Costalegre
By: Courtney Maum
3.33
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
It is 1937, and Europe is on the brink of war. In the haute-bohemian circles of Austria, Germany, a…
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1. The Dream Lover
By: Elizabeth Berg
3.29
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A passionate and powerful novel based on the scandalous life of the French novelist George Sand, he… read more
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"Nothing will bring lovers closer together than people trying to keep them apart."-Elizabeth Berg, The Dream Lover
"Nothing will brings lovers closer together than people trying to keep them apart."-Elizabeth Berg, The Dream Lover
"It was simply the unalterable truth: unfortunate but upon us; and so it had to be borne."-Elizabeth Berg, The Dream Lover
"And so, what of it all? What of me and my passions and personas, my great loves and failures of love, my writing, my politics? What of the clanging opinions, the endless queries as to the whys and wh…"-Elizabeth Berg, The Dream Lover
2. Let the Great World Spin
By: Colum McCann
4.35
Format: None pages,
In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring … read more
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3. Boy, Snow, Bird
By: Helen Oyeyemi
3.52
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
BOY Novak turns twenty and decides to try for a brand-new life. Flax Hill, Massachusetts, isn't exa… read more
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- literary fiction
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4. Ex-wife
By: Ursula Parrott
3.96
Format: None pages, Paperback
1929. The book begins: My husband left me four years ago. Why-I don't precisely understand, and nev… read more
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- literary fiction
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5. The Book of Speculation
By: Erika Swyler
4.15
Format: 333 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and captivating debut novel about a young librarian who is sent a mysterious old book, i… read more
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- fiction
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6. The Marriage of Opposites
By: Alice Hoffman
4.04
Format: 9 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Dovekeepersand The Museum of Extraordinary Things:… read more
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- art
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7. Everything Changes
By: Jonathan Tropper
3.76
Format: None pages, Paperback
Jonathan Tropper's novel The Book of Joedazzled critics and readers alike with its heartfelt blend … read more
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8. Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)
By: Zane Grey , None
3.74
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Lassiter is a gunslinger, an avenger in black. In a remote Utah town, he saves beautiful rancher Ja… read more
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"I've seen runnin' molasses that was quicker 'n him."-Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)
"Where I was raised a woman's word was law. I ain't quite outgrowed that yet."-Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)
"So that's troublin' you? I reckon it needn't. You see it was this way. I come round the house an' seen that fat party an' heard him talkin' loud. Then he seen me, an' very impolite goes straight for …"-Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)
"While she waited there she forgot the prospect of untoward change. The bray of a lazy burro broke the afternoon quiet, and it was comfortingly suggestive of the drowsy farmyard, and the open corrals,…"-Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage (Riders of the Purple Sage, #1)
9. The Seas
By: Samantha Hunt
4.30
Format: 373 pages, Paperback
The narrator of The Seaslives in a tiny, remote, alcoholic, cruel seaside town. An occasional chamb… read more
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10. Goodbye, Vitamin
By: Rachel Khong
4.29
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Goodbye, Vitamin is the wry, beautifully observed story of a woman at a crossroads, as Ruth and her… read more
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11. Worry
By: Alexandra Tanner
3.36
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings… read more
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12. A Lie Someone Told You about Yourself
By: Peter Ho Davies
3.79
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself traces the complex consequences of one of the most personal y… read more
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13. The Fetishist
By: Katherine Min
3.71
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this hilariously savage, poignant novel by acclaimed author Katherine Min, a grieving daughter’s… read more
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14. Clear
By: Carys Davies
3.92
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a minister dispatched to a remote is… read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
15. Inland
By: Téa Obreht
3.43
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives unfo… read more
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- literary fiction
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"There are wounds of time and there are wounds of person, Misafir. Sometimes people come through their wounds, but time does not. Sometimes it's the other way around. Sometimes the wounds are so griev…"-Téa Obreht, Inland
"He lived in a state of agitation, at odds with everything: the heat, the weather, the gold or lack thereof; the density of the crowds and the absence of quality people; his neighbors and their procli…"-Téa Obreht, Inland
"Whoever had thought to instate a watering hole in this spot could not have been a woman. It was impossible to linger here without feeling observed. The goblin barrens rose up on either side of the pa…"-Téa Obreht, Inland
16. Parakeet
By: Marie-Helene Bertino
3.66
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed author of 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas Marie-Helene Bertino's Parakeet is a darkly funny a… read more
