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Daughter of Black Lake
by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Growing up on an iron-age settlement far from the reach of Roman conquerors, a young woman who envisions a life of peace draws on the power of an extraordinary gift to save her community from famine and invaders.
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The girl in the mirror : a novel
by Rose Carlyle
Taking her successful identical twin’s place in the aftermath of a suspicious accident, cynical Iris endeavors to conceive a child with her twin’s unknowing husband to secure a multi-million-dollar inheritance. A first novel. 100,000 first printing.
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Memorial
by Bryan Washington
A Japanese-American chef and a Black daycare teacher begin reevaluating their stale relationship in the wake of a father's death and the arrival of an acerbic mother-in-law who becomes an unconventional roommate. By the award-winning author of Lot
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The cold millions : a novel
by Jess Walter
Enduring the corruption of their union employment, two young day laborers are respectively drawn to a feminist activist and a vaudeville singer whose experiences reflect an unjust world on the brink of upheaval. 250,000 first printing.
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The sentinel
by Lee Child
A latest entry in the best-selling series, co-written with the author’s brother, finds Jack Reacher following his lizard-brain instincts on a seemingly uneventful night in Nashville, where a recently fired man nurses an increasingly violent grudge. Read by Scott Brick. Simultaneous.
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Simmer down
by Sarah Smith
In this finger-licking good rom-com, two is the perfect number of cooks in the kitchen. Nikki DiMarco knew life wouldn't be all sunshine and coconuts when she quit her dream job to help her mom serve up mouthwatering Filipino dishes to hungry beach goers, but she didn't expect the Maui food truck scene to be so eat-or-be-eaten--or the competition to be so smoking hot.
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The dirty South
by John Connolly
A latest entry in the best-selling series by the author of A Book of Bones traces Charlie Parker’s first case, in which his efforts to bring his wife and child’s killer to justice are stymied by corruption. 75,000 first printing.
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The Silence
by Don DeLillo
Five people gathered together in a Manhattan apartment in 2022 react to a mysterious, catastrophic event that severs all of modern life's digital connections in this new novel from the National Book Award-winning author of White Noise. 125,000 first printing
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Attack Surface
by Cory Doctorow
Working for a transnational cybersecurity firm while secretly helping high-paying troublemakers evade detection, a counterterrorism hacker is forced to acknowledge the consequences of her actions when one of her hacks puts loved ones in danger. 125,000 first printing.
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Goodnight beautiful : a novel
by Aimee Molloy
Eavesdropping on the therapy sessions her husband conducts for clients in a downstairs office, a lonely young bride finds her life and marriage turned upside down when her husband goes missing after welcoming a sophisticated new patient. 100,000 first printing.
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House of Correction
by Nicci French
Attempting to solve her own case from the confines of prison, a reclusive murder suspect from an English village uncovers evidence that calls her own sanity into question. By the best-selling authors of the Frieda Klein mysteries. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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Magic lessons : The Prequel to Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman
A prequel to the movie-inspiring novel unveils the origin story of Maria Owens, who after being discovered as an abandoned baby in rural 17th-century Salem is taught in the “Unnamed Arts” before cursing her own family in love. 200,000 first printing.
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The awkward black man : stories
by Walter Mosley
Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories-heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd. He overturns the stereotypes that corral black male characters and paints a subtle, powerful portrait of each of these unique individuals.
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Cardiff, by the sea : four novellas of suspense
by Joyce Carol Oates
This haunting collection by one of the most important contemporary American writers contains four psychologically daring, chillingly suspenseful stories about women facing threats past and present.
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Three women disappear : Come and get us
by James Patterson
When three female suspects in the murder of an accountant, who was a master manipulator, go missing, Detective Sean Walsh, who has a personal connection to the case, discovers why the women have to stay hidden from both the law and each other. 500,000 first printing.
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The sowing season
by Katie Powner
"Forced to sell his family farm after sacrificing everything, sixty-three-year-old Gerrit Laninga no longer knows what to do with himself. Fifteen-year-old Rae Walters has growing doubts about The Plan her parents set to help her follow in her father's footsteps. When their paths cross just as they need a friend the most, Gerrit's and Rae's lives change in unexpected ways"
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The wonder boy of Whistle Stop : a novel
by Fannie Flagg
Taking a final visit to the ghost town where his mother Ruth’s Whistle Stop Café made its famous fried green tomatoes, Bud Threadgoode discovers new friends and surprises about the community’s women while triggering unexpected changes in his daughters’ lives.
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To Hold Up the Sky
by Cixin Liu
The Hugo Award-winning author of Supernova Era presents a collection of speculative science-fiction tales that envision the future and reimagine the past in settings ranging from the coal mines of China to the edges of frontier space. 75,000 first printing
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The Unraveling
by Benjamin Rosenbaum
Growing up in a distant future and galaxy where biotechnology has revolutionized gender and cybernetics have abolished privacy, young Fift is challenged by a controversial relationship that sparks a revolution against strictly enforced societal mandates.
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Snapped
by Alexa Martin
Elliot Reed is living her best life. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but she's trying really hard. With her dad's passing, this year has not been the easiest. But now that she's landed her dream job as the Strategic Communications Manager for the Denver Mustangs, things are starting to look up. Or at least they were until Quinton Howard Jr. decides to use the field as his stage when he becomes the first player to take a knee during the national anthem.
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Stories from suffragette city : Stories of a Fine and Proper Nuisance
by M. J. Rose
Featuring contributions by such authors as Paula McLain and Jamie Ford, an anthology set during the Fifth Avenue women's suffrage march of October 1915 includes depictions of leading rights advocates, from Ava Vanderbilt to Ida B. Welles. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The swallowed man
by Edward Carey
A reimagining of Carlo Collodi's classic Pinocchio story depicts a lonely woodcarver whose life in a Tuscan village is upended by a marionette he is compelled to carve that comes frighteningly to life and torments his existence with rebellious lies. Illustrations.
