The Corset & The Jellyfish: A Conundrum of Drabbles
By: Nick Bantock
3.70
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.05
Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more
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- fiction
"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
2. Fatal Throne
By: Candace Fleming
3.96
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Fatal Throne, a book about Henry VIII and his six wives, coordinated by Candace Fleming. Fleming an… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
"The enemy perhaps may challenge my sex for that I am a woman - so may I likewise challenge them, for they are but men."-Candace Fleming, Fatal Throne
"But we glared into each other's eyes like men who have ruined each other already, and who only wait to make the full disaster known"-Candace Fleming, Fatal Throne
"I am my head and my heart, all that I know, all that I love, everything I hope for. I am the blue waters of the Rhine, sparkling in the sun."-Candace Fleming, Fatal Throne
"Oh, how I prefer the honest violence of men, who will bash in another man's skull and be done, to the thousand shallow cuts of women's malice."-Candace Fleming, Fatal Throne
3. The Haunting of Velkwood
By: Gwendolyn Kiste
3.64
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
From Bram Stoker Award–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood… read more
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- fiction
"Because I'd prefer to live in a world with you in it."-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood
"I understood something that Brett wouldn't admit - that we were talking about family. And family is the ultimate trap, it's something you carry with you for life; the people you come from and the mar…"-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood
"There were things that seemed so impossible when we were young, things I gave up on long ago even though they aren't impossible anymore. There's the world we lived in then and the world we live in no…"-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood
"It's always startling to see her... the way looks like a fever dream, like something not quite real. That valence of dark hair over her eyes, those lips always painted bright red as a pomegranate see…"-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood
4. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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- art
"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
5. A Haunting on the Hill
By: Elizabeth Hand
3.35
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
From three-time Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Hand come… read more
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- fiction
6. Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions
By: Steve Martin
3.72
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin’s cinematic legacy―an illustrated memoir of his legendary act… read more
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7. Your Shadow Half Remains
By: Sunny Moraine
3.38
Format: 163 pages, Paperback
One look can kill. Riley has not seen a single human face in longer than she can reckon. No fac… read more
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- fiction
8. The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
By: Marjorie M. Liu
4.08
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The first volume in a new graphic novel horror trilogy from Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda—the creati… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
"No creepy dolls!"-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
"Not the demon anus!"-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
"It’s Sarlaac Satan!"-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
"Oh my God. We’re superheroes."-Marjorie M. Liu, The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
9. 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
By: Rob Harvilla
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of ge… read more
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"There is no true, clean, definitive way to separate the art from the artist. Art fully separated from the artist ceases, in a fundamental way, to be art at all. The artist gives the art meaning."-Rob Harvilla, 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
10. The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.78
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
During a painting retreat, a killer takes a creative approach to the ancient art of murder... Th… read more
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- fiction
"One of these days you’ll go too far, and somebody will murder you.' 'I shouldn’t be in the least surprised,' said Lord Peter, pleasantly."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
"What's that, mister?" "That's the green for the gentleman's coat. No--don't pinch it, or you'll get it all over you. Yes, you can put the cap on. Yes, that's to keep it from drying up. Yes, put it ba…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
11. The Traitor (Alias Emma, #2)
By: Ava Glass
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
British spy Emma Makepeace goes undercover on a Russian oligarch’s superyacht, where she’s one wron… read more
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- fiction
12. 사내 맞선 1
By: Haehwa
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
카카오페이지에서 뜨거운 사랑을 받으며 연재 중인 《사내 맞선》 1권, 2권이 동시에 출간되었다. 평범한 회사원 하리는 친구를 대신해서 차이기 위해 맞선 자리에 나간다. 그런데 맞… read more
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- fiction
13. I Only Read Murder (Miranda Abbott, #1)
By: Ian Ferguson
3.28
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A once-famous TV sleuth An amateur theater production An onstage murder A town full of suspects…… read more
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- fiction
14. The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
By: Josiah Bancroft
3.82
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
The first book in a wildly inventive and mesmerizing new fantasy series from acclaimed author Josia… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
"Do not neglect to live your life. No cause, no matter how noble, will ever love you."-Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
