The Sweetest Fruits
By: Monique Truong
3.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
"A sublime, many-voiced novel of voyage and reinvention" (Anthony Marra) "[Truong] imagines the ex…
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1. The Fourth Protocol
By: Frederick Forsyth
4.05
Format: 443 pages, Paperback
Professional thief Jim Rawlings breaks into the apartment of a senior civil servant, and unintentio… read more
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- fiction
"It is the politicians who dream their dreams - sometimes dangerous dreams, (...). A top intelligence officer has to be harder-headed than the toughest businessman. One has to trim to the reality, (..…"-Frederick Forsyth, The Fourth Protocol
2. Vanessa and Her Sister
By: Priya Parmar
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The Paris Wifeand Loving Frankcomes a captivating novel that offers an intimate glimpse… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
3. What Belongs to You
By: Garth Greenwell
4.29
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
On an unseasonably warm autumn day, an American teacher enters a public bathroom beneath Sofia's Na… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
4. Redemption Road
By: John Hart
4.44
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
Over 2 million copies of his books in print. The first and only author to win back-to-back Edgars f… read more
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5. Let Us Descend
By: Jesmyn Ward
3.70
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congres… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
"You must leap. You must do as your people did. You must sink in order to rise."-Jesmyn Ward, Let Us Descend
6. The Rabbit Hutch
By: Tess Gunty
3.52
Format: 399 pages, Hardcover
Blandine isn't like the other residents of her building. An online obituary writer. A young moth… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- fiction
"On the opposite end of the sidewalk, a large woman in her sixties collapsed. Immediately, two people rushed to the woman's side, gingerly tending to her, touching her shoulders and face, speaking to …"-Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch
"· Las calles por las que caminas, el alimento que comes, el trabajo que haces, el medio de transporte que eliges, los productos de belleza que compras, los programas que ves, los enlaces en los que p…"-Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch
"Acaba de ponerse a llover. Estamos encantados de que se quede un rato más, si quiere. Milagroso. Joan recuerda que existen los perros, las tiendas de manualidades, los analgésicos, las bibliotecas pú…"-Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch
"—Estoy harta —dice Blandine— de la violencia contra las mujeres disfrazada de validación. —Lo siento —murmura James de manera automática, pero tiene el gesto de la mascota reprendida que no sabe qué …"-Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch
7. 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
- adult
- fiction
"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
8. Your Utopia
By: Bora Chung
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
By the internationally acclaimed author of Cursed Bunny, in another thrilling translation from the … read more
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- adult
- fiction
9. Who's Afraid of Gender?
By: Judith Butler
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politi… read more
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"Imagine if you were Jewish and someone tells you that you are not. Imagine if you are lesbian and someone laughs in your face and says you are confused since you are really heterosexual. Imagine if y…"-Judith Butler, Who's Afraid of Gender?
10. What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough
By: Chidera Eggerue
3.77
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes it's not easy to find self-worth in a world that seems obsessed with telling us we're not… read more
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- adult
"You are allowed to outgrow people, and people are allowed to outgrow you."-Chidera Eggerue, What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough
"Anytime you find yourself in an environment that dilutes your self-esteem, picture four-year-old you and try your best to be her hero."-Chidera Eggerue, What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough
"Boredom is the ideal breeding ground for bad decisions. A lot of regrettable scenarios can be avoided if you just buckle down, focus on your goals, and try not to give in to temporary temptations tha…"-Chidera Eggerue, What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough
11. Normal Women
By: Ainslie Hogarth
3.01
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
In this darkly comic story about how we value female labor—and don’t—a new mother becomes embroiled… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
12. Walking Practice
By: Dolki Min
3.59
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation … read more
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- adult
- fiction
"I’ve invested close to ten years of my time figuring out what exactly their criteria are. My conclusion is that there are no such criteria."-Dolki Min, Walking Practice
"Criteria are like glass. As long as they are respected and held without dropping them, they’ll stay solid and won’t break. I made myself complicit in humanity’s scam and adapted myself to the local e…"-Dolki Min, Walking Practice
"Do I exist in the same physical space as other people? Can I really seek joy and pleasure together with them? Why does the path become narrower the further I walk down it? Why is every place I go to …"-Dolki Min, Walking Practice
"He’s a real fucking dog. Ah, forgive me. I’ve accidentally lumped dogs in with the likes of him. I would like to give a sincere apology to all the dogs of Earth. I can almost hear their complaints no…"-Dolki Min, Walking Practice
13. What Storm, What Thunder
By: Myriam J. A. Chancy
3.98
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
At the end of a long, sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an … read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
14. Bone China
By: Laura Purcell
3.65
Format: 433 pages, Hardcover
Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken… read more
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- historical
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
15. Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein
By: Anne Eekhout
3.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel of innocence, young love, and gothic mystery that is a sapphic reimagining of Mary Shelley’… read more
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- historical
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
16. Three Fires
By: Denise Mina
3.73
Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition
From the award-winning master of crime fiction, Denise Mina re-imagines the "Bonfire of the Vanitie… read more
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- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
17. Enter the Aardvark
By: Jessica Anthony
3.62
Format: 183 pages, Hardcover
A young congressman discovers a mysterious stuffed aardvark on his doorstep and sets out on a rip-r… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"... explained to him how nature is not criminal. How common it was for certain African men on expedition to engage in what might be called "reciprocal sex." How it was common for these men to declare…"-Jessica Anthony, Enter the Aardvark
18. Vigil Harbor
By: Julia Glass
3.68
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the National Book Award winner, a symphonic communal novel about a small coastal town where cl… read more
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- adult
- fiction
19. The Sweetest Fruits
By: Monique Truong
3.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
"A sublime, many-voiced novel of voyage and reinvention" (Anthony Marra) "[Truong] imagines the ex… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- female authors
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- asian literature
- adult
- ireland
- japan
20. When Brooklyn Was Queer
By: Hugh Ryan
4.31
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
The groundbreaking, never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from… read more
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- historical
21. The Forgotten Botanist: Sara Plummer Lemmon's Life of Science and Art
By: Wynne Brown
4.15
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
The Forgotten Botanist is the account of an extraordinary woman who, in 1870, was driven by ill hea… read more
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