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New & Coming Soon FictionSeptember 2019
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Akin : a novel by Emma DonoghueA retired New York professor’s life is thrown into chaos when he takes a young great-nephew to the French Riviera in hopes of uncovering his own mother’s wartime secrets. By the best-selling author of Room.
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All the flowers in Paris : a novel
by Sarah Jio
A tale told from alternating viewpoints follows the experiences of a Parisian woman who awakens with no memory of her past before discovering a mysterious cache of letters by a young woman of Jewish ancestry during the Nazi occupation.
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Carnegie Hill : a novel
by Jonathan Vatner
Urged by her overprotective parents to call off her wedding at the same time she discovers suspicious texts, an aimless woman in her early 30s turns for advice to her neighbors, who reveal their own marital crises. A first novel.
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Devotion : a novel
by Madeline Stevens
A young woman on the brink of losing everything is offered a nanny job by a wealthy family and becomes increasingly obsessed with her employer’s seemingly effortless lifestyle, popularity and lovers. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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A door in the earth
by Amy Waldman
An Afghan-American college student in California travels to a remote village in Afghanistan to work for a professor’s charitable foundation and, after surviving a horrific bombing, must side with either the villagers or the American soldiers. 35,000 first printing.
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Everything inside : Stories by Edwidge DanticatA single-volume collection of short stories by the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Brother, I’m Dying is set in such locales as Miami, Port-au-Prince and the Caribbean and poignantly explores the forces that unite and divide.
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Goodnight stranger : a novel
by Miciah Bay Gault
Living together in the home where they grew up on Wolf Island, a sister and brother find their lives upended by a magnetic stranger who leads them to uncover buried secrets about their parents. 25,000 first printing.
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Gun island : a novel
by Amitav Ghosh
A rare books dealer unexpectedly embarks on a journey of discovery through nations and cultures where the people he meets impart insights into the Bengali legends of his childhood. By the best-selling author of the Ibis trilogy.
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Keeping Lucy by T. GreenwoodFrom the author of Rust & Stardust comes this heartbreaking story, inspired by true events, of how far one mother must go to protect her daughter. Dover, Massachusetts, 1969. Ginny Richardson's heart was torn open when her baby girl, Lucy, born with Down Syndrome, was taken from her. Under pressure from his powerful family, her husband, Ab, sent Lucy away to Willowridge, a special school for the "feeble-minded." Two years later, when Ginny's best friend, Marsha, shows her a series of articles exposing Willowridge as a hell-on-earth--its squalid hallways filled with neglected children--she knows she can't leave her daughter there. Racing from Massachusetts to the beaches of Atlantic City, through the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to a roadsidemermaid show in Florida, Keeping Lucy is a searing portrait of just how far a mother's love can take her.
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Life and other inconveniences by Kristan HigginsWhen the blue-blood grandmother who abandoned her long ago calls and asks for help, Emma London, the black sheep of the family who has built a wonderful life for herself and her teenage daughter, must make a difficult decision.
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Love at first like by Hannah OrensteinWhen her Instagram following skyrockets over a mistaken rumor about her mystery engagement, a young jewelry-shop owner hires an actor to keep up the ruse, which is complicated by her growing feelings for someone else. 35,000 first printing.
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Maggie Brown & others
by Peter Orner
Characters come to terms with their situations and the heaviness of memory in this short story collection, including a teen grieving over his involvement with his toddler sibling's death and the reflections of an unknown, dying beat poet.
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Marilou is everywhere
by Sarah Smith
Enduring impossible hardships stemming from her mother's frequent disappearances, 14-year-old Cindy runs away and assumes the identity of a glamorous missing teen from an affluent community, where she struggles with her first encounters with maternal love.
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Middle England : a novel
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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A Nice Cup of Tea by Celia ImrieThe beautiful town of Bellevue-sur-Mer, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and the plush red carpets of Cannes, is home to Theresa, Carol, William, Benjamin, and Sally: five retired expats who have pooled their resources to set up La Mosaïque, a divine little restaurant. But there is trouble in paradise: the friends are desperately struggling to make ends meet. It will take every bit of their talent and gumption to save La Mosaïque. With fussy customers, obnoxious cruise parties, and a failing delivery van, it's certainly not going to be easy. On top of this, Theresa and Sally have their own distractions. Theresa's teenage granddaughter has run away, and Theresa herself has been getting mysterious phone calls and the strong sense that someone's watching her. Meanwhile, Sally's run into a nasty couple from her acting days, and their barbed jibes are enough to send her on an ill-advised search for the limelight.
