What We Were Promised
By: Lucy Tan
3.54
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
After years of chasing the American dream, the Zhen family has moved back to China. Settling into a…
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1. Last House
By: Jessica Shattuck
3.64
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
"An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures an… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- family
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- audiobook
2. 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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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"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
3. Family Family
By: Laurie Frankel
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
“Not all stories of adoption are stories of pain and regret. Not even most of them. Why don’t we ev… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- audiobook
"When people thought of mothers, they smelled cookies baking and chocolate melting. But actual mothers got shit for giving their kids too much sugar. When people thought of mothers, they thought soft …"-Laurie Frankel, Family Family
4. The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
By: Kendra Adachi
4.07
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way comes a fresh perspective for get… read more
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- audiobook
5. The Patron Saint of Second Chances
By: Christine Simon
3.59
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The self-appointed mayor of a tiny Italian village is determined to save his hometown no matter the… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I am just saying, no one can be here forever. And that is why it matters what you choose to do if God gives you the chance."-Christine Simon, The Patron Saint of Second Chances
6. 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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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- audiobook
7. Women of Good Fortune
By: Sophie Wan
3.59
Format: 361 pages, Hardcover
Set against a high-society Shanghai wedding, a heartfelt, funny, dazzling novel about a reluctant b… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- china
- audiobook
"What's the point of getting educated if you're going to end up stuck as a housewife?" Jane's heard that one before. Some people find it hard to accept that housework is preferable to inflexible deadl…"-Sophie Wan, Women of Good Fortune
"Why would you want to work when you don't have to? "At some point, you have to do things for yourself," Jane says to Mei. "You'll understand once you've been worked like a dog and can't even keep tra…"-Sophie Wan, Women of Good Fortune
8. Harry's Trees
By: Jon Cohen
4.19
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The first thing you learn when you climb a tree is to hold on. Now it’s time for Harry to learn to … read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Unlucky is a kind of magic."-Jon Cohen, Harry's Trees
"And when you accept an apology—that's also a kind of magic," Harry said."-Jon Cohen, Harry's Trees
"Oriana loved how Olive trusted her. Most grown-ups don't know how to trust children."-Jon Cohen, Harry's Trees
"This is what fairy tales have always been for, to guide children through the scary parts of their lives."-Jon Cohen, Harry's Trees
9. April May June July
By: Alison B. Hart
3.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A triumphant family story and sharply observed exploration of privilege, identity, and love in all … read more
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- audiobook
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
10. What We Were Promised
By: Lucy Tan
3.54
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
After years of chasing the American dream, the Zhen family has moved back to China. Settling into a… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- novels
- asia
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- contemporary
- asian literature
- family
- china
- audiobook
11. 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
12. The Mother Act
By: Heidi Reimer
4.18
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the complica… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
13. Spitting Gold
By: Carmella Lowkis
3.52
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A deliciously haunting debut for fans of Sarah Waters and Sarah Penner set in 19th-century Paris, b… read more
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- fiction
14. A Place for Us
By: Fatima Farheen Mirza
4.17
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A Place for Us unfolds the lives of an Indian-American Muslim family, gathered together in their Ca… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- audiobook
"It is not that we thought our way was better. It was that we did not know another way."-Fatima Farheen Mirza, A Place for Us
"Where did they come from, her children? And how did they arrive already themselves, and unlike anyone else?"-Fatima Farheen Mirza, A Place for Us
"It was a strange time in their lives: the children like paper boats they were releasing into the water and watching float away."-Fatima Farheen Mirza, A Place for Us
"Are you happy," he asked. "I am." she said. And then she twisted again the row of bangles on her wrist. "I'm content. My parents are happy."-Fatima Farheen Mirza, A Place for Us
15. Hope Ablaze
By: Sarah Mughal Rana
3.96
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
She lost her words but found her voice. All My Rage meets The Poet X in this electric debut tha… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
16. Deceit and Other Possibilities
By: Vanessa Hua
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
In this powerful debut collection, Vanessa Hua gives voice to immigrant families navigating a new A… read more
