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Plain Bad Heroines 
by Emily M. Danforth

A highly anticipated adult debut from the award-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows the release of a best-selling book about an early 20th-century New England boarding school where gender-diverse students died under suspicious circumstances. 
The Death of Vivek Oji
by Akwaeke Emezi

In the wake of a southeastern Nigerian mother's discovery of her son's body on her doorstep, a family struggles to understand the enigmatic nature of a youth shaped by disorienting blackouts, diverse friendships, and a cousin's worldly influence.
The King of Infinite Space
by Lyndsay Faye

After his Broadway theater baron father dies mysteriously, Ben Dane, his best friend Horatio, and his artist ex-fiancé Lia, on one explosive night, are drawn into otherworldly events where the only outcome is death.
Under the Whispering Door
by TJ Klune

After he dies, a curious and powerful being gives Wallace one week to cross over to the land of the dead, and Wallace, who finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life, sets about living a lifetime in seven days. 
One Last Stop
by Casey McQuiston

Cynical August starts to believe in the impossible when she meets Jane on the subway, a mysterious punk rocker she forms a crush on, who is displaced in time from the 1970s and is trying to find her way back.
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir

When the Emperor invites all eight necromancer heirs from all eight loyal Houses to compete in unknown trials to possibly ascend into something that will make them immortal, no necromancer can compete without a skilled cavalier by their side. Harrowhark has no choice but to get Gideon to help her and save the future of the Ninth House.
She Who Became the Sun
by Shelley Parker-Chan

When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongban, given the fate of greatness, dies during a brutal attack, his sister, escaping her fated death, uses her brother’s identity to claim another future—her brother’s abandoned greatness.
Detransition, Baby
by Torrey Peters

A trans woman, her detransitioned ex, and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and unplanned pregnancy.
The Guncle 
by Steven Rowley

When Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP) for short, takes on the role of primary guardian for his young niece and nephew, he sets “Guncle Rules” but soon learns that parenting isn’t solved with treats or jokes as his eyes are opened to a new sense of responsibility.
Afterparties: Stories
by Anthony So

Short stories that portray Cambodian-Americans' lives still dealing with the inherited weight of the Khmer Rouge genocide, including a young, disillusioned teacher obsessed with Moby-Dick and a child whose mother survived a school shooting. 
All Adults Here
by Emma Straub

A matriarch confronts the legacy of her parenting mistakes while her adult children navigate respective challenges in high standards and immaturity before a teen granddaughter makes a courageous decision to tell the truth. By the best-selling author of Modern Lovers.
The Jasmine Throne
by Tasha Suri

When Malini, trapped in Hirana, an ancient cliffside temple that was once the revered source of the magical deathless waters, witnesses her servant’s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled — and the course of a kingdom is forever changed.
Real Life
by Brandon Taylor

Keeping his head down at a lakeside Midwestern university where the culture is in sharp contrast to his Alabama upbringing, an introverted African-American biochem student endures unexpected encounters that bring his orientation and defenses into question.
No Gods, No Monsters 
by Cadwell Turnbull

When creatures from myth and legend come out of the shadows, setting off a chain of seemingly unrelated events, people start disappearing, suicides and hate crimes increase and protests erupt globally—until the world finds out what has frightened the monsters out of the dark.
Memorial
by Bryan Washington

Japanese-American chef Mike and Black daycare teacher Benson begin reevaluating their stale relationship after Mike departs for Japan to visit his dying father. Benson is suddenly stuck with his visiting mother-in-law, who becomes an unconventional roommate.
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