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February
Maame
by Jessica George

When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, Maddie leaps
at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living. Maddie begins to navigate her 20s and finds her place in the world.
January
Alias Emma : a novel
by Ava Glass

A brand-new secret agent, Emma Makepeace, is tasked with having
only 12 hours to bring the son of Russian dissidents into protective custody while avoiding the assassins looking for him in one of the
worldÂ’s most-surveilled cities.
Sam : a novel
by Allegra Goodman

Grappling with self-doubt and insecurity as she grows into her
teens, Sam, yearns for her climbing coachÂ’s attention. She is
dealing with her fatherÂ’s absence and raging against her motherÂ’s constant pressure. Sam must decide who she wants to be in the
face of what sheÂ’s expected to do.
This other Eden : a novel
by Paul Harding

Inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island
off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast, this novel brings to life an unforgettable
cast of characters who struggle to preserve human dignity in the
face of intolerance and injustice.
The Villa
by Rachel Hawkins

While on a girls trip to Italy with her best friend, Chess, Emily
discovers their high-end villa was once the scene of a brutal
murder. Digging into the past, she finds the truth seeping into
the present as dangerous betrayals emerge.
Loathe to love you
by Ali Hazelwood

From the New York Times best-selling author of The
Love Hypothesis
comes a collection of steamy novellas
and their loves in loathing, with a special bonus chapter!
Really good, actually : a novel
by Monica Heisey

29-year-old Maggie is determined to embrace her new life as a "Surprisingly Young Divorcee." With the help of her tough-loving
academic advisor, her newly divorced friend, and her group chat,
she barrels through her first year of singledom, searching for what
truly makes her happy.
How to sell a haunted house
by Grady Hendrix

Forced to return to the small Southern town where she grew up
to sell her late parents' house, Louise discovers that her and her brother's old grudges pale in comparison to the terror that still
lurks within its walls.
Heart bones : a novel
by Colleen Hoover

Bound for Penn State with a full scholarship, Beyah Grim must first
spend the remainder of summer in Texas with a father she barely
knows, in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling
It Ends with Us.
Age of vice
by Deepti Kapoor

After a speeding car kills five people late at night in New
Delhi, the driver, a shell-shocked servant is unable to explain
the series of strange events that lead to the crime.
Foster
by Claire Keegan

An Irish child taken by her father to live with relatives on a
farm finds the love and affection she never knew before and
begins to thrive, in the internationally best-selling novel now
available as a standalone book.
The house at the end of the world
by Dean R. Koontz

Katie lives alone on Jacob's Ladder island until two agents arrive
in search of someone, or something that they refuse to identify.
Katie, along with a brave young girl, finds herself in an epic
and terrifying battle with a mysterious enemy that could bring
about the end of the world.
Sleep no more
by Jayne Ann Krentz

Hoping to connect with others who also had a lost night they
canÂ’t remember, Pallas, receives a tip on her podcast. She travels
to a small college town to explore an abandoned asylum, where she helps her mysterious tipster investigate a murder that is connected to them both.
December
Robert Ludlum's The Blackbriar genesis
by Simon Gervais

Undercover Treadstone agent is murdered in Prague, but none of
his superiors know what he was doing there. Blackbriar operatives,
Helen Jouvert and Donovan Wade are sent to investigate, drawing
them into a world of conspiracy and fake news.
Godmersham Park : a novel of the
Austen family

by Gill Hornby

A richly imagined novel inspired by the true story of Anne Sharp, a governess who became very close with Jane Austen and her family,
by the #1 International best-selling author of Miss Austen.
The Ingenue : a novel
by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Former piano prodigy, Saskia Kreis is forced to reexamine her own
past, and the romantic relationship that changed the course of her
life. Her mother has bequeathed
her family estate is bequeathed to
the man with whom she shares a complicated history.
November
Factory girls : a novel
by Michelle Gallen

Taking a summer job at a local shirt factory in 1994, Maeve
Murray, who grew up during the Troubles, looks forward to saving
money for University while working alongside Protestants and an untrustworthy English boss.
Never ever getting back together
by Sophie Gonzales

Eighteen-year-old Maya Bailey enters a reality dating competition
to get revenge on her cheating, royal-adjacent ex-boyfriend,
and she ends up falling for another girl on the show--in fact,
the girl he cheated on her with.
Dawnlands : a novel
by Philippa Gregory

On the brink of civil war, Livia has convinced Alinor to save
the queen from the coming siege while her brother returns from
America to join the rebel army, in the third novel of the series
following Dark Tides.
The couple at the table : a novel
by Sophie Hannah

While on their honeymoon at an exclusive couples-only retreat, Jane receives a chilling note warning her about five other couples present at dinner, setting in motion a murder for which there are no suspects.
The serpent in heaven
by Charlaine Harris

The granddaughter of Rasputin, Felicia provides the hemophiliac
Tsar Alexei with the blood transfusions that keep him alive until
she discovers her true heritage and what she's capable of, making
her a target in the capital of the Holy Russian Empire where only
her courage will keep her alive.
The Cloisters : a novel
by Katy Hays

