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99 Percent Mine
by Sally Thorne
A twin sister and brother struggle over an inheritance—with a sexy best friend coming between them. Hardcover Library Edition. By the USA Today best-selling author of The Hating Game.
"A fun, steamy contemporary romance." - Elizabeth
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A Terrible Country : A Novel
by Keith Gessen
Returning to 2008 Moscow to care for his grandmother, Andrei reflects on the differences between the homelands of Stalin and Putin before his allegiances are tested by leftist associates. By the author of All the Sad Young Literary Men.
"A humorous and smart multicultural immigrant story." - Sonia
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Educated : A Memoir
by Tara Westover
Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn an acceptance into a prestigious university and the unfamiliar world beyond.
"An amazing story of a young girl isolated from the world who defies her family in order to get an education." - Melissa
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Connections In Death : An Eve Dallas Novel
by J. D. Robb
Helping to build a new school and youth shelter, homicide cop Eve Dallas and her husband enlist the aid of a child psychologist whose rehabilitated brother is found dead under suspicious circumstances. By the author of Echoes in Death.
"The In Death series is still going strong and this one doesn't disappoint." - Carrie
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Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
Viewed with suspicion in the aftermath of a tragedy, a beautiful hermit who has survived for years in a marsh becomes targeted by unthinkable forces. A first novel by the New York Times best-selling author of Cry of the Kalahari.
"Well written story in the marshes of North Caroline and set in the 1950's-60's." - Greta
"Beautiful writing and setting plus suspenseful story to be solved." - Emily B
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The Forgetting Time
by Sharon Guskin
While a mother's life abruptly stops after receiving an emergency phone call from her son's preschool, a driven former Ivy League professor confronts the realities of his terminal diagnosis and helps a woman whose child has been missing for years.
"Great story about reincarnation and orgins of people & families." - Carrie
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The Women of the Copper Country -coming in August 2019
by Mary Doria Russell
"In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements had seen enough of the world to know that it was unfair. She's spent her whole life in the coal-mining town of Calumet, Michigan where men risk their lives for meager salaries--and had barely enough to put food on the table and clothes on their backs. The women labor in the houses of the elite, and send their husbands and sons deep underground each day, dreading the fateful call of the company man telling them their loved ones aren't coming home. When Annie decides to stand up for herself, and the entire town of Calumet, nearly everyone believes she may have taken on more than she is prepared to handle"
"A sad and disturbing story of union strife, and the have and have nots in turn of the century Michigan." - Debbie
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The Dreamers : A Novel
by Karen Thompson Walker
The best-selling author of The Age of Miracles presents the story of a student at an isolated Southern California college town who witnesses a strange sleeping illness that subjects patients to life-altering, heightened dreams.
"Dreamy and lyrical. It's sort of an environmental dystopian story." - Megan
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Bowlaway : A Novel
by Elizabeth McCracken
"A sweeping and enchanting new novel from the widely beloved, award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken about three generations of an unconventional New England family who own and operate a candlepin bowling alley"
"Quirky and lyrical. This is multi-generational historical fiction with a touch of magical realism. Also...bowling." -Stacey
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Creatures of Want and Ruin
by Molly Tanzer
"This sequel to Creatures of Will and Temper picks up in 1927 Long Island, where Ellie West fishes by day and sells moonshine by night to the citizens of her home town. But after Ellie's father joins a church whose parishioners possess supernatural powers and a violent hatred for immigrants, Ellie finds she doesn't know her beloved island, or her father, as well as she thought"
"Speculative historical fiction with two female protagonists, 1920's New York examining race and gender roles. Fun and thought-provoking." =- Becky
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Feminasty : The complicated woman's guide to surviving the patriarchy without drinking herself to death
by Erin Gibson
A riotous debut collection of personal essays and political commentary by the Emmy-nominated feminist co-creator of the Throwing Shade podcast shares empowering advice for combating the hidden, discriminatory rules that limit today's women.
