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RFPL Staff PicksOctober 2019
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What if it's us
by Becky Albertalli
The award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and the best-selling author of They Both Die in the End present the story of two very different boys who cannot decide if the universe is pushing them together or pulling them apart. 15, first printing. Simultaneous eBook
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Pumpkinheads
by Rainbow Rowell
Working at a pumpkin patch every autumn, two seasonal best friends organize ultimate Halloween plans to celebrate their last working year together. By the award-winning author of Fangirl and the Eisner Award-winning illustrator of the Nameless City trilogy. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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The marrow thieves
by Cherie Dimaline
In a world where most people have lost the ability to dream, a fifteen-year-old Indigenous boy who is still able to dream struggles for survival against an army of "recruiters" who seek to steal his marrow and return dreams to the rest of the world
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Full throttle : stories
by Joe Hill
The best-selling author of Strange Weather presents 13 short stories of supernatural suspense, including “Throttle,” co-written by Stephen King, in which a trucker is caught in a sinister dance with motorcycle outlaws in the Nevada desert. 200,000 first printing.
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Old bones
by Douglas J Preston
A series debut by the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of the Agent Pendergast thrillers finds young curator Nora Kelly and historian Guy Porter teaming up for an excavation in Sierra Nevada that exposes complex realities about the Donner Party. Read by Cynthia Farrell. Simultaneous.
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Good PlaceFour people and their otherworldly frienemy struggle in the afterlife to define what it means to be good.
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Very nice
by Marcy Dermansky
A darkly humorous tale of privilege, race and bad behavior find a wealthy Connecticut divorcée and her college-age daughter becoming unlikely rivals in a romantic triangle involving the latter's creative writing professor. By the author of Bad Marie
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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
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Other words for home
by Jasmine Warga
Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian community is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the beloved family members who were left behind and forges a new sense of identity shaped by friends and changing perspectives. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The proposal
by Jasmine Guillory
Surprised by her new boyfriend's jumbotron proposal at a Dodgers game, Nikole is rescued from the public humiliation of having to say no by a handsome LA doctor in this new novel from the author of The Wedding Date. Original
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Secret life of pets 2 /Terrier Max is coping with some major life changes. His owner is now married and has a toddler, Liam. Max is so worried about protecting the boy that he develops a nervous tic. On a family trip to a farm, Max and Duke encounter many creatures who elevate Max's anxiety. Luckily, Max gets some guidance from veteran farm dog Rooster, who pushes Max to ditch his neuroses, find his inner alpha, and give Liam a little more freedom. Can Max and the gang find the courage to face their biggest fears?
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The nickel boys : a novel
by Colson Whitehead
A follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning, The Underground Railroad, follows the harrowing experiences of two African-American teens at an abusive reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida
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Crazy like us : the globalization of the American psyche
by Ethan Watters
A provocative examination of America's role in changing global perspectives on mental illness argues that western-world versions of various psychological disorders are manifesting throughout the world because of a spread of American technology, ideology and culture.
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The elements of eloquence : secrets of the perfect turn of phrase
by Mark Forsyth
From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase--such as "O Captain! My Captain!" or "To be or not to be"--memorable. In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you're aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don't need to have anything important to say--you simply need to say it well. In an age unhealthily obsessed with the power of substance, this is a book that highlights the importance of style
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Chernobyl Epic five-part miniseries dramatizing the events surrounding the 1986 nuclear accident, as told through the stories of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.
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Middle England
by Jonathan Coe
A satirical tale by the award-winning author of Number 11 is set against a backdrop of the Olympics and Brexit years in London and depicts characters ranging from politically divided newlyweds to the radical daughter of an austere columnist.
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The lost girls of Paris
by Pam Jenoff
After discovering an abandoned, photograph-filled suitcase in Grand Central Station in 1946 a young widow sets out to discover who the people in the pictures are. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Orphan's Tale. 10,000 first printing
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The education of an idealist : a memoir
by Samantha Power
The Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.N. Ambassador traces her journey from an Irish immigrant to a human rights activist, sharing insights into her career as a war correspondent and her influential views on foreign policy. 250,000 first printing.
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Shamed
by Linda Castillo
Investigating the kidnapping of a girl and the murder of her grandmother in an Amish community, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder uncovers an isolated Old Order settlement that hides a tragic secret
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Lock every door : a novel
by Riley Sager
Jules takes a job as an apartment sitter at a posh Manhattan building to escape heartbreak and earn some cash, but when a fellow apartment sitter disappears, Jules digs into the building's past and what she finds sends her racing to unmask a killer
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The last house guest : a novel
by Megan Miranda
When her longtime best friend is found murdered, a woman combs through her idyllic Maine tourist community to uncover local secrets and clear her name of suspicion. By the best-selling author of All the Missing Girls. (suspense). 250,000 first printing
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Girl in the rearview mirror : a novel
by Kelsey Rae Dimberg
Accepting what she believes will be a dream job from a prominent political family, a young nanny is dazzled by her employers' glamorous life before a mysterious stranger draws her into a menacing web of secrets. 150,000 first printing.
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Dear wife
by Kimberly Belle
A woman who has changed her identity to escape domestic abuse and a woman who has gone missing under suspicious circumstances find their lives connected in unexpected ways. By the best-selling author of Three Days Missing. 10,000 first printing
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour bookstore
by Robin Sloan
After a layoff during the Great Recession sidelines his tech career, Clay Jannon takes a job at the titular bookstore in San Francisco, and soon realizes that the establishment is a facade for a strange secret. 75,000 first printing.
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