A sinister, atmospheric novel follows a circle of researchers as they uncover a mysterious deck of tarot cards and shocking secrets in New Yorks famed Met Cloisters.
They're going to love you : a novel
by Meg Howrey

Nineteen years after a passionate love affair created a rift in
her family, Carlisle must face the events of that fateful summer.
This mesmerizing tale of betrayal, art and ambition is set in the
world of professional ballet, NYC during the AIDS crisis and
present day Los Angeles.
The seven moons of Maali Almeida : a novel
by Shehan Karunatilaka

 "Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida--war photographer, gambler, and closet queen--has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. In a country where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers, and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts with grudges who cluster round can attest. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lanka"
October
Inciting joy : essays
by Ross Gay

Considering the joy we incite when we care for each other,
especially during life's challenges, a prize-winning poet and
author explores how we can practice recognizing that connection,
and, most importantly, how we expand it.
The boys from Biloxi
by John Grisham

The #1 New York Times best-selling author sets the stage for
his most gripping thriller yet as he returns to Mississippi where
his page-turning twists and turns lead to a stunning conclusion.
The Other Side of Night
by Adam Hamdy

The discovery of a plea for help in a secondhand book
entangles disgraced police officer Harriet Healty in the lives of
two men. One is David Asha, a writer last seen stepping off a cliff. 
The other is Ben Elmys, once the love of Harriet's life and David's
trusted friend, who might be a murderer.
Endless summer : stories
by Elin Hilderbrand

Nine stories set in the universe of the best-selling author's
previous romance novels includes a visit with friends of Mallory
Blessing three years after her death. and Margot Carmichael
encouraging her husband to reunite with his ex.
It starts with us : a novel
by Colleen Hoover

Told from the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us
gives readers a deeper look into Atlas' past, as he and Lily reconnect
and rekindle the love they shared as teenagers, while navigating
a volatile ex-husband.
The fortunes of jaded women : a novel
by Carolyn Huynh

Mai Nguyen and her sisters are cursed never to find love and
happiness. Mai is at a crossroads in her life. She seeks guidance
from her trusted psychic in Hawaii, whose unexpected prophecy
brings together her entire estranged family, for better or for worse.
The last chairlift : a novel
by John Irving

Adam grew up in a family that defied conventions and evaded
questions concerning the eventful past. Adam goes to Aspen,
where he was conceived, to learn the truth about his mother, a
former slalom skier and ski instructor. While he is there, he meets
some ghosts, which aren't the first or the last ones he sees.
Billie Starr's book of sorries
by Deborah E. Kennedy

A small-town single mother who continually makes bad decisions
begins to see how constrained her life is and how much more
she is capable of while her precocious young daughter keeps
track of her ongoing apologies.
The night ship : a novel
by Jess Kidd

This epic historical novel, based on a real-life event, follows the
lives of two characters. One is a newly orphaned girl in 1629,
who was shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia. The
other, a lonely boy in 1989 who, 300 years later, arrives on the
same island, and discovers the story of the infamous shipwreck.
Demon Copperhead : a novel
by Barbara Kingsolver

The son of an Appalachian teenager uses his good looks, wit
and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction,
disastrous loves and crushing losses, in the new novel from
the best-selling author of Unsheltered.
September
Mrs Harris goes to Paris ; and,
Mrs Harris goes to New York

by Paul Gallico

The irrepressible Mrs. Harris, part charlady, part fairy godmother,
finds adventures that take her from her humble London roots to the heights of glamour in Paris, and to keep house for a wealthy
American couple in New York
The witch and the tsar
by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

When Anastasia, the wife of the tsar, desperately needs her
protection, immortal witch Baba Yaga realizes the fate of all
Russia is tied to Anastasia's and must step out of the shadows
to protect the land she loves from powers far older and more
fearsome than anyone can imagine.
Less is lost
by Andrew Sean Greer

In this highly anticipated follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning
Less: A Novel, Arthur Less, after the death of an old lover and a
sudden financial crisis, sets out on a literary adventure across the
U.S. during which he must finally face his personal demons.
Act of Oblivion
by Robert Harris

Follows General Edward Whalleys and his son-in law Colonel
William Goffes flight to America in 1660 after their involvement
in the beheading of King Charles I, in the new novel from the
best-selling author of Fatherland. 
House of hunger
by Alexis Henderson

Escaping the slums, Marion applies for the position of Bloodmaid
and is swept into a world of lust, blood, and dark debauchery
presided over by the feared Countess Lisavet, who enlists her into
a vicious game of cat and mouse.
The hike
by S. J. I. Holliday

When sisters Cat and Ginny travel with their husbands to the
idyllic Swiss Alps for a hiking holiday, it's not just a chance to take
in the stunning scenery. It's an opportunity to reconnect with each
other after years of drifting apart-and patch up marriages that are straining at the seams. Suddenly, lost high on a terrifying ridge,
tensions spill over-with disastrous consequences.
Robert Ludlum's the Treadstone Exile
by Joshua Hood

Former Treadstone Operative Adam Hayes finds himself at the
center of a web of warring factions and high-level secrets in the
second novel in the Treadstone series, the newest addition to the
Robert Ludlum universe.
Maybe now : a novel
by Colleen Hoover

