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OK, you’re looking at some time off, maybe even a whole week, at a lake or the beach or your own back deck. This is the perfect opportunity to attack that growing TBR pile. But wait, recent bestsellers, the latest by your favorite author, and the three recommended by your sister-in-law are checked out – what to do?? Never fear, we have some guaranteed great books for every taste, and the best part is, they are checked in! (That is, until you get here…). Read below for some info on each, and then run in and pick them up from our display!
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Books we think you'll enjoy ...
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The Address : a novel
by Fiona Davis
Struggling to rebuild after rehab, an interior designer leaps at a chance to renovate her heiress cousin's lavish apartment and learns the scandalous history of a distant ancestor's connection to the murder of the building's architect a century earlier. By the author of The Dollhouse.
RA: Gilded age and post-punk tales intertwine to create a compelling story of two residents one of the most storied buildings in New York.
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To the bright edge of the world : a novel
by Eowyn Ivey
A military man leading a winter 1885 expedition into the newly acquired Alaska territory to gather information about potentially dangerous native tribes has his perspective changed by a mysterious Eyak guide and a Native American woman who joins the quest. By the best-selling author of The Snow Child. 100,000 first printing
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Dead letters : a novel
by Caite Dolan-Leach
Receiving cryptic clues from the wild twin she believed was dead, a woman embarks on a scavenger-hunt-like quest to learn what actually happened.
RA: A wild ride for fans of riddles and family secrets
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The dog stars
by Peter Heller
Surviving a pandemic disease that has killed everyone he knows, a pilot establishes a shelter in an abandoned airport hangar before hearing a random radio transmission that compels him to risk his life to seek out other survivors. A first novel by the author of The Whale Warriors.
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The end we start from
by Megan Hunter
In an alternate-world modern London submerged below flood waters, a woman who has just given birth to her first child is forced to flee her home with her baby to seek refuge in a variety of locations while the baby thrives against all odds. A first novel.
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Exit west : a novel
by Mohsin Hamid
The internationally best-selling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist presents the story of two young lovers whose furtive affair is shaped by local unrest on the eve of a civil war that erupts in a cataclysmic bombing attack, forcing them to abandon their previous home and lives.
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Florida
by Lauren Groff
A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events in characters ranging from two abandoned sisters to a conflicted family woman. By the award-winning author of Delicate Edible Birds.
RA: A haunting collection of stories starring one of the strangest and wildest states in America.
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The furies : a novel
by Natalie Haynes
Moving from London to Edinburgh after tragically losing her fiancé, former actress Alex Morris accepts a drama-therapy teaching job for troubled teens and bonds with them over the Greek tragedies in ways that help her heal but inspire the teens in disturbing ways. By the award-winning author of The Ancient Guide to Modern Life.
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How should a person be?
by Sheila Heti
Facing a creative dilemma after a failed marriage, Sheila gathers inspiration from a depraved and free-spirited artist who becomes her lover, in a tale based on incidents from the author's true life that combines literary observations, self-help advice and unstinting confessions. By the author of Ticknor.
RA: For fans of Sally Rooney, or auto-fiction that seeks to understand human behavior and memory.
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
by N. K. Jemisin
After Yeine Darr is summoned to the majestic city of Sky and named an heiress to the king of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, she is thrust into a vicious power struggle with cousins she never knew she had, drawing ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death and her family's bloody history.
RA: For those looking for a new fantasy series to start that is well-written, engaging, and presents a new twist on the traditional tales of mythical dynasties.
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Land of Shadows
by Rachel Howzell Hall
A skeptical Lou Norton of the Los Angeles police department investigates increasingly compelling parallels between the suspicious suicide of a teenage girl and the unsolved murder Lou's sister. By the author of A Quiet Storm.
RA: A gritty, well-written crime novel starring a nuanced, brilliant detective.
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The last equation of Isaac Severy : a novel in clues
by Nova Jacobs
Receiving a cryptic letter from her famous mathematician grandfather just before his suicide, adopted granddaughter Hazel, the owner of a struggling bookstore in Seattle, is charged with tracking down and protecting a dangerous equation before dangerous enemies can exploit it. A first novel.
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A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine
Taking over for an ambassador who died a suspicious death, Mahit Dzmare investigates the potential murder while navigating the alien culture of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire, which is hiding a technological secret that could impact the universe. A first novel.
RA: A fascinating, suspenseful new sci-fi series that comments on so much going on in our world today.
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Munich
by Robert Harris
A spy thriller set against the backdrop of the fateful Munich Conference of 1938 follows the experiences of a rising star in the British diplomatic service and his Oxford friend, a secret member of the anti-Hitler resistance, who, while on a disastrous collision course with each other, witness pivotal events involving Chamberlain, Mussolini and other historical figures.
RA: Intriguing Historical fiction
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The past : a novel
by Tessa Hadley
Assembling at their country house one final time before it is sold, four siblings and their children share past memories, hidden passions and devastating secrets that threaten to overwhelm them. By the award-winning author of The London Train. 50,000 first printing.
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Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
A classic novel of romantic suspense finds the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter entering the home of her mysterious and enigmatic new husband and learning the story of the house's first mistress, to whom the sinister housekeeper is unnaturally devoted.
RA: A ghostly summer classic that everyone should try.
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The tea planter's wife : a novel
by Dinah Jefferies
A U.S. release of an internationally best-selling novel by the author of The Silk Merchant's Daughter is set in atmospheric 1920s Ceylon and follows the experiences of a young Englishwoman who confronts local hostilities before the discovery of her husband's secrets forces her to make a devastating choice.
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Uprooted
by Naomi Novik
A tale inspired by the "Beauty and the Beast" story follows the experiences of Agnieszka, who becomes the latest girl chosen to serve an immortal wizard who protects their village from the malevolent forces of a nearby forest.
RA: Did you enjoy Gregory Maguire's fairy tale reinventions? Step up to Naomi Novik's imaginative world.
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The Underground Railroad : a novel
by Colson Whitehead
The award-winning author of The Noble Hustle chronicles the daring survival story of a cotton plantation slave in Georgia, who, after suffering at the hands of both her owners and fellow slaves, races through the Underground Railroad with a relentless slave-catcher close behind.
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