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The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas RijneveldWhen her strictly religious family is torn apart by a tragic accident, 10-year-old Jas, along with her siblings, develop a curiosity about death that leads her into disturbing rituals and fantasies. Winner of the 2020 International Booker Prize.
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Anxious People by Fredrik BackmanTaken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers—including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages and a plucky octogenarian—discover their unexpected common traits.
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The New Wilderness by Diane CookA first novel by the author of Man V. Nature finds a desperate mother in a world ravaged by climate change joining a hunter-gatherer initiative to test humanity's capacity to survive in the wilderness without destroying it.
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The Bangtail Ghost by Keith McCaffertyInvestigating a string of deaths that have been staged to look like mountain lion attacks, Sheriff Martha Ettingter's fiancé, detective Sean Stranahan, follows leads to Montana's ridge tops to uncover a deadly secret. By the author of Crazy Mountain Kiss.
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A Girl is a Body of Water
by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Coming of age with the support of the women in her Ugandan village, a girl struggling with abandonment seeks answers at the side of a local witch who shares stories about their culture’s heritage of female strength.
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Lone Jack Trail by Owen LaukkanenA veteran Marine and an ex-convict find themselves on opposite sides of the law, in a new thriller from the best-selling author of Deception Cove.
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Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán HessionTwo friends—who still live with their parents, are resolutely kind, and like to read and play board games—discover that they are not considered “normal” and struggle to protect their concept of what’s meaningful in life.
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When These Mountains Burn by David JoyA vigilante who would save his addict son, a disabled thief confronting irresistible temptation and a frustrated DEA agent find redemption and opportunity in an unlikely partnership. By the award-winning author of Where All Light Tends to Go.
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Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiA follow-up to the best-selling Homegoing finds a sixth-year PhD candidate grappling with the childhood faith of the evangelical church in which she was raised while researching the science behind the suffering that has devastated her Ghanaian immigrant family.
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Red Pill by Hari KunzruNavigating an existential crisis in a haunted Berlin suburb after accepting a prestigious writing fellowship, an aspiring author becomes locked in a cosmic, Darwinian rivalry against the creator of a popular television series. By the author of White Tears.
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Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen When a high-society dowager murdered at the height of Palm Beach's charity gala season is declared a political martyr by the colorful president she supported, a talented wildlife wrangler uncovers the truth amid the discovery of a controversial affair.
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Driftwood by Marie BrennanEnter a post-apocalyptic realm where the apocalypse has not ended, where fragments of worlds cohere into shifting myths. Yet even as everything fades, Drifters gather to tell conflicting legends of Last, the guide—the one man who seemed immortal, but may have been a fraud. Within the Shreds, a rumor goes around that Last has died. Drifters come together to commemorate him. But who really was Last? Lying liar, or heroic savior? A mercenary, a charlatan, a legend? A man, an immortal—perhaps even a god?
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The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk A father on the brink of uncovering his missing daughter's fate and a talented Foley sound artist find themselves on a collision course with Hollywood's violent underworld. By the best-selling author of Fight Club.
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Ordinary Hazards by Anna BrunoAn award-winning debut finds a powerhouse businesswoman settling down with a motley crew of locals at a hometown bar where a series of decisions over the course of a single night changes their lives forever.
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The Big Door Prize by M. O. Walsh When an unassuming DNA machine is installed at their local grocery store, Douglas and his wife, Cherilyn, are swept up by their community’s efforts to transform lives by reconnecting with their ancestry. By the best-selling author of My Sunshine Away.
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Sweet Sorrow by David NichollsA man on the brink of marriage reevaluates his teen experiences with first love, a milestone that was complicated by his father's depression, an unorthodox newcomer and a summer theater troupe performance of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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