The Fortunes of Jaded Women
By: Carolyn Huynh
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Everyone in Orange County’s Little Saigon knew that the Duong sisters were cursed. It started with…
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1. Happiness Falls
By: Angie Kim
3.75
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they kn… read more
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"I lost a World - the other day! Has Anybody found? - Emily Dickinson, 1896"-Angie Kim, Happiness Falls
2. Pineapple Street
By: Jenny Jackson
3.57
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected, old money Stockton family, followed her heart, t… read more
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"But you know foundations shouldn't have to be the answer. The real problems are tax laws, anti-labor policies, and the slow expansion of the welfare state," Chip said. Everyone turned and looked at h…"-Jenny Jackson, Pineapple Street
3. Romantic Comedy
By: Curtis Sittenfeld
3.64
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
A comedy writer thinks she’s sworn off love, until a dreamily handsome pop star flips the script on… read more
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"Just to be clear,"-Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy
"Aren't we all performing the role of ourselves?"-Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy
"I don't write from a point of clarity. I write out of confusion."-Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy
"Isn't the goal to live with out demons, not to expect them to go away?"-Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy
4. The Husbands
By: Holly Gramazio
3.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world … read more
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5. Real Americans
By: Rachel Khong
4.04
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny?… read more
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"She wasn't normal and so I wasn't either. I resented that part the most."-Rachel Khong, Real Americans
"It was a habit, with my parents: omitting information, not wanting to worry them unnecessarily. Though they’d raised me so American, I could never manage the sorts of American relationships my friend…"-Rachel Khong, Real Americans
"With each other they spoke loudly: Their voices periodically rose to excited shouts, and they laughed raucously. In English they were milder mannered, polite. My mother had always spoken English to m…"-Rachel Khong, Real Americans
6. The Celebrants
By: Steven Rowley
3.64
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises—especially to ourselve… read more
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"My purpose, in this life, has been to love and spend it with you."-Steven Rowley, The Celebrants
"You only live once. That was the truth of it. But if you do it right, and he felt that he had, once is more than enough"-Steven Rowley, The Celebrants
7. Killers of a Certain Age
By: Deanna Raybourn
3.86
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their … read more
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"Jesus, what did you have for breakfast? A bowl of Honey Bunches of Bitch?"-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age
"He was dressed like a tourist, his T-shirt tucked into belted jeans like a sociopath."-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age
"I'm a woman. Guilt is our birthright. Guilt if we want to be mothers, guilt if we take the Pill instead or choose to abort. Guilt if we stay home with our kids or guilt if we work. Guilt if we sleep …"-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age
"I'm a woman. Guilt is our birthright. Guilt if we want to be mothers, guilt if we take the pill instead or choose to abort. Guilt if we stay home with our kids or guilt if we work. Guilt if we sleep …"-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age
8. Hester
By: Laurie Lico Albanese
3.97
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotlan… read more
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"The letter A is red,"-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester
"Isobel, you're in my veins now--you know it, don't you? You're in my blood."-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester
"...history isn't what's written or told. History is hidden away in dark corners and shadows..."-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester
"But there's another kind of strength we've got...It comes from knowing the difference between who you are and who they think you are."-Laurie Lico Albanese, Hester
9. Family Lore
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
3.53
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for ad… read more
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10. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
4.04
Format: 339 pages, Paperback
Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing… Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Sixty-year… read more
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11. How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
By: Angie Cruz
3.90
Format: 195 pages, Hardcover
Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life. But whe… read more
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"She knew I had to cry until I undrown from the inside."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
"If you're lucky, you find a man that you don't fall in the hole with."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
"Lulú talks and talks because she dique knows everything. But when I say something, people listen. This I learned from my father. The less you say, the more the people listen."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
"Talking reminds me that no matter how difficult my life is, I have always found a solution my problems. When I think about this, I am not afraid. We can do this. I can do this."-Angie Cruz, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
12. Maame
By: Jessica George
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the TikTok Book Awards in the Book of the Year, 2023 and the Goodreads Debut and Fi… read more
