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• Fall in love with some of these titles, on the shelf right now! •
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The National Book award Long List has been announced, and many of them are on our shelf right now, along with some other great books from all genres. If you're looking for something to snuggle with as the days get shorter, we have some great suggestions for you!
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Disappearing Earth
by Julia Phillips
The shattering disappearance of two young girls from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula compounds the isolation and fears of a tight-woven community, connecting the lives of neighbors, witnesses, family members and a detective throughout an ensuing year of tension. A first novel.
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The DNA of you and me : a novel
by Andrea Rothman
Hired by an employer who does not reveal the competitive nature of the job, a graduate student is forced to choose between her career and heart when she falls for an unsuspected rival. A first novel. 50,000 first printing.
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The doll factory : a novel
by Elizabeth Macneal
In 1850s London beautiful young aspiring artist Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, whose dark obsession may destroy her world forever.
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Exhalation : Stories
by Ted Chiang
A long-awaited latest collection by the Arrival-inspiring author of "The Story of Your Life" explores revelatory ideas and second chances in such tales as, "In the Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," "Exhalation" and "The Lifecycle of Software Objects."
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Famous people : a novel
by Justin Kuritzkes
A young pop star traces the story of his unlikely rise to fame and his struggles with his father's suicide, sharing philosophical, darkly whimsical observations about the clash between celebrity and the human condition. A first novel.
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Good riddance
by Elinor Lipman
Discarding her late mother's cherished and heavily annotated high school yearbook, Daphne is entangled in a series of absurdities when the yearbook is discovered by a busybody documentary filmmaker.
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Last day : a novel
by Domenica Ruta
The fates of a cast of seemingly unconnected people, including a diverse crew of astronauts in space, converge during the celebration of an ancient holiday, in a thought-provoking first novel by the author of the memoir, With or Without You
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The lost man
by Jane Harper
Meeting at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches on an isolated belt of the Australian outback, two brothers navigate the haunting realities of the isolation that ended their third brother's life. By the best-selling author of The Dry
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Mistress of the Ritz : a novel
by Melanie Benjamin
The director of the luxurious Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris and his courageous American wife, Blanche Auzello, risk their marriage and lives to support the French Resistance during World War II. By the best-selling author of The Aviator's Wife
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The need : a novel
by Helen Phillips
A woman grapples with the complex dualities of motherhood—joy and dread, tenderness and anxiety—after confronting a masked intruder in her home. By the author of The Beautiful Bureaucrat.
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The other Americans
by Laila Lalami
The suspicious death of a Moroccan immigrant impacts the lives of a diverse cast of characters including his jazz-composer daughter, an undocumented witness and an Iraqi War veteran. By the award-winning author of The Moor's Account
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Professor Chandra follows his bliss : a novel
by Rajeev Balasubramanyam
An internationally renowned, curmudgeon economist and divorced father of three survives an accident before whimsically trading in his high-stress Nobel Prize ambitions to pursue elusive happiness. By the award-winning author of In Beautiful Disguises
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The right swipe : a novel
by Alisha Rai
Cynical dating app creator Rhiannon Hunter must decide whether or not to give former pro-football player Samson Lima, who wooed her during one magical night and then disappeared, a second chance despite the fact that his in league with a business rival.
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The river : a novel
by Peter Heller
Two college students on a wilderness canoe trip find their survival skills and longtime best friendship tested by a wildfire, white-water hazards and two mysterious strangers. By the best-selling author of The Dog Stars
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The seasonaires
by Janna King Kalichman
Working as carefree seasonaires for a chic clothing brand, six Nantucket workers find their ambitions and summer fun interrupted by the corporate machinations of the company's owner, who stages dramatic conflicts among her workers while demanding they post their lives on social media.
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A student of history : a novel
by Nina Revoyr
A history graduate student at USC takes a job as the research assistant for an elderly oil-fortune heiress transcribing her journals and is soon drawn into her world of wealth and privilege. By the author of Southland
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Tightrope
by Amanda Quick
When her new bed-and-breakfast is threatened by a robot innovator's untimely death, a former trapeze artist teams up with an enigmatic man who would track down a cipher machine prototype. By the best-selling author of the Arcane Society series.
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The travelers : a novel
by Regina Porter
A first novel by an award-winning playwright follows the experiences of two American families, one black and one white, against a backdrop of historical events from the 1950s through the first year of Barack Obama's presidency.
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Trust exercise : a novel
by Susan Choi
Falling in love while attending a competitive 1980s performing arts high school, David and Sarah rise through the ranks before the realities of their family dynamics and economic statuses trigger a spiral that impacts their adult lives.
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