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- literary fiction
- asia
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- audiobook
17. Mother Land
By: Leah Franqui
3.71
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of America for Beginners, a wonderfully insightful, witty, and… read more
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- literary fiction
- asia
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- audiobook
"An unattended husband is always a bad thing..."-Leah Franqui, Mother Land
"...nothing could give her purpose; she had to take it."-Leah Franqui, Mother Land
"It was so easy to be sure of things when you were twenty."-Leah Franqui, Mother Land
"Gossip was like malaria, highly contagious, and eternal in the body."-Leah Franqui, Mother Land
18. Skin & Bones
By: Renée Watson
4.39
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
19. So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix (Remixed Classics)
By: Bethany C. Morrow
3.91
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in So Many Beginnings, a warm an… read more
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- family
- fiction
- audiobook
20. Peace Is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life
By: Morgan Harper Nichols
4.08
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
When you breathe in all the grace available to you and release everything that is outside of your c… read more
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- audiobook
"What if practicing peace is slowing down and realizing there’s more to see?"-Morgan Harper Nichols, Peace Is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life
"Peace is an invitation in daily life to breathe deep, right here, in the uncertainty."-Morgan Harper Nichols, Peace Is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life
"We don’t have to understand everything before we hold both shadow and light. We don’t have to eliminate every unknown before we take action. We don’t have to get rid of the darkness to see where the …"-Morgan Harper Nichols, Peace Is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life
"Peace is the river in the desert, not on the other side of it. Today I am still seeking that river. And not just a river far off somewhere that I must arrive at, but the river that runs wild and free…"-Morgan Harper Nichols, Peace Is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life
21. If We're Being Honest
By: Cat Shook
3.48
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For fans of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange and All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Cat Shook’s deb… read more
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- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"As it turns out porn does not automatically make a computer implode."-Cat Shook, If We're Being Honest
22. Like a House on Fire
By: Lauren McBrayer
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
After twelve years of marriage and two kids, Merit has begun to feel like a stranger in her own lif… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
23. Where the Rhythm Takes You
By: Sarah Dass
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Seventeen-year-old Reyna has spent most of her life at her family’s gorgeous seaside resort in Toba… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
24. The Love Connection (Airport Novellas, #1)
By: Denise Williams
3.51
Format: 128 pages, ebook
An airport pet groomer meets her frequent flier crush in this captivating romance novella from the … read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
25. Olympus, Texas
By: Stacey Swann
3.74
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
A bighearted debut with technicolor characters, plenty of Texas swagger, and a powder keg of a plot… read more
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- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Being family just means we don't have the safety of fences between us."-Stacey Swann, Olympus, Texas
"...those absent can feel more present, do more damage, than any warm body in the room."-Stacey Swann, Olympus, Texas
"It's much easier to break a thing that has already been broken once. Mending rarely makes it stronger."-Stacey Swann, Olympus, Texas
"Our reactions to most things are muddier than we admit. Yours don't have to be all good or all evil. They just are what they are. [Cole Doherty, to June Briscoe]"-Stacey Swann, Olympus, Texas
26. Now What?: How to Move Forward When We're Divided (About Basically Everything)
By: Sarah Stewart Holland
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From friendships to Facebook to far-off countries, what do we do when our lives seem mired in confl… read more
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27. The Swan's Nest
By: Laura McNeal
3.73
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A tender and engrossing historical novel about the unlikely love affair between two great 19th-cent… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- audiobook
28. Girl Walks Out of a Bar
By: Lisa F. Smith
3.84
Format: None pages, MP3 CD
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- audiobook
29. Tell It to Me Singing
By: Tita Ramírez
3.85
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A Cuban American family is sent into a tailspin when the ailing matriarch confesses the first of se… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
30. The Glitch
By: Leeanne Slade
4.01
Format: 12 pages, Audiobook
The #1 Bestselling Audiobook What would you change if you could start all over again? From Leea… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
31. And So I Roar
By: Abi Daré
4.18
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A stunning, heartwrenching new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl w… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
