No Land to Light On
By: Yara Zgheib
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Exit West meets An American Marriage in this breathtaking and evocative novel about a young Syrian …
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1. The Swimmers
By: Julie Otsuka
3.67
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From the award winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine, a tour de… read more
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"Above ground, many of us are ungainly and awkward, slowing down with the years.... Down below, at the pool, we are restored to old youthful selves. Grey hairs vanish beneath dark blue swim caps. Brow…"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
"The pool is their sanctuary, their refuge, the one place on earth they can go to escape from their pain, for it is only down below in the waters that their symptoms begin to abate. "The moment I see …"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
2. Last Summer on State Street
By: Toya Wolfe
4.22
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Brit Bennett, a striking coming-of-age debut about friendship, c… read more
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- literary fiction
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- audiobook
3. Take My Hand
By: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
4.37
Format: 359 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in po… read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"There wasn’t any justice for little Black girls, and never had been."-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand
"The world was an enigma. My country was an enigma. Still, she was mine. And I loved every square inch of her."-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand
"The past doesn't work that way. You can't just make it disappear. You can't pretend certain things didn't happen."-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand
"She wore a belted yellow dress that screamed springtime even though it was chilly out. Anybody in a dress that bright had to be doing some good in the world, I decided."-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand
4. The Great Divide
By: Cristina Henríquez
3.70
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived… read more
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- adult fiction
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"Ada had always believed that her mother, in rebuilding the house only three miles from where it had once been, had kept her world piteously small, but maybe what mattered, Ada thought as she gazed at…"-Cristina Henríquez, The Great Divide
5. Olga Dies Dreaming
By: Xóchitl González
3.98
Format: 369 pages, Hardcover
It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo, are bold-faced names in their hometown… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
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- contemporary
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- adult
- audiobook
"It's a myth about motherhood, Olga felt, that the time in utero imbues mothers with a lifelong understanding of their children. Yes, they know their essences, this she didn't doubt, but mothers are s…"-Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming
6. Joan Is Okay
By: Weike Wang
3.67
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A witty, moving, piercingly insightful new novel about a marvelously complicated woman who can’t be… read more
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"I wasn't a genius in the end, but a girl could still hope."-Weike Wang, Joan Is Okay
"A woman who twirls her hair while speaking is a woman never to be taken seriously"-Weike Wang, Joan Is Okay
"The average Joe in America is expected to move 11.3 times in his life. Who knows about Average Jane."-Weike Wang, Joan Is Okay
"Proud to be an American, a feeling that I lacked but also a phrase that I didn't think applied to me."-Weike Wang, Joan Is Okay
7. Evil Eye
By: Etaf Rum
3.95
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man returns with a striking explor… read more
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- audiobook
"(...) she shrugged to articulate her feelings, even to herself. Words diluted things, made them smaller."-Etaf Rum, Evil Eye
"Her family had always been told to classify themselves as white because of their Middle Eastern origins. But Yara had never considered herself white or been viewed as white by anyone else, and markin…"-Etaf Rum, Evil Eye
8. 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
9. 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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- adult fiction
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- contemporary
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- audiobook
"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
10. Memphis
By: Tara M. Stringfellow
4.10
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A spellbinding debut novel tracing three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughter’s … read more
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- contemporary
- historical fiction
- adult
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11. No Land to Light On
By: Yara Zgheib
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Exit West meets An American Marriage in this breathtaking and evocative novel about a young Syrian … read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
12. Like words on our skin (Like This, #2)
By: Mehwish Sohail
4.62
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
Band 2 der "Like This"-Reihe: Romantisch, mitreißend und absolut einzigartig „Hast du keine Ang… read more
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- romance
- fiction
13. Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives
By: Mary Laura Philpott
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink comes a poignant and powerful memoir that ta… read more
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- family
- audiobook
14. Behind You Is the Sea
By: Susan Muaddi Darraj
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American communi… read more
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15. Honor
By: Thrity Umrigar
4.36
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
In this riveting and immersive novel, bestselling author Thrity Umrigar tells the story of two coup… read more
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- adult fiction
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- historical
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- contemporary
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"It was as if a gust of wind had blown open a window in my heart and a sweet bird had flown in and made a nest."-Thrity Umrigar, Honor
"Because a woman can live in one of two houses--fear or love. It is impossible to live in both at the same time."-Thrity Umrigar, Honor
"Because a woman can live in one of two houses--- fear or love. It is impossible to live in both at the same time."-Thrity Umrigar, Honor
"When Radha and I were children, we used to play a game. She would ask, “What is the true color of the world, Didi?"-Thrity Umrigar, Honor
16. The Arsonists' City
By: Hala Alyan
4.31
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rend… read more
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17. The Violin Conspiracy
By: Brendan Slocumb
4.12
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
A mystery about a Black classical musician whose family heirloom violin is stolen on the eve of the… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
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"He would tell you that music is truly a universal language, and that we the listeners will always impose our own fears and biases, our own hopes and hungers on whatever we hear. He would tell you tha…"-Brendan Slocumb, The Violin Conspiracy
"Bring it. Just fucking bring it. Stand tall, Grandma Nora had told him: he would stand tall, with the spotlights shining on his face, and his music would pour into all their ears, and they would unde…"-Brendan Slocumb, The Violin Conspiracy
18. Salty: Lessons on Eating, Drinking, and Living from Revolutionary Women
By: Alissa Wilkinson
3.64
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
If you could have a dinner party with anyone dead or alive, who would it be? That's the question fi… read more
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19. An Unlasting Home
By: Mai Al-Nakib
4.08
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
The debut novel from an award-winning short story writer: a multigenerational saga spanning Lebanon… read more
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20. A Long Walk from Gaza
By: Asma al-Atawna
3.96
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
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21. Max Counts to a Million
By: Jeremy Williams
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Do you like epic quests of amazing counting? Do you dislike global pandemics, being stuck at hom… read more
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