The Perishing
By: Natashia Deón
2.83
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary novel featuring a Black immortal in 1930's Los Angeles who must recover the memory…
Want to Read $ 12.99"We’re all on the edge of somebody else’s violence."-Natashia Deón, The Perishing
"We’re all on the edge of somebody else’s violence."-Natashia Deón, The Perishing
"Sometimes, it is life altering. Hurts me to watch the anguish of others who don’t understand it’s not always over. Not for everybody."-Natashia Deón, The Perishing
"Sometimes, it is life altering. Hurts me to watch the anguish of others who don’t understand it’s not always over. Not for everybody."-Natashia Deón, The Perishing
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1. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
By: Zoraida Córdova
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry n… read more
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- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
"When she’d met Orquidea Montoya, she saw a whisper of a girl who wanted to become a scream."-Zoraida Córdova, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
"People think they know about misfortune and bad luck. But there was being unlucky-like when you tripped over your shoelaces or dropped a five-dollar bill in the subway or ran into your ex when you we…"-Zoraida Córdova, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
2. The Cartographers
By: Peng Shepherd
3.63
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
What is the purpose of a map? Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her f… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
"Grief can raze a face far worse than ten times as many years. (Romi's chapter, Libby @p735/921)."-Peng Shepherd, The Cartographers
3. Don't Cry for Me
By: Daniel Black
4.35
Format: 301 pages, Hardcover
A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise a… read more
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- historical
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"I want readers to reconsider the capacity of our fathers’ hearts. Many of them were handed so little, yet we expected so much."-Daniel Black, Don't Cry for Me
"Hurt is worse than anger, you know. Anger dwells in the head, then fades. Hurt lingers in the soul. It rearranges your feelings without your permission. It blinds you."-Daniel Black, Don't Cry for Me
"Reconsider the capacity of our fathers’ hearts. Many of them were handed so little, yet we expected so much. They gave more than they had, but less than what we needed."-Daniel Black, Don't Cry for Me
"Pride can really kill a man. Actually, it makes him kill himself. He justifies his errors and creates his own righteousness in his mind. Grandma used to say, "There is a way that seemeth right unto a…"-Daniel Black, Don't Cry for Me
4. The Collective
By: Alison Gaylin
3.91
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
The USA Today bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author of Never Look Back and If I Die Tonight pl… read more
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- mystery
- adult
- fiction
5. Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation
By: Erika Krouse
3.76
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir and part literary true crime, Tell Me Everything is the mesmerizing story of a landmark… read more
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- mystery
- adult
"I felt a little bit like crying and instead ate more cheese."-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation
"Nothing's more comforting than the sound of rain when you're not in it."-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation
"When people are ashamed, they cover their faces. The face is where shame lives."-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation
"People always rely on the incompetent idiot defense—it doesn’t hurt them. Look at Iran-Contra. They named an airport after that guy."-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation
6. Kaikeyi
By: Vaishnavi Patel
4.19
Format: 478 pages, Hardcover
“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"Because those who are good question themselves. Because those who are good always wonder if there was a better way, a way that could have helped more and hurt less. That feeling is why you are good."-Vaishnavi Patel, Kaikeyi
7. Darling Girl
By: Liz Michalski
3.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A Book of The Month Club pick In this beautiful dive into the world of J. M. Barrie’s classic, … read more
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- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
"They stay with us, you know. The friends you lost...They're still here. ... In this moment, they are alive to her, all of them. She lets the memories in, lets them settle everywhere. In her heart, in…"-Liz Michalski, Darling Girl
8. A Little Hope
By: Ethan Joella
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A Read with Jenna Bonus Selection An “immersive…illuminating” (Booklist) and life-affirming nove… read more
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- adult fiction
- adult
- fiction
"You never know what can break you. What you can fix, what you can stand up to. You never know what time will do, what will defeat or surprise you. You never know."-Ethan Joella, A Little Hope
9. White Horse
By: Erika T. Wurth
3.51
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut from Erika T. Wurth about an Indigenous woman who must face … read more
