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My Monticello : fiction
by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
A debut novel explores burdened inheritances and extraordinary pursuits of belonging, bearing witness to this country's legacies as unforgettable characters fight to survive in America. 250,000 first printing.
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Red at the bone
by Jacqueline Woodson
As Melody celebrates a coming of age ceremony at her grandparents' house in 2001 Brooklyn, her family remembers 1985, when Melody's own mother prepared for a similar party that never took place in this novel about different social classes. (general fiction). (This book was listed in a previous issue of Forecast.)
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Crook manifesto : a novel
by Colson Whitehead
A furniture store owner and ex-grifter leaves the straight and narrow path when he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter in 1971 Manhattan, in the new novel by the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Nickel Boys. Simultaneous.
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The water dancer : a novel
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
A Virginia slave narrowly escapes a drowning death through the intervention of a mysterious force that compels his escape and personal underground war against slavery. By the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me. (historical fiction). (This book was listed in a previous issue of Forecast.) Tour.
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Peaces
by Helen Oyeyemi
Honeymooning aboard a historic former tea-smuggling train, newlyweds Otto and Xavier enjoy the locomotive's fantastical accommodations before encountering a secretive fellow passenger, who imparts a surprising message. By the award-winning author of Gingerbread.
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The fraud
by Zadie Smith
In 1873 Victorian London, with the city mesmerized by the“Tichborne Trial,” wherein a lower-class butcher from Australia claims he is the rightful heir of a sizable estate and title, Mrs. Eliza Touchet becomes determined to find out if he's really who he says he is or if he's a fraud.
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride
When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1972, an unforgettable cast of characters—living on the margins of white, Christian America—closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed about what happened and the part the town's white establishment played in it.
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Yinka, where is your huzband?
by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
A 30-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a high-paying job and good friends, Yinka, whose aunties frequently pray for her delivery from singledom, must find a date for her cousin's wedding with the help of a spreadsheet and her best friend.
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Black cake : a novel
by Charmaine Wilkerson
Two estranged siblings try to reclaim the closeness they once shared while trying to piece together their late mother's life story and fulfill her last request of sharing a traditional Caribbean black cake“when the time is right.”
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The violin conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb
When, right before the cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition– the Olympics of classical music, his priceless Stradivarius is stolen, with a ransom note for five million dollars in its place, Ray McMillian must piece together the clues to reclaim the violin before it's too late.
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What the fireflies knew : a novel
by Kai Harris
Told from the perspective of almost 11-year-old Kenyatta Bernice (KB), this coming-of-age novel follows KB as she is sent to live with her estranged grandfather where she, as everything and everyone changes around her, is forced to carve out a different identity for herself and find her own voice.
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Moon Witch, Spider King
by Marlon James
This second book in the The Dark Star trilogy delves into the world of Sogolon, where she, a 177-year-old witch, tells her side of the story of what happened to a mysterious boy, as well as her century-long feud with the powerful Aesi, chancellor to the king.
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Don't cry for me : a novel
by Daniel Black
On his deathbed, a dying black man writes a letter to his estranged, gay son and shares with him the truth that lives in heart and tries to create a place where the pair can find peace. 75,000 first printing.
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Like a sister
by Kellye Garrett
When death of her half-sister Desiree, a disgraced reality TV star, is ruled an overdose, Lena Scott knows that can't be the case and becomes determined to find justice for Desiree, even if means unraveling her family's darkest secrets—or ending up dead herself. 35,000 first printing.
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When we were birds : a novel
by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
In Trinidad, Yejide, who has the power to guide the city's souls into the afterlife, and Darwin, a grave digger going against his mother's wishes never to interact with the dead, meet at an ancient cemetery where fate beckons them both.
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Memphis : a novel
by Tara M. Stringfellow
Told over the course of 70 years, this spellbinding debut novel traces three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughter, who, channeling her rage into art, discovers with the power of her paint brush, she can change her family's legacy.
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Take my hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
In 1973 Montgomery, Alabama, Civil Townsend, a young black nurse working for the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, grapples with her role when she takes two young girls into her heart and the unthinkable happens, and nothing will ever be the same for any of them.
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By the book
by Jasmine Guillory
A young, black woman working in publishing makes a surprise connection with an author who has failed to deliver his highly anticipated manuscript, in the second novel of the series following If the Shoe Fits. 35,000 first printing.
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South West Asian Voices & Stories
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The daughters of Madurai : a novel
by Rajasree Variyar
"The Daughters of Madurai is both a page-turning mystery and a heartrending story of the fraught family dynamics and desperate choices that face a young mother in India. Spanning 1990s South India and present-day Australia, the novel follows Janani, a mother who will do anything to save her unborn daughter, and Nila, a young woman who embarks on a life-changing journey of self-discovery"
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Amnesty : a novel
by Aravind Adiga
A young illegal immigrant in Sydney, Australia is forced to choose between risking deportation and reporting the murder of a female client. By the award-winning author of Selection Day. 75,000 first printing.
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Whereabouts
by Jhumpa Lahiri
An English translation of a first Italian-language novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland follows the routines of a misfit city dweller who experiences a year of remarkable transformation in the aftermath of a parent's death.
