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| American Spirits by Russell BanksThe last book by the late great Russell Banks offers three gritty, character-driven tales set in rural Sam Dent, New York, where his acclaimed novel The Sweet Hereafter took place. The elegiac stories explore a kidnapping, the loss of family land, and problems with new neighbors. Read-alikes: Richard Russo's novels; Mariana Enriquez's Things We Lost in the Fire. |
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| Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia FordThis sweet debut follows 77-year-old Jenny Quinn as she applies for and competes on a British baking show, where making old recipes has her recalling events from the past, including a 60-year-old secret she's never shared with her beloved husband. Read-alikes: Hazel Prior's How the Penguins Saved Veronica; Bonnie Garmus' Lessons in Chemistry. |
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| Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl GonzalezIn the 1980s, up-and-coming artist Anita de Monte is married to Jack, an established white artist, when she dies after a suspicious fall. In the 1990s, Brown University student Raquel Toro researches a project on Jack while starting her own relationship with a wealthy white man. This Reese's Book Club pick presents a witty, thought-provoking look at art, race, class, and gender. Read-alike: Hernan Diaz's Trust. |
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| The Other Valley by Scott Alexander HowardTeenage Odile lives in a remote valley that's bordered by itself -- 20 years earlier on one side and 20 years later on the other -- and travel between them is rarely allowed. One day while in the woods with a friend, Odile sees something she shouldn't in this buzzy, thought-provoking debut novel and inspiration for an upcoming TV series. Read-alikes: Kazuo Ishiguro's novels; This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. |
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| Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. ReillyIn Auckland, New Zealand, queer 20-something siblings Greta and Valdin navigate adulthood, explore their Russian and Māori family history, and long for love in this witty first novel that also includes a sojourn in Argentina when Valdin meets up with his ex. "Say hello to your new favorite fictional family" (Kirkus Reviews). For fans of: The Guncle by Steven Rowley; Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park. |
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The divorcâees
by Rowan Beaird
A novel set at a 1950s Reno "divorce ranch" explores the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future.
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