North
By: Brad Kessler
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Brad Kessler’s North is a powerfully moving novel about the intertwined lives …
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1. Mud Season: How One Woman's Dream of Moving to Vermont, Raising Children, Chickens and Sheep, and Running the Old Country Store Pretty Much Led to One Calamity After Another
By: Ellen Stimson
3.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In self-deprecating and hilarious fashion, Mud Season chronicles Stimson's transition from city lif… read more
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"Darlin'," he drawled, "go when you are invited. Bring good boots, drive slow, take blankets, carry your own salt, but by all means... go where the light is. That's not bad advice, wherever you live. …"-Ellen Stimson, Mud Season: How One Woman's Dream of Moving to Vermont, Raising Children, Chickens and Sheep, and Running the Old Country Store Pretty Much Led to One Calamity After Another
"A sweet friend of my Hannah's said that Christmas only makes her sad. "It's just for happy families it makes everyone else miserable." But there is a secret truth about family. Eventually you get to …"-Ellen Stimson, Mud Season: How One Woman's Dream of Moving to Vermont, Raising Children, Chickens and Sheep, and Running the Old Country Store Pretty Much Led to One Calamity After Another
2. The Universe Versus Alex Woods
By: Gavin Extence
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A rare meteorite struck Alex Woods when he was ten years old, leaving scars and marking him for an … read more
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- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
3. The Highest Tide
By: Jim Lynch
3.97
Format: 179 pages,
"A poignant coming-of-age story and an enchanting primer on the life aquatic. The Highest Tideis as… read more
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4. Benediction (Plainsong, #3)
By: Kent Haruf
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife must work together, along with th… read more
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5. What to do When Someone Dies
By: Nicci French
4.23
Format: None pages, Paperback
'This is not my world. Something is wrong, askew. . . I am Ellie Falkner, thirty-four years old and… read more
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6. After Annie
By: Anna Quindlen
4.03
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are lef… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
7. The Golden Gate
By: Amy Chua
3.88
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
8. The Frozen River
By: Ariel Lawhon
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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10. James
By: Percival Everett
4.54
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
11. North Woods
By: Daniel Mason
4.15
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those … read more
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- adult
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12. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By: James McBride
4.00
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing de… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
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13. Wandering Stars
By: Tommy Orange
3.89
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- adult
"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars
14. Long Island (Eilis Lacey, #2)
By: Colm Tóibín
3.82
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly movi… read more
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- adult
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- historical fiction
15. Absolution
By: Alice McDermott
3.81
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War. In Saigon in 1963, two yo… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
16. Table for Two
By: Amor Towles
4.26
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- adult
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."-Amor Towles, Table for Two
"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"-Amor Towles, Table for Two
17. Sipsworth
By: Simon Van Booy
4.26
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Over the course of a single week, a woman who is ready to die discovers an unexpected reason to liv… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
18. 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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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
- adult
19. Sandwich
By: Catherine Newman
3.75
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"-Catherine Newman, Sandwich
"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"-Catherine Newman, Sandwich
20. Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World
By: Pádraig Ó Tuama
4.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Expanding on the popular podcast of the same name from On Being Studios, Poetry Unbound offers imme… read more
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- adult
- contemporary
21. The Children's Bach
By: Helen Garner
3.53
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Helen Garner has been a literary institution in Australia for decades. Her perfectly formed novels … read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
22. Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
By: Olivia Ford
4.10
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food Nothing… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"To want something, she realized, was to make yourself vulnerable to losing it."-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
"It's sometimes easy to feel left behind at my age, as if the world has a future and you have no place in it...but I hope to discover that there is meaning and adventure still to be found."-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
"...the strongest couples I know have grown together, supporting their partner's changes rather than harnessing or fearing them. It's a bit like growing roses - you don't get to choose exactly which w…"-Olivia Ford, Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame
23. Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)
By: Elizabeth Strout
4.46
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friend… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"...Bob caught a glimpse of himself in the store window that was right there. He was startled. Who was that tall older man? Was that him? A sense of bewilderment came to him. He turned away, then turn…"-Elizabeth Strout, Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)
24. The Plinko Bounce
By: Martin Clark
3.73
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the po… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
25. Behind You Is the Sea
By: Susan Muaddi Darraj
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American communi… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
26. The Shortest Day
By: Colm Tóibín
3.78
Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition
In Ireland, a man of reason is drawn to a true mystery older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge in th… read more
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- fiction
"But did they have gods? Or believe in an afterlife?"-Colm Tóibín, The Shortest Day
27. The Glassmaker
By: Tracy Chevalier
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling historical novelist, a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glass… read more
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- literary fiction
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"...you never recover from losing someone; you just learn to accommodate the hole it makes in you."-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker
"People who make things also have an ambiguous relationship with time. Painters, writers, wood-carvers, knitters, weavers and, yes, glassmakers: creators often enter an absorbed state that psychologis…"-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker
28. A Life Impossible: Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence
By: Steve Gleason
4.71
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From NFL player Steve Gleason, a powerful, inspiring memoir of love, heartbreak, resilience, family… read more
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29. A Country You Can Leave
By: Asale Angel-Ajani
3.72
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When sixteen-year-old Lara and her fiery mother, Yevgenia, find themselves homeless again, the misn… read more
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- fiction
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30. North
By: Brad Kessler
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Brad Kessler’s North is a powerfully moving novel about the intertwined lives … read more
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- social justice
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- adult
31. Shred Sisters
By: Betsy Lerner
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A wry and riveting debut novel about family, mental illness, and a hard-won path between two sister… read more
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