"Administrators are oblivious and generally get in the way; effective employees learn to work around them. That's how it always is."-Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
"I read in the paper yesterday that astronomers believe there are planets out there that don't ride on a rail around a star like our rock does. They call them nomads. These nomads are up there wanderi…"-Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
15. Rental Person Who Does Nothing
By: Shoji Morimoto
3.34
Format: 160 pages, ebook
Need a rental person who does nothing? Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lone… read more
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"– that people have a value even if they do nothing."-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing
"I felt comfortable in a community that existed just for the moment, with simple, temporary relationships uncomplicated by past or future."-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing
16. The Titanic Survivors Book Club
By: Timothy Schaffert
3.19
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
A remarkable tale about the life-changing power of books, following the Titanic librarian whose sur… read more
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- fiction
"I would happily spend every minute of my future hearing about every minute of his past."-Timothy Schaffert, The Titanic Survivors Book Club
17. The Queen of Thieves (The Moonwind Mysteries #2)
By: Johan Rundberg
4.22
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
Mika will do what it takes to uncover a string of thefts in the city―and keep her fellow orphans sa… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
18. No One Will Come Back For Us and Other Stories
By: Premee Mohamed
4.00
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
A collection of short fiction by award-winning author Premee Mohamed. read more
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- science fiction
- short stories
- fantasy
- fiction
19. Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1)
By: Jennifer J. Chow
3.46
Format: 291 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this firs… read more
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- fiction
"It is a truth universally acknowledged,that a single woman in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a book."-Jennifer J. Chow, Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1)
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a book."-Jennifer J. Chow, Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1)
20. A Stranger in the Citadel
By: Tobias S. Buckell
3.43
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
From the powerful storyteller Tobias Buckell (Crystal Rain, The Tangled Lands), a complex novel of … read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
"You shall not suffer a librarian to live."-Tobias S. Buckell, A Stranger in the Citadel
21. Touched
By: Walter Mosley
3.38
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Intergalactic visions, deadly threats, and explosive standoffs between mostly good and nearly compl… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
"It occurred to me, bowing there before my executioner, that ever since the beginning, life had not died. There was a spark somewhere a billion or more years ago and the flame of life had risen and ra…"-Walter Mosley, Touched
22. 사내 맞선 2
By: Haehwa
4.29
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
On a romantic evening date with the young, rich, and unbelievably handsome Taemu, Hari is the envy … read more
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- fiction
23. The American Daughters
By: Maurice Carlos Ruffin
3.61
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A gripping historical novel about a spirited young girl who joins a sisterhood of Black women worki… read more
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24. Hippos Remain Calm
By: Sandra Boynton
3.53
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Catch up with the party-loving hippos from Hippos Go Berserk! in this long-awaited picture book mor… read more
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- fiction
25. Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories
By: GennaRose Nethercott
3.76
Format: 259 pages, Paperback
From the author of the breakout fantasy novel Thistlefoot : a collection of dark fairytales and fra… read more
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- short stories
- fantasy
- fiction
26. The Circumference of the World
By: Lavie Tidhar
3.43
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Caught between realities, a mathematician, a book dealer, and a mobster desperately seek a notoriou… read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
27. Find Him Where You Left Him Dead (Death Games, #1)
By: Kristen Simmons
3.37
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Kristen Simmons's masterful breakout novel for young adult readers, Jumanji but Japanese-inspired, … read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
28. Assassins Anonymous
By: Rob Hart
3.96
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
In this clever, surprising, page-turner, the world’s most lethal assassin gives up the violent life… read more
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- fiction
"The difference between humility and humiliation is willingness. Ultimately, it's not for them. It's for me."-Rob Hart, Assassins Anonymous
29. The Wings Upon Her Back
By: Samantha Mills
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A loyal warrior in a crisis of faith must fight to regain her place and begin her life again while … read more
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- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
30. The Corset & The Jellyfish: A Conundrum of Drabbles
By: Nick Bantock
3.70
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
[STARRED REVIEW] “Readers will find themselves delighted, intrigued, and often moved by the love, p… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
31. A Witch's Guide to Burning
By: Aminder Dhaliwal
4.24
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Dhaliwal creates a land ruled by magic and fire, where the sky is thick with witches A witch’s wor… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