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The Emma project : a novel
by Sonali Dev
When she runs into Vansh Raje, who she hoped never to see again after getting out of a 10-year-long fake relationship with his brother, Knightlina, working to bring economic independence to millions of women in South Asia, wonders if a no-strings-attached affair is worth risking her life's work for. Original.
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The shape of family : a novel
by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
A headstrong college student from a once-ambitious family navigates an unspeakable tragedy before her search for identity leads her down a dark path that is complicated by her parents’ secrets. By the best-selling author of Secret Daughter. 100,000 first printing.
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Independence : a novel
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
In 1947 India, three sisters, after their father, a well-respected doctor, is killed during a riot and their neighbors turn against them, find themselves separated from one another, each on different paths due to events beyond their control. 50,000 first printing.
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Jasmine and Jake rock the boat
by Sonya Lalli
Trapped on a 10-day seniors' cruise with her parents and family friends, Jasmine Randhawa is forced to spend time with her childhood acquaintance—and enemy—Jake Dhillon, but when she realizes they have much in common, she wonders if their newfound relationship is strong enough to last on land. Original.
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A place for us : a novel
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
A family caught between two cultures yields a resonant story of faith, tradition, identity and belonging.
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Our best intentions : a novel
by Vibhuti Jain
Caught in the middle of a criminal investigation after finding her classmate stabbed and bleeding, Angie, an introverted teenager, must navigate conflicting narratives while her father attempts to shield her and protect his hard-earned efforts to assimilate, which overshadows his ability to see right from wrong. 100,000 first printing.
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Under lock & skeleton key
by Gigi Pandian
Tempest Raj, while visiting her dad's latest renovation project, discovers the body of her former stage double and wonders if she was the original target, and as she dives into this impossible mystery, she wonders if the Raj family curse has finally come for her. 50,000 first printing.
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The dream builders : a novel
by Oindrila Mukherjee
Returning home to India to mourn the loss of her mother, Maneka Roy is confronted by a new, sparking city, one very different from where she grew up, and it takes an unexpected tragedy for her to finally understand just how fragile life is in this city built on aspirations. Original.
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The singles table
by Sara Desai
Thrown together for the entire wedding season after a crazy encounter, former military security specialist Jay Dayai and celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel make a deal that benefits them both until it brings them together in ways they never expected. Original.
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The storyteller's secret : a novel
by Sejal Badani
Nothing prepares Jaya, A New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family's past. Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and sounds she experiences, Jaya becomes an eager student of the culture. But it is Ravi -- her grandmother's former servant and trusted confidant -- who reveals the resilience, struggles, secret love, and tragic fall of Jaya's pioneering grandmother during the British occupation. Through her courageous grandmother's arrestingly romantic and heart-wrenching story, Jaya discovers the legacy bequeathed to her and a strength that, until now, she never knew was possible. -- frombook jacket
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Love, chai, and other four-letter words
by Annika Sharma
Determined not to fall in love with anyone who might disappoint her parents, Kiran Mathur finds her plans going awry when she meets her new neighbor psychologist Nash Hawthorne who she is will to risk everything for. Original.
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Murder under a red moon
by Harini Nagendra
Amateur sleuth Kaveri Murthy uncovers a new murder during the blood-moon eclipse.
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South East Asian Voices and Stories
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Four aunties and a wedding
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Determined to have her family enjoy her wedding festivities as guests, Meddy Chan hires a Chinese-Indonesian family-run party vendor because they are similar to her own, but discovers they are the mafia in the sequel to Dial A for Aunties.
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Four treasures of the sky
by Jenny Zhang
A Chinese girl struggles to find her place in the 1880s American West after being kidnapped and smuggled, working at a calligraphy school and a San Francisco brothel as anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across the country. 200,000 first printing.
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Joan is okay : a novel
by Weike Wang
An ICU physician at a busy NYC hospital, 30-something Joan, a workaholic with little interest in having friends, let alone lovers, is required to take mandatory leave until the day she must return to the city to face a crisis larger than anything she's encountered before.
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Lucie Yi is not a romantic : a novel
by Lauren Ho
When she meets Collin Read through a co-parenting website, management consultant Lucie Yi, soon becoming pregnant, returns to Singapore with Collin in tow, where she must juggle the demands of the people she loves to pursue the life she really wants. Original.
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Banyan Moon : a novel
by Thao Thai
Three Vietnamese American women mourning the death of the family matriarch recount their lives and childhoods at a crumbling, gothic manor called Banyan House, where the secrets of her grandmother's past come to light. 150,000 first printing.
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Our missing hearts : a novel
by Celeste Ng
In a society consumed by fear, 12-year-old Bird Gardner, after receiving a mysterious letter, sets out on a quest to find his mother—a Chinese-American poet who left when he was 9 years old—leading him to NYC where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.
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Portrait of a thief : a novel
by Grace D. Li
A Chinese American art history major at Harvard, Will Chen is offered a (very illegal) chance to reclaim five priceless treasures China lost centuries ago and assembles a team of fellow students, chosen for their skills and loyalty, to help him on his mission—and make history.
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Siren queen
by Nghi Vo
Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, Chinese American actress Luli Wei, desperate to become a star, bargains with blood and ancient magic to realize her dreams, but the steep price for success may turn her into something she despises. 150,000 first printing.
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