

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Dover, Massachusetts, 1969. Ginny Richardson’s heart was torn open when her baby girl, Lucy, born with Down Syndrome, was taken from her. Under pressure from his powerful family, her husband, Ab, sent Lucy away to Willowridg …more

 

When You Ask Me Where I’m Going by Jasmin Kaur

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When You Ask Me Where I'm Going by Jasmin Kaur

The six sections of the book explore what it means to be a young woman living in a world that doesn’t …more

The Beautiful (The Beautiful, #1) by Renée Ahdieh

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The Beautiful (The Beautiful, #1) by Renée Ahdieh

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she’s forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the …more

Lily’s Story by W. Bruce Cameron

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Lily's Story by W. Bruce Cameron
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The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

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The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The Peacock Emporium

Cupid’s Match by Lauren Palphreyman

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Cupid's Match by Lauren Palphreyman

So then why is she constantly being hassled by the Cupids Matchmaking Service? But this gilded, cherub-bedecked dating agency isn’t exactly what it seems . . . …more

Wayward Son (Simon Snow, #2) by Rainbow Rowell

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Wayward Son (Simon Snow, #2) by Rainbow Rowell

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The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae by Stephanie Butland

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The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae by Stephanie Butland

Ailsa Rae is learning how to live. She’s only a few months past the heart transplant that—just in time—saved her life. Now, finally, she can be a normal twenty-eight-year-old. She can climb a mountain. Dance. …more

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

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Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
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Fishnet by Kirstin Innes

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Fishnet by Kirstin Innes

Six years later—worn down by a tedious job, childcare, and an aching absence in her life—Fiona’s mundane ex …more

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

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The Great Mental Models by Shane Parrish

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The Great Mental Models by Shane Parrish

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The Less People Know About Us by Axton Betz-Hamilton

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The Less People Know About Us by Axton Betz-Hamilton
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The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy

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Fever (Dark Kings #16) by Donna Grant

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Fever (Dark Kings #16) by Donna Grant

For centuries, the Dragon Kings have lived among mortals, forsaking their true selves. But for Kelton, hiding in the realm of shadows—and existing only in the world of dreams—is no longer an option. A human woman claims to know that he, …more

Quantum (Captain Chase #1) by Patricia Cornwell

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Quantum (Captain Chase #1) by Patricia Cornwell

On the eve of a top secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects a tripped alarm in the tunnels deep below a NASA research center. A NASA pilot, quantum physi …more

The Adventure of Peculiar Protocols by Nicholas Meyer

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The Adventure of Peculiar Protocols by Nicholas Meyer

January 1905: Holmes and Watson are summoned by Holmes’ brother Mycroft to undertake a c …more

The Burning White by Brent Weeks

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The Burning White by Brent Weeks
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Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

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Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott
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One Man’s Money: A Novel by Divine Carey, Demetrius

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One Man's Money: A Novel by Divine Carey, Demetrius
One Man's Money: A Novel by Divine Carey, Demetrius

One Man’s Money is not only about gaining another man’s money, it’s about responsibility, respect friendship… two men with the same exact name with no relationship and who never seen each other before visits the bank at the same time. Some how accounts gets mixed up now one man has another man’s money. Young “Micheal Dinkins” had an obligation to return it but kept it. In doing so he also had a new responsibility which he couldn’t maintain. He and his friends gained a new level of responsibility that they couldn’t control. One of his friend would not only sell him short to save his own neck, he also had a interest in Micheal Dinkins wife which meant there was no loyalty amongst him. In order for Micheal to save his life, his wife and his best friend.. he had to-make a decision that would change everything.

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The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

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The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

A visceral, darkly haunting fever dream of a novel and an absolute page-turner. Liggett’s deeply suspenseful book brilliantly explores the high cost of a misogynistic world that denies women power and does it with a heart-in-your- …more

Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl

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Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl: A Memoir by Jeannie Vanasco

When her nightmares worsen, Jeannie decides—after fourteen years of silence—to reach out to Mark. He agrees to talk on the record and meet in person. “It’s the least I …more

Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

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Hold on to Hope by A.L. Jackson

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Hold on to Hope by A.L. Jackson
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Rebel (Legend, #4) by Marie Lu

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Rebel (Legend, #4) by Marie Lu
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Christmas in Harmony Harbor by Debbie Mason

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Christmas in Harmony Harbor by Debbie Mason

Evangeline Christmas will do anything to save her year-round Christmas store, Holiday House, when high-powered real-estate developer Caine Elliot uses his money and influence …more

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

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The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust, #2) by Philip Pullman

It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford’s Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. Now, in The S …more

Yours, for Probably Always

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Yours, for Probably Always: Martha Gellhorn's Letters of Love and War 1930-1949 by Janet Somerville

Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998), told through a captivating selection of her letters to friends, family, husbands, and lovers. The volume is enriched by Somerville’s biographical narrative and her decision to include responses of many recipients and, i …more

Find Me by André Aciman

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Find Me by André Aciman

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Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West by H.W. Brands

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Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West by H.W. Brands

 He takes us from John Jacob Astor’s fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. He shows how the migrants’ dreams …more

Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares

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Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares by Aarti Namdev Shahani

The Shahanis came to Queens—from India, by way of Casablanca—in the 1980s. They were undocumented for a few unsteady years and then, with the arrival of their green …more

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

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Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

This is a book about the incentives that shape us, and about how hard it is to see ourselves clearly in a culture that revolves around the self. In each essay, Jia writes about the cultural prisms that have shaped her: the rise of the ni …more

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

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Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

(Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.) They say good-bye every Halloween, and they’re reunited every September 1.

But this Halloween is dif …more

Forgotten Bones by Vivian Barz

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Forgotten Bones by Vivian Barz

When small-town police officers discover the grave of a young boy, they’re quick to pin the crime on a convicted felon who lives nearby. But when it comes to murder, Officer Susan Marlan never trusts a simple explanation, so she’s just getti …more

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