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At night all blood is black
by David Diop
Haunted for refusing to kill an injured comrade who begged to be spared an agonizing death, a World War I Chocolat soldier from Senegal begins killing enemy soldiers as penance, earning a sinister reputation along the way. 25,000 first printing
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Reclaiming her time : the life, wit, and wisdom of American icon Maxine Waters
by Helena Andrews-Dyer
A lavishly designed, full-color illustrated tribute to the life, wisdom and legacy of iconic American Congresswoman Maxine Waters includes coverage of her anti-apartheid work, her support of affirmative action and her passionate opposition to the Iraq War. 75,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The man who ate too much : the life of James Beard
by John Birdsall
A full-length biography inspired by the viral essay, "America, Your Food Is So Gay," recasts the iconic food personality as a closeted gay man who found acceptance and passion through a culturally rich career spent informing America's increasingly sophisticated palate. Illustrations. Tour.
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Where I come from : stories from the deep South
by Rick Bragg
A collection of wide-ranging and endearingly personal columns by the celebrated author, newspaper columnist, and Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg, culled from his best-loved pieces in Southern Living and Garden & Gun. From his love of Tupperware ("My Affair with Tupperware") to the decline of country music, from the legacy of Harper Lee to the metamorphosis of the pick-up truck, the best way to kill fire ants, the unbridled excess of Fat Tuesday, and why any self-respecting Southern man worth his salt should carry a good knife, Where I Come From is an ode to the stories and the history of the deep south, written with tenderness, wit, and deep affection--a book that will be treasured by fans old and new.
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War : how conflict shaped us
by Margaret MacMillan
From the internationally renowned historian and bestselling author of Paris 1919 comes a provocative argument that war is an essential aspect of human nature, and that peace is an aberration in history. Illustrations.
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Decoding the world : a road map for the questioner
by Po Bronson
Find out where our world is headed with a first-hand account of inventing the future from the #1 New York Times best-selling author of What Should I Do With My Life? and the founder of science accelerator IndieBio. 100,000 first printing
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150 glimpses of the Beatles
by Craig Brown
The author of Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret draws on previously unexamined lore and celebrity testimony in a kaleidoscopic group portrait of the Fab Four that reveals lesser-known examples of their indelible and enduring cultural impact. 75,000 first printing. Illustrations
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Be water, my friend : the teachings of Bruce Lee
by Shannon Lee
The daughter of the legendary martial artist and president of the Bruce Lee Foundation shares insights into her father's life-shaping philosophies while demonstrating how the martial arts can be both a metaphor and tool of personal growth. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Trust : America's Best Chance by Pete ButtigiegTrust is essential to the foundation of America’s democracy, asserts Pete Buttigieg, the former presidential candidate and South Bend mayor. Yet, in a century warped by terrorism, financial collapse, Trumpist populism, systemic racism, and now a global pandemic, trust has been squandered, sacrificed, abused, stolen, or never properly built in the first place. And now, more so than ever before, Americans must work side by side to reckon with the monumental challenges posed by our present moment.Interweaving history, political philosophy, and affecting passages of memoir, Buttigieg explores the strong relationship between measures of prosperity and levels of social trust.
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I'm your emotional support animal : navigating our all woke, no joke culture
by Adam Carolla
The star of The Man Show unapologetically challenges today’s social-media-driven society and its legitimizing of mainstream anxiety, lampooning subjects ranging from emotional support animals and the #MeToo movement to college safe spaces and dead celebrity holograms. 75,000 first printing.
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Invisible Differences by Julie DachezMarguerite feels awkward, struggling every day to stay productive at work and keep up appearances with friends. She's sensitive, irritable at times. She makes her environment a fluffy, comforting cocoon, alienating her boyfriend. The everyday noise and stimuli assaults her senses, the constant chatter of her coworkers working her last nerve. Then, when one big fight with her boyfriend finds her frustrated and dejected, Marguerite finally investigates the root of her discomfor: after a journey of tough conversations with her loved ones, doctors, and the internet, she discovers that she has Aspergers. Her life is profoundly changed &; for the better.
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The Best Presidential Writing : From 1789 to the Present
by Craig Fehrman
A wide-ranging treasury of presidential writings is comprised of history-shaping and lesser-known speeches, excerpts and personal notes, from Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and FDR’s “Infamy” speech to JFK’s Profiles in Courage and Barack Obama’s Dreams of My Father. 100,000 first printing.
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Make Me Rain : Poems & Prose by Nikki GiovanniAs sharp and outspoken as ever, this artist long hailed as a healer and a sage returns with this profound book of poetry in which she continues to call attention to injustice and give readers an unfiltered look into the most private parts of herself. In Make Me Rain, she celebrates her loved ones and unapologetically declares her pride in her black heritage, while exploring the enduring impact of the twin sins of racism and white nationalism.
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We saw scenery : the early diaries of Merrill Maroke
by Merrill Markoe
"A funny graphic memoir that takes us through the early diaries of Merrill Markoe (the original head writer for the The David Letterman Show) and captures the difficulties of growing up and, ultimately, finding out that a smart mouth is a perfectly fine thing to have"
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The 99% invisible city : a field guide to the hidden world of everyday design
by Roman Mars
The creators of the record-setting 99% Invisible podcast celebrate the achievements of modern urban design and architecture, sharing the origin stories behind fundamental innovations, from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations
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