Habilis
By: Alyssa Quinn
3.63
Format: 211 pages, Paperback
A hallucinatory exploration into the origins of humans and human language perfect for fans of Brian…
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1. Boulder
By: Eva Baltasar
3.89
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
La protagonista d'aquesta novel·la és una dona atreta per la solitud com per un imant. Es guanya la… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"Los niños pequeños tienen ese poder, imponen su alegría al malestar ordinario de los adultos."-Eva Baltasar, Boulder
"Y sin embargo he descubierto que no se puede columpiar a un hijo sin sonreír. Lo he intentado y es imposible. Los niños pequeños tienen ese poder, imponen su alegría al malestar ordinario de los adul…"-Eva Baltasar, Boulder
"I listen with all five senses, I listen to her with my entire body, with everything but my heart, which feels like it wants to thrash the hell out of me. This wasn't part of our plan. The truth is we…"-Eva Baltasar, Boulder
"But all this tunneling has opened rifts through which the captive parts of me have started to emerge. I realize that I am smoke, that the things that define me rise as they would up a chimney, probin…"-Eva Baltasar, Boulder
2. Bliss Montage
By: Ling Ma
3.91
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
A new creation by the author of Severance, the stories in Bliss Montage crash through our carefully… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"To live is to exist within time. To remember is to negate time."-Ling Ma, Bliss Montage
"It doesn't take much to come into your own; all it takes is someone's gaze."-Ling Ma, Bliss Montage
"Maybe you don't know that you're wounded until you receive the salve. The salve that makes everything come back."-Ling Ma, Bliss Montage
"It was a time when the future could have been anything, been anywhere. It was so open that it could actually crush her."-Ling Ma, Bliss Montage
3. Monstrilio
By: Gerardo Sámano Córdova
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A literary horror debut about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man,… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"The world was scary. Worse, I was scary in it."-Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Monstrilio
"I wanted him to snap, to finally and absolutely lose it. To break. He was withering. To wither is not the same as to break; to break is to have pieces to put back together, and to wither is to dry up…"-Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Monstrilio
4. You Should Be So Lucky
By: Cat Sebastian
4.39
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
5. The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)
By: Nghi Vo
4.17
Format: 128 pages, ebook
The Hugo Award-Winning Series returns with its newest standalone entry: a gothic mystery involving … read more
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- fiction
"The world starts with a story. So do dynasties and eras and wars. So does love, and so does revenge. Everything starts with a story."-Nghi Vo, The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)
6. Ghost Wall
By: Sarah Moss
3.73
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
In the north of England, far from the intrusions of cities but not far from civilization, Silvie an… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
"It was bright again, as if England had forgotten how to rain"-Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall
"Lights blind you; there's a lot you miss by gathering at the fireside."-Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall
"Haven't you been listening, people don't bother to hurt what they don't love. To sacrifice it."-Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall
"I knew better than to challenge him; even the word 'Negro' was already some concession to my ideas because he preferred to use a more offensive term and wait, chin raised, for a reaction."-Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall
7. The Pachinko Parlour
By: Elisa Shua Dusapin
3.61
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
The days are beginning to draw in. The sky is dark by seven in the evening. I lie on the floor and … read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"They made it illegal to speak Korean. You could be sentenced to death for speaking it. And do you know what your grandmother’s mother did to avoid being subjected to speaking Japanese at school? She …"-Elisa Shua Dusapin, The Pachinko Parlour
"When Korea was divided, we were still nationals of a unified Korea. It was called Choson. At separation, the Japanese government gave us permission to keep our Korean identity, but we had to choose b…"-Elisa Shua Dusapin, The Pachinko Parlour
8. How Long 'til Black Future Month?
By: N.K. Jemisin
4.28
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In these stories, Jemisin sharply examines modern society, infusing magic into the mundane, and dra… read more
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- fiction
"Still. Marching."-N.K. Jemisin, How Long 'til Black Future Month?
"I’ll take the dreams,"-N.K. Jemisin, How Long 'til Black Future Month?
"I need to talk to you,"-N.K. Jemisin, How Long 'til Black Future Month?
"The monster is amused to be found monstrous"-N.K. Jemisin, How Long 'til Black Future Month?