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Nothing ventured by Jeffrey ArcherA series debut introduces London Metropolitan Police Force detective William Warwick, who on his first investigation reflects on his complicated childhood while uncovering the schemes of a ruthless art collector. By #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Clifton Chronicles.
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Otherhood by William SutcliffeGillian, Helen, and Carol are three suburban mothers who have known each other since their respective sons were babies, and have met in a regular coffee group for years. These days, their sons are a bunch of thirty-four-year-old slackers: they have no wives and no children, never call, and seem unlikely to outgrow their post-adolescent lifestyles anytime soon. After yet another fruitless Mother's Day, Carol has an outlandish but irresistible idea: each woman will go drop in on her son for an unexpected weeklong visit and find out what's really keeping him from responsible adult life. Together, and with mixed success, the mothers set out to whip their sons into shape.
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Out of darkness, shining light : a novel
by Petina Gappah
A sharp-tongued cook and a rigidly pious freed slave confront complicated race dynamics to join the followers of the late Dr. Livingstone on a 19th-century voyage from Africa to the doctor’s home in England. 150,000 first printing. Tour.
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A particular kind of black man
by Tope Folarin
A Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing offers a novel about a Nigerian family living in Utah and their uncomfortable assimilation into American life. 50,000 first printing.
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Polite society
by Mahesh Rao
In a modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Emma,Delhi’s polite society is often anything but polite. By the award-winning author of The Smoke Is Rising
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A prayer for travelers
by Ruchika Tomar
Set adrift when her grandfather passes away, a bookish loner of mysterious parentage takes a waitressing job and reconnects with a charismatic former classmate who runs side-hustles to finance her dreams. A first novel.
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Quichotte : a novel by Salman RushdieThe award-winning author of Midnight’s Children presents a modern adaptation of Don Quixote that finds a courtly, addled salesman embarking on a cross-country journey with his imaginary son after falling impossibly in love with a television star.
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Reasons to be cheerful
by Nina Stibbe
Taking a job as an assistant to an eccentric dental surgeon, 18-year-old Lizzie pursues a fantasy relationship with her crush before realizing that he is not quite as imagined. By the author of Man at the Helm. 25,000 first printing
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A reluctant belle by Beth WhiteWith the Civil War over, Mississippi Belle Joelle Daughtry wants to establish a school to teach freed slaves. But she might have to form an alliance with her childhood nemesis and reveal her deepest secret to make changes in her world--and her heart.
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The beekeeper of Aleppo : a novel
by Christy Lefteri
A beekeeper and his artist wife have their lives upended and must flee after war destroys their home in Aleppo, Syria and they set off on a dangerous journey through Turkey and Greece, towards an uncertain future in England.
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The book charmer by Karen HawkinsA charming and evocative story about a picturesque Southern town, two fiercely independent women, and a magical friendship that will change their lives forever.
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The dearly beloved : a novel
by Cara Wall
In a novel that spans decades, two young couples’ lives become intertwined when the husbands are appointed co-ministers of a venerable New York City church in the 1960s. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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The grammarians
by Cathleen Schine
A comic love letter to sibling rivalry and the English language by the author of The Three Weissmanns of Westport follows the experiences of identical twins whose respective literary careers are upended by their battle to claim an heirloom dictionary.
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The McAvoy Sisters Book of Secrets
by Molly Fader
Forced to set aside a long estrangement when their mother's health begins to decline, two sisters and a rebellious teen struggle to reconnect before a shocking revelation forces them to confront their difficult past. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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The other's gold
by Elizabeth Ames
A novel that begins on a college campus follows the friendship of four women across life-defining turning points. A first novel.
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The Oysterville Sewing Circle : a novel by Susan WiggsForced by scandal to return to her Pacific coast childhood home, a Manhattan fashionista assumes guardianship over two orphans and bonds with a circle of fellow seamstresses before an unexpected challenge tests her courage and heart. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Map of the Heart.
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The reckless oath we made by Bryn GreenwoodThe New York Times best-selling author of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things offers a provocative love story between a tough Kansas woman on a crooked path to redemption and the unlikeliest of champions.
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The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig DavidsonA group of misfit kids shares an unforgettable summer investigating ghost stories, conspiracy theories and urban legends in their 1980s Niagara Falls community, uncovering unexpected local secrets along the way. By the author of Rust and Bone.
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The secrets we kept
by Lara Prescott
A tale of spycraft, love and sacrifice inspired by the true story of Doctor Zhivago follows the efforts of two CIA agents to help publish Boris Pasternak’s censored masterpiece against a backdrop of Cold War politics in Moscow.
