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Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner By Barbara Kingsolver Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780063251922
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Published: Harper - October 18th, 2022

This was already a favorite by the second chapter, and it only got better from there. Demon, born in the heart of West Virginia's opioid crisis, grows up in the foster care system and searches for a place to call home. Kingsolver writes with such a strong character voice, you'll forget Demon isn't real.


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The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) By Abraham Verghese Cover Image
$32.00
ISBN: 9780802162175
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Published: Grove Press - May 2nd, 2023

Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel By Lisa See Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982117085
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Published: Scribner - June 6th, 2023

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A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos) By Samantha Shannon Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9781635577921
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - February 28th, 2023

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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: A Novel By Benjamin Stevenson Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063279025
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Published: Mariner Books - January 17th, 2023

The Celebrants By Steven Rowley Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593540428
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - May 30th, 2023

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Happy Place By Emily Henry Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593441275
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Published: Berkley - April 25th, 2023

The Ferryman: A Novel By Justin Cronin Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780525619475
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Published: Ballantine Books - May 2nd, 2023

Nightcrawling: A novel By Leila Mottley Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593312605
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Published: Vintage - April 11th, 2023

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This Time Tomorrow: A Novel By Emma Straub Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525539018
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Published: Riverhead Books - May 16th, 2023

A coming of age story, a father-daughter story, and a love letter to New York all wrapped up in one. Straub always does a phenomenal job approaching sensitive topics with humor and heart, and this novel is no exception. Fans of "The Midnight Library" and the movie "13 Going on 30" will enjoy!


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The Island of Missing Trees: A Novel By Elif Shafak Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781635578591
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - November 2nd, 2021

A beautifully written family saga beginning in a war torn Cyprus and ending up in Britian. Written from multiple perspectives, including from the fig tree that ties the family together. Goregous soft prose and quick chapters will engross you in this story of love, loss, family, intergenerational trauma, culture, and healing.