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"A white person can date a Black person and still be racist."-Jessica George, Maame
"I can't comprehend living to work, but then I'm afraid of working just to live."-Jessica George, Maame
"A white person can date a Black person and still be racist. Because there’s levels to that sh*t. Like a lasagna."-Jessica George, Maame
"It's about what love is. Which is trust, commitment, empathy, and respect. It means really giving a shit about the other person."-Jessica George, Maame
13. Banyan Moon
By: Thao Thai
3.92
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
When Ann Tran gets the call that her fiercely beloved grandmother, Minh, has passed away, her life … read more
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"Through her, I understood that another mother's horror could touch us in the darkest of places, even a world away."-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon
"Grief is a lake of perilously thin ice. You never know when you'll fall through it, or when you will fight your way back to the surface."-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon
"My morning swims have centered me and calmed the storm inside my mind. In the water, my memories lose their sharp edges, like river stones forced smooth."-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon
"I wonder if you can inherit evil.' 'Maybe. Or maybe it's not something you inherit, but something that runs through you, another person's trauma, their violence. It sits below the skin until you name…"-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon
14. Our Missing Hearts
By: Celeste Ng
3.80
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a mother’s unbreakable love in a world consumed by fear. Twelve-year-old Bird Gard… read more
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"Succulents would grow anew from a broken-off leaf, pushing roots out into the air, then down into the soil: a piece of its own body, transformed into its child."-Celeste Ng, Our Missing Hearts
"Evidence of his mother, out there, elsewhere, so worried about somebody else's children though she'd left her own behind. The irony of it leached into his veins."-Celeste Ng, Our Missing Hearts
"Why did I tell you so many stories? Because I wanted the world to make sense to you. I wanted to make sense of the world, for you. I wanted the world to make sense."-Celeste Ng, Our Missing Hearts
"And we need their generosity to keep this place open. Or, just as likely, someone got nervous and got rid of it preemptively. Us public libraries--a lot of us just can't take the risk."-Celeste Ng, Our Missing Hearts
15. Lies and Weddings
By: Kevin Kwan
3.82
Format: 437 pages, Hardcover
A forbidden affair erupts dramatically amid a decadent Hawaiian wedding in this hilarious, sophisti… read more
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16. Paper Names
By: Susie Luo
3.66
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer … read more
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"Repetition. That was my father’s philosophy on learning. It applied not only to the piano, but my studies too. Before every test, he made me write out every single word from the textbook chapter, twi…"-Susie Luo, Paper Names
17. The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
By: Jamie Ford
3.87
Format: 362 pages, Hardcover
Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington’s former poet laureate, that’s how sh… read more
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"Don't change. Instead change the world."-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
"We don't have to grieve only those we know. Sometimes we grieve for that which was lost. That which was never allowed to be."-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
"The bandleader sang 'Every time I see a crowd of people, just like a fool, I stop and stare. It's really not the proper thing to do, but maybe you'll be there."-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
"Karma is more like a suitcase. You have to be unafraid to open it up and look at what's inside, to unpack the things you do not need. Karma is the climate of the past which shapes how much leeway we …"-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
18. The Fortunes of Jaded Women
By: Carolyn Huynh
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Everyone in Orange County’s Little Saigon knew that the Duong sisters were cursed. It started with… read more
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- adult
- fantasy
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19. Lunar Love
By: Lauren Kung Jessen
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
This sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to… read more
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20. Anita de Monte Laughs Last
By: Xóchitl González
3.82
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-gener… read more
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"we're all just here trying to get you to see your own light because it's strong enough to guide you."-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last
"You fall for someone, you get so into them your whole world shrinks, and suddenly barely have a life besides them."-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last
21. Someday, Maybe
By: Onyi Nwabineli
3.90
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
A stunning and witty debut novel about a young woman’s emotional journey through unimaginable loss,… read more
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"Nobody tells you that irrational hope is a side effect of grief. And they should because it is dangerous."-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe
"when someone you love dies, there's this period of disbelief-a time of dug-in heels, the refusal to process your new reality."-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe
"...there is no easy way to articulate what it means for your loved ones to worry that your person's ability to love you is limited by their inability to comprehend many of your lived experiences."-Onyi Nwabineli, Someday, Maybe