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- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
10. The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
By: Kylie Lee Baker
3.62
Format: 393 pages, Hardcover
Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough has been collecting souls in the Lond… read more
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- historical
- fantasy
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Everything I saw was a story that had been stolen from me"-Kylie Lee Baker, The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
"We don't need to fear children's tales. They should fear us."-Kylie Lee Baker, The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
"When you have enough souls in one place, suffering is inevitable"-Kylie Lee Baker, The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
"I wouldn't give her my story to add to her collection, because it wasn't over yet"-Kylie Lee Baker, The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
11. The Sweetest Remedy
By: Jane Igharo
3.77
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
When a woman travels to Nigeria to attend the funeral of the father she never knew, she meets her e… read more
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- adult
- fiction
12. Small Angels
By: Lauren Owen
3.67
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
SMALL ANGELS updates the classic ghost story for the 21st century: a wedding in a Suffolk village s… read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
13. The Wilderwomen
By: Ruth Emmie Lang
3.50
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
Ohioana Book Award finalist Ruth Emmie Lang returns with a new cast of ordinary characters with ext… read more
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- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
14. A History of Wild Places
By: Shea Ernshaw
3.93
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, … read more
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- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
"Because love is madness and blindness and deception."-Shea Ernshaw, A History of Wild Places
"...and I wonder if the things we keep from one another will break us apart. I wonder if the things we don’t say are worse than the lies we do. Like the illness, they will rot us from the inside out."-Shea Ernshaw, A History of Wild Places
"No matter where you go, there are cracks in the plaster, nails coming loose, you just have to decide where you want to piece yourself back together. Where the ground feels sturdiest beneath your feet."-Shea Ernshaw, A History of Wild Places
"I crave things I've forgetten how to get. An old life, maybe. That's what it really is: a need for something I've lost long ago. A life that's good and decent and void of the bone-breaking pain that …"-Shea Ernshaw, A History of Wild Places
15. Again and Again
By: Jonathan Evison
3.75
Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of America’s greatest, most creative novelists comes Again and Again , a poignant and endl… read more
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- time travel
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
16. Bronze Drum
By: Phong Nguyen
3.37
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A stunning novel of ancient Vietnam based on the true story of two warrior sisters who raised an ar… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
17. The Attic Child
By: Lola Jaye
4.37
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A hauntingly powerful and emotionally charged novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity a… read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
18. The Perishing
By: Natashia Deón
2.83
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary novel featuring a Black immortal in 1930's Los Angeles who must recover the memory… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Natashia Deón's The Perishing book and Natashia Deón's The Perishing
- adult fiction
- time travel
- historical
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
- science fiction
"We’re all on the edge of somebody else’s violence."-Natashia Deón, The Perishing
"Sometimes, it is life altering. Hurts me to watch the anguish of others who don’t understand it’s not always over. Not for everybody."-Natashia Deón, The Perishing
"Parents who leave their children don't often double back. That's for the children to spend their life doing. Looking and waiting for word, often that their parents have died."-Natashia Deón, The Perishing
"And anyway, you don't have to be suicidal to be suicidal. There is also I wouldn't take my own life but I don't mind not being here. It's called passive suicidality and there's nothing wrong with you…"-Natashia Deón, The Perishing
19. A Thousand Times Before
By: Asha Thanki
3.76
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A heartrending family saga following three generations of women connected by a fantastic tapestry t… read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
20. Five-Star Stranger
By: Kat Tang
3.36
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In Kat Tang’s exciting and resonant debut, a “Rental Stranger”—a companion hired under various guis… read more
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- adult fiction
- adult
- fiction
21. Volume 0: Issue Two
By: Marian Crotty
3.55
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
We've always loved short stories. We see many great ones in our literary pursuits, and we want t… read more
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- fiction