"Humorous viewpoints with essays discussing women's issues. You can be laughing hard one minute, and crying in the next." - Monique
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Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
When a small town needs her help in finding a missing girl, Maggie Hoskie, a Dinetah monster hunter and supernaturally gifted killer, reluctantly enlists the help of an unconventional medicine man to uncover the terrifying truth behind the disappearance—and her own past.
"Perfect for urban fantasy fans who love stories rooted in mythology; especially non-European folklore. Full of action, magic and world-building." - Karen
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Inspection : A Novel -coming in March 2019
by Josh Malerman
A genius boy and a girl raised unaware of gender in remote, separate schools far from the rest of the world encounter each other's differences for the first time while making unsettling discoveries about their schools' enigmatic founder.
"Imagine that Shirley Jackson re-wrote Lord of the Flies!" - Becky
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90s Bitch : media, culture, and the failed promise of gender equality
by Allison Yarrow
An award-winning journalist examines the history of women in the 1990s, during which American society grew increasingly hostile to women who dared to speak up.
"Fellow millennials -> We are being brainwashed!" - Emily V
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Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore : A Novel
by Matthew Sullivan
A first novel by an award-winning short story writer follows the efforts of a bookstore clerk to unravel a puzzle left behind by a patron who has committed suicide, an effort that is complicated by memories of the clerk's violent childhood.
"A great read for book clubs. Fantastic characters and a solid mystery. There is a lot to discuss as well as being a fun read." - Liz
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The Ones Who Got Away
by Roni Loren
One of survivors of a high school shooting 12 years earlier, web designer Liv Arias’ attempts at making amends with her old flame, former star athlete Finn Dorsey, leads to love, but moving on for both of them is harder than they thought. By a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author.
"A moody & steamy contemporary second-chance romance." - Jennifer
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Fashion Climbing
by William J Cunningham
The iconic New York Times photographer and creative force behind the columns "On the Street" and "Evening Hours" presents a sophisticated, visual account of his early education in New York City's high-fashion circles.
"A look at New York City in the 1950's fashion through the lens and voice of Bill Cunningham (hatmaker & photographer)." - Monique
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Beneath A Scarlet Sky : A Novel
by Mark T Sullivan
A teenage boy in 1940s Italy becomes part of an underground railroad that helps Jews escape through the Alps, but when he is recruited to be the personal driver for a powerful Third Reich commander, he begins to spy for the Allies.
"A moving and beautifully written World War II novel. Fans of the Nightingale will love it." - Emily B
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Lady Derring Takes a Lover
by Julie Anne Long
On the hunt for a notorious smuggler, Captain Tristan Hardy is led to the Rogue’s Palace, a London boarding house, and sets out to seduce its beautiful blue-blooded proprietress, the Countess of Derring, to get the answers he seeks.
"Fun, unconventional regency romance where a widow joins her husband's mistress in a hotel ownership." - Monique
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Daisy Jones & the Six : A Novel
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Two rising 70s rock-and-roll artists are catapulted into stardom when a producer puts them together, a decision that is complicated by a pregnancy and the seductions of fame. By the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
"A gripping character drive story about a band on the rise that takes a turn when the charismatic Daisy Jones joins them." - Mike
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Space Opera
by Catherynne M. Valente
The fate of humankind and the Earth hang in the balance as galaxies compete for glory in a universe-wide musical contest—rife with glitter, lipstick and electric guitars—where you must sing to survive.
"Missing the humor and satire of Douglas Adams? Check out this galactic singing competition to determine the fate of the earth." - Karen
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White Tears
by Hari Kunzru
Two ambitious young musicians are drawn into the dark underworld of blues-record collecting while navigating the fallout of a scam involving one's claim that a viral video of an unknown singer is a long-lost recording of a famous blues musician.
"Haunting literary fiction featuring two NYC musicians who delve into the world of historical blues recordings...at their peril!." - Mary Kay
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