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"Life has no past tense: To remember something is to relive it."-Marie-Helene Bertino, Parakeet
"I will have thousands upon thousands of days and this is merely one of them. This thought brings relief."-Marie-Helene Bertino, Parakeet
"There are intimacies that don't involve marriage just as there are marriages that don't involve intimacy. The mind provides the only possible privacy so what is more intimate than thought? If intimac…"-Marie-Helene Bertino, Parakeet
"There are intimacies that don't involve marriage just as there are marriages that don't involve intimacy. The mind provides the only possible privacy so what is more intimate than thought? If intimac…"-Marie-Helene Bertino, Parakeet
17. 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round
By: Jami Attenberg
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by Jami Attenberg’s wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this writer’s gui… read more
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18. Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever
By: John McWhorter
3.95
Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition
One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered sho… read more
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19. Abigail
By: Magda Szabó
4.33
Format: 333 pages, Paperback
Abigail, the story of a headstrong teenager growing up during World War II, is the most beloved of … read more
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- coming of age
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20. The Mythmakers
By: Keziah Weir
3.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A must-read twisty literary mystery. A journalist searches for answers after discovering herself i… read more
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21. Mouth to Mouth
By: Antoine Wilson
3.67
Format: 179 pages, Hardcover
In a first-class lounge at JFK airport, our narrator listens as Jeff Cook, a former classmate he on… read more
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- art
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"A relationship needs its games. If there is no sense of play, there is only desperation, the fear of being alone."-Antoine Wilson, Mouth to Mouth
"Frances had pegged Jeff as a computer whiz and Jeff did little to disabuse him of that notion. His newly acquired knowledge of Microsoft Excel had catapulted him to database wizard status and he went…"-Antoine Wilson, Mouth to Mouth
22. Cold Victory
By: Karl Marlantes
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Karl Marlantes comes a propulsive and sweeping novel in whic… read more
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23. All This Could Be Yours
By: Jami Attenberg
3.36
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
“If I know why he is the way he is then maybe I can learn why I am the way I am,” says Alex Tuchman… read more
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24. All Grown Up
By: Jami Attenberg
3.39
Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Middlesteins comes a wickedly funny novel about … read more
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"I am distracted by the world around me and my family's issues and my lackluster career and how all the wheels keep spinning and I have never learned how to steer."-Jami Attenberg, All Grown Up
"I can tell you something remarkable about that time, although it has only just occurred to me now. I never thought about death, like I do now. I never worried about dying. I only ever thought about b…"-Jami Attenberg, All Grown Up
"But a funny thing happens when you tell a man that you don't want to get married: they don't believe you. They think you're lying to yourself or to them or you're trying to trick them in some way and…"-Jami Attenberg, All Grown Up
"Then she calls me and she's crying and we talk for a while about her marriage and while I am sad that my friend is sad, it makes me happier than ever that I've never been married and never will be, b…"-Jami Attenberg, All Grown Up
25. West
By: Carys Davies
3.70
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
When Cy Bellman, American settler and widowed father of Bess, reads in the newspaper that huge anci… read more
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26. Aquí no hay sed
By: Alberto Villarreal
3.37
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Los poemas llegan tarde No limpian heridas, arrancan costras hidratan con lágrimas la piel ya… read more
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27. Hysterical: A Memoir
By: Elissa Bassist
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Equal parts medical mystery, cultural criticism, and rallying cry, writer Elissa Bassist shares her… read more
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"I thought I could become normal by deciding, but thoughts are not facts; the body is facts. And if you silence the body, well, you can't."-Elissa Bassist, Hysterical: A Memoir
"Risk "no." Risk the double-text. Risk being unlikeable and being perceived as unreasonable and risk being called a fucking bitch. Risk "being a bitch." Risk "bad" words. Risk mistakes and risk being …"-Elissa Bassist, Hysterical: A Memoir
28. Run Me to Earth
By: Paul Yoon
3.68
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a beautiful, aching novel about three kids orphaned in 19… read more
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29. Fancy Meeting You Here
By: Julie Tieu
3.37
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
"For the rom-com fans, you can never go wrong with a Julie Tieu book." -- Buzzfeed Opposites a… read more
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- fiction
30. Costalegre
By: Courtney Maum
3.33
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
It is 1937, and Europe is on the brink of war. In the haute-bohemian circles of Austria, Germany, a… read more
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- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- novels
31. Orchestra of Bandits
By: Mustafa Mutlu
4.10
Format: None pages, None
Five armed robbers disguised as cuddly cartoon characters storm a bank. Although they say they are … read more
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