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The swallows : a novel
by Lisa Lutz
When a creative writing assignment leads to unsettling allegations about her school’s indifference to sexual assault, a new teacher organizes a group of marginalized girls in an escalating gender war. By the award-winning author of the Spellman Files series. Illustrations.
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The ventriloquists : a novel
by E. R. Ramzipoor
A tale based on true events finds a misfit journalist, a forger and a street urchin joining a band of resistance fighters who risk their lives to publish a satiric newspaper mocking the Nazis. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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The winemaker's wife
by Kristin Harmel
The author of the international best-seller The Room on Rue Amélie returns with a moving story set amid the champagne vineyards of northern France during the darkest days of World War II. 75,000 first printing.
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The women of the copper country : a novel
by Mary Doria Russell
The award-winning author of The Sparrow presents a story inspired by the life of Annie Clements, retelling in historically authentic detail how in 1913 she lead a courageous strike against the world’s largest copper-mining company. 60,000 first printing.
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They Could Have Named Her Anything by Stephanie JimenezEvery morning, seventeen-year-old Maria Anís Rosario takes the subway an hour from her boisterous and close-knit family in Queens to her private high school on the Upper East Side, where she struggles to fit in as one of the only Latina students--until Rocky welcomes her into this new life. White, rebellious, and ignored by her wealthy parents, Rocky uses her money toward one goal: to get away with anything. To Maria, it's a dazzling privilege. As a bond develops between these unlikely friends, neither can see what they share most--jealousy and the desire for each other's lives. But crackling under the surface of their seemingly supportive alliance, the girls begin to commit little betrayals as they strive to get closer to their ideals regardless of the consequence.
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Things you save in a fire
by Katherine Center
When a family emergency compels her move from Texas to Boston, a skilled firefighter becomes the only woman in her new firehouse and navigates discrimination, low funding and her private edicts about falling in love with another firefighter. By the New York Times best-selling author of How to Walk Away.
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This tender land : a novel by William Kent KruegerFleeing the Depression-era school for Native American children who have been taken from their parents, four orphans share a summer marked by struggling farmers, faith healers and lost souls. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Ordinary Grace. 150,000 first printing.
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Turbulence
by David Szalay
From the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of All That Man Is comes a novel about 12 people, mostly strangers, and the surprising ripple effect each one has on the life of the next as they cross paths while in transit around the world. 125,000 first printing
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We are all good people here
by Susan Rebecca White
A pair of roommates at Belmont College in 1962 become close friends until their growing awareness of the South’s caste system causes them to question everything and one of them veers towards radicalism. 75,000 first printing.
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We love Anderson Cooper : short stories
by R. L Maizes
A collection of humorous and charming short-stories highlight characters who are outsiders and features tales of a young man who outs himself at his bar mitzvah and a painter who inks tattoos that turn into living flesh.
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Where the forest meets the stars by Glendy VanderahRetreating to rural Illinois after her mother's death and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale encounters a mysterious gifted child with whom she forms an incredible bond.
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Where the light enters
by Sara Donati
A black obstetrician returns to Manhattan in 1884 to move in with her best friend and fellow physician after the tragic loss of her family. By the international best-selling author of The Gilded Hour.
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Meet Me in the Future : Stories by Kameron HurleyIn these edgy, unexpected tales, a body-hopping mercenary avenges his pet elephant, and an orphan falls in love with a sentient starship. Fighters ally to power a reality-bending engine, and a swamp-dwelling introvert tries to save the world--from her plague-casting former wife.
So come meet Kameron Hurley in the future. The version she's created here is weirder--and far more hopeful--than you could ever imagine.
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The dragon republic
by R. F. Kuang
A sequel to The Poppy War finds shaman-warrior Rin haunted by personal demons including the choice she made to save her people, an atrocity that compels a precarious alliance to defeat the Empress. 75,000 first printing.
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The golden wolf : a novel
by Linnea Hartsuyker
After Freydis is kidnapped, Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild each grapple with a difficult decision as they peruse their destinies and honor their ancient gods in the conclusion to the trilogy, following The Sea Queen. 30,000 first printing.
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Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLeanLady Henrietta pursues one last night of passion before starting her life as a spinster, finding herself in the arms a king known as Beast in the second novel of the series following Wicked and the Wallflower. 200,000 first printing
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Handle With Care by Helena HuntingNamed CEO of Moorehead Media after the death of his father, Lincoln Moorehead, while dealing with family drama, is forced to work with Wren Sterling who has been hired to transform him from the gruff, wilderness guy to a suave businessman. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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