9. Victory City
By: Salman Rushdie
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Hidden in a clay pot. Sealed with wax. Buried at the heart of a ruined palace amidst the ashes of o… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
"History is a consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"History is the consequence not only of people’s actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"fHistory is the consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"In death do triumph and failure humbly meet. We learn far less from victory than from defeat."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
10. Biography of X
By: Catherine Lacey
3.85
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From one of our fiercest stylists, a roaring epic chronicling the life, times, and secrets of a not… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"One of the armed guards smiled and said, “God bless,"-Catherine Lacey, Biography of X
"Who can say who I are, how many I are, which I is the most I of my I’s?"-Catherine Lacey, Biography of X
"She could not hurt me. I had no more space, at the time, to hold any new hurts."-Catherine Lacey, Biography of X
"She kept losing track of the people she loved, and losing track of herself along with them."-Catherine Lacey, Biography of X
11. Open Throat
By: Henry Hoke
4.01
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A lonely, lovable, queer mountain lion narrates this star-making fever dream of a novel. A quee… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
12. Blackouts
By: Justin Torres
3.77
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
13. Alive At The End Of The World
By: Saeed Jones
4.35
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
Pierced by grief and charged with history, this new poetry collection from the award-winning author… read more
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"The end of the world was mistaken for just another midday massacre in America."-Saeed Jones, Alive At The End Of The World
"I wish I knew a woman who was both the light and every shadow the light pierces."-Saeed Jones, Alive At The End Of The World
"I'm most dangerous when I'm hungry. I'm most hungry when I'm hurting. Seems like I'm always hurting."-Saeed Jones, Alive At The End Of The World
"A few months and many deaths ago, I asked someone "how are you doing" and felt, in the way her eye fell, how I had failed her before I had even reached the end of my question. I've hurt many people b…"-Saeed Jones, Alive At The End Of The World
14. Ghost Station
By: S.A. Barnes
3.57
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.… read more
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- fiction
15. A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself
By: Katherine Howe
3.73
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of one youn… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
16. Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)
By: Lev A.C. Rosen
3.87
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Even when your dream is taken from you, you can have a great new life."-Lev A.C. Rosen, Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)
"People are always trying to claim you, without ever listening to who you are. They want you to be something else, to be the role they have for you in the family. But really, we're all better off just…"-Lev A.C. Rosen, Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)
17. The Memory of Animals
By: Claire Fuller
3.61
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Our Endless Numbered Days, Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange, and Un… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"Humans are useless at learning from their mistakes. We just have to keep making new plans."-Claire Fuller, The Memory of Animals
18. The Survivalists
By: Kashana Cauley
2.94
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A single Black lawyer puts her career and personal moral code at risk when she moves in with her co… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
19. A Magical Girl Retires
By: Park Seolyeon
3.63
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful… read more
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- fiction
"The person I loved and respected the most in the world called me a genius; therefore, I was a genius."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"If I could become a magical girl at twenty-nine, then surely it was never too late to become a watchmaker."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"Grandfather, I just love watches. When I look at them, I just... It's like they're a whole universe. The universe itself. Even the smallest watch."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
"She had a point. I mean, when did my own girlhood begin and end, exactly? I couldn't quite circle a lasso around it, but I knew, at least, when it had ended. Three years ago, when Grandfather died."-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires
20. Bury Your Gays
By: Chuck Tingle
4.29
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
From Chuck Tingle, author of the USA Today bestselling Camp Damascus, comes a new heart-pounding st… read more
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- fiction
"The studio might be a ruthless capitalist machine," he opines, "but we're not evil."-Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays
"Your stories aren't worth your life." My stories are my life, I think, but I don't say this."-Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays
"I'm honestly kind of surprised. You've got a flair for drama, Misha. I thought you might get hard over some final sacrifice for love, or whatever. I mean, you're the writer, not me, but that's got Em…"-Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays
"The path I've been led down is one of senseless catastrophe, a classic Hollywood tale of the man who plummets to rock bottom just moments before he would have crested the peak. [...] I'm living out t…"-Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays
21. The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish
By: Katya Apekina
4.08
Format: 353 pages, Paperback
It’s 16-year-old Edie who finds their mother Marianne dangling in the living room from an old jump … read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"Si empujas en una dirección, el péndulo volverá con igual fuerza en la opuesta."-Katya Apekina, The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish
"That afternoon was the first time I felt... I don't know how to describe it exactly. My head was in Dad's lap and all the happiness that I'd missed was being compressed into that moment. I looked up …"-Katya Apekina, The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish
22. Fruiting Bodies
By: Ashley Robin Franklin
3.41
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
A new spine-chilling horror comic from cartoonist Ashley Robin Franklin, author of One Million Tiny… read more
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- fiction
23. The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power
By: Terry J. Benton-Walker
3.89
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies Fir… read more
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- fiction
24. Pet Peeves
By: Nicole Goux
3.39
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
In this horror graphic novel, the new dog that aspiring musician Bobbie has adopted is cute, but al… read more
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25. Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories
By: Sarah Coolidge
4.01
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
A boy explores the abandoned house of a dead fascist… A leaked sex tape pushes a woman to the brin… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
26. I Was a Teenage Slasher
By: Stephen Graham Jones
3.68
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story wi… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
27. Villager
By: Tom Cox
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
There’s so much to know. It will never end, I suspect, even when it does. So much in all these live… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
28. Habilis
By: Alyssa Quinn
3.63
Format: 211 pages, Paperback
A hallucinatory exploration into the origins of humans and human language perfect for fans of Brian… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
29. Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch
By: Codie Crowley
3.80
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Murdered bad girl Annie Lane is back from the grave and hellbent on revenge . . . she just has to f… read more
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- fiction
30. Nicked
By: M.T. Anderson
3.85
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning and bestselling author of Feed comes a raucous and slyly funny adult fiction… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
31. Private Rites
By: Julia Armfield
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, c… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"To be misunderstood is one thing, but the curious hostility of a sibling's approach lies less in what they miss than in the strange backdated nature of the things they choose to know. A person can be…"-Julia Armfield, Private Rites