Coming across an old list of things she wanted to do maybe one
of these days, Maggie decides to live life to the fullest and accomplish these dreams, and, keeping Ridge updated on her adventures, unwittingly causes a rift in Ridge and Sydney's relationship.
All your perfects : a novel
by Colleen Hoover

A damaged couple in a troubled marriage grapple with the
memories and mistakes they've made and secrets they've kept
as they try to repair their love.
Without merit : a novel
by Colleen Hoover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends With Us
and November 9 comes a moving and haunting novel of family, love,
and the power of the truth. In Colleen Hoover's gripping novel, reminiscent of the bestselling works of Liane Moriarty and Jojo
Moyes, a young woman decides to reveal the dark secrets of her seemingly-happy family before she leaves them behind, but when
her escape plan fails, she must deal with the staggering
consequences of telling the truth"
Lark ascending : a novel
by Silas House

Fleeing a United States overrun with extremists, Lark travels
to Ireland as a refugee and is joined on his quest for protection
and freedom by an abandoned dog and a woman searching for
her lost son.
The attic child : a novel
by Lola Jaye

Two children locked away in the same attic, almost a century
apart, bound by a shared secret, discover beneath its floorboards
clues that provide comfort, when all hope is lost, to break free
from their confinement and leave the darkness behind.
Captive
by Iris Johansen

Jane MacGuire is on the run after her MI6 agent partner runs afoul
of an international crime lord and she is targeted in the latest
addition to the long-running series following A Face to Die For.
The birdcatcher
by Gayl Jones

On the white-washed island of Ibiza, the narrator, writer Amanda Wordlaw, describes in great detail her peculiar relationship with
her closet friend, a gifted sculptor, who is repeatedly institutionalized
for trying to kill a husband who never leaves her.
August
Stay awake
by Megan Goldin

Liv Reese wakes up holding a bloodstained knife. Her hands covered
in scribbled messages, and she remembers nothing from the past two years. She is forced to go on the run for a crime she doesn't
remember committing, followed by someone who will do anything
to stop her from remembering permanently.
Afterlives
by Abdulrazak Gurnah

A young man returns home years after being kidnapped to find his parents gone and his sister basically a slave in a multi-generational
saga set during the colonization of east Africa that won the
2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.
The last white man
by Mohsin Hamid

As people across the land awaken in new incarnations, Anders,
whose skin turns dark, confides only in Oona, an old friend turned
new lover, deciding to use this as chance at a kind of rebirth, in
this novel of transcendence over bigotry, fear and anger.
Love on the brain
by Ali Hazelwood

While co-leading a NASA neuro-engineering project with her
archenemy, Levi Ward, scientist Bee Konigswasser meets her match
in this brilliant man. He suddenly turns into an ally when her career starts floundering, causing things to heat up between them and
forcing her to make a difficult choice.
The family remains : a novel
by Lisa Jewell

In this sequel to the best-selling The Family Upstairs, two women
are faced with complicated mysteries that are linked to a cold case
that left three people dead in a Chelsea mansion 30 years ago.
Babel : or, the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford translators' revolution
by R. F. Kuang

A Chinese boy orphaned by cholera and raised in Britain is trained
to work at Oxford's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation, which
is the worlds center for translation and magic through silver-working,
where he must choose between competing loyalties.
July
What moves the dead
by T. Kingfisher

When his receives world that his childhood friend Madeline
Usher is dying, retired soldier Alex Easton races to the House
of Usher where he, after encountering a nightmare of fungal
growths and possessed wildlife, recruits a British mycologist
and a baffled American doctor to unravel the truth.
The big dark sky
by Dean R. Koontz

Drawn to a Montana homestead and to a strange childhood
companion she'd long forgotten, Joanna Chase and others
converge on this remote ranch where a madman lurks with a
vision to save the future through murder, forcing them all to
come together to save themselves and humanity.
June
The Hotel Nantucket : a novel
by Elin Hilderbrand

Attempting to win the favor of the Hotel Nantucket's new
London billionaire owner, general manager Lizbet Keaton, with
drama behind closed doors, staff and guests with complicated
pasts, a ghost roaming the halls and her own romantic uncertainty,
has her work cut out for her.
May
Book lovers
by Emily Henry

Agreeing to a holiday escape to the country, literary agent Nora
keeps running into a bookish, hardheaded, arrogant editor she
knows from Manhattan, and wishes she didn't, even as she
discovers they have more in common than previously thought.
All the Lovers in the Night
by Mieko Kawakami

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copyeditor in her mid-thirties. Working
and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new
relationships, she has little regular contact with anyone other
than her editor, Hijiri, a woman of the same age but with a very
different disposition. When Fuyoku stops one day on a Tokyo
street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what
she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has
lacked the strength to change her life and decides to do something
about it.
April
Nettle & Bone
by T. Kingfisher

To save her sister and topple a throne, Marra is offered the tools
she needs if she completes three seemingly impossible tasks with
the help of a disgraced ex-knight, a reluctant fairy godmother, and
an enigmatic grave/witch and her fowl familiar.
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