Lioness
By: Mark Powell
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
In the fall of 2018, a bomb goes off at a water-bottling plant in the mountains of southwest Virgin…
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1. The Birds of Opulence
By: Crystal Wilkinson
3.70
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of Blackberries, Blackberriesand Water Streetco… read more
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- literary fiction
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2. Black Boy
By: Richard Wright , Jerry W. Ward Jr.
3.91
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
Black Boyis a classic of American autobiography, a subtly crafted narrative of Richard Wright's jou… read more
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3. More of This World or Maybe Another
By: Barb Johnson
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the backstreets of New Orleans to the rural Gulf Coast--this is the territory Johnson mines so… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
4. Black River
By: S.M. Hulse
4.48
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A former prison guard and talented fiddler returns to his Montana hometown to bury his wife and con… read more
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- literary fiction
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5. Marry Me: A Romance
By: John Updike
4.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
A deftly satirical portrait of life and love in a suburban town as only Updike can paint it. Updike… read more
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6. History of the Rain
By: Niall Williams
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
We are our stories. We tell them to stay alive or keep alive those who only live now in the telling… read more
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7. Out of It
By: Selma Dabbagh
3.64
Format: 211 pages, Paperback
Gaza is being bombed. Rashid - a young, clever Palestinian - has been smoking grass on the roof wat… read more
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9. The Trackers
By: Charles Frazier
3.71
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina, a stunning new novel that p… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"Wiltson, every time you open your mouth, it's like you're competing against yourself to say something stupider than yesterday. And you always win."-Charles Frazier, The Trackers
10. Boy's Life
By: Robert McCammon
4.39
Format: 625 pages, Kindle Edition
An Alabama boy’s innocence is shaken by murder and madness in the 1960s South in this novel by the … read more
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- fiction
"They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end."-Robert McCammon, Boy's Life
"After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears is a question or statement, every wag of the tail is an exclamation."-Robert McCammon, Boy's Life
"See, this is my opinion: we all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing to birds and read the clouds and see our destiny in …"-Robert McCammon, Boy's Life
11. The Caretaker
By: Ron Rash
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Told against the backdrop of the Korean War as a small Appalachian town sends its sons to battle, T… read more
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12. A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020
By: David Sedaris
4.21
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice: T here’s no right way to keep a diary, but if there’s… read more
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"Sometimes things happen and I don’t know what to do with my face."-David Sedaris, A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020
"Question: What’s the difference between a whore and a bitch? Answer: A whore will sleep with anybody. A bitch will sleep with anybody… but you."-David Sedaris, A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020
"While each of us thought, separately, Amy brought up Fran Lebowitz. "Someone asked her what her favorite animal is and she answered, 'Steak.' Isn't that perfect?"-David Sedaris, A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020
13. The Road to Dalton (Dalton, Maine, #1)
By: Shannon Bowring
4.04
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
From debut author Shannon Bowring comes a novel of small town America that Pulitzer-winner Richard … read more
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14. The Bear
By: Andrew Krivak
3.89
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
From National Book Award in Fiction finalist Andrew Krivak comes a gorgeous fable of Earth’s last t… read more
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"Sleep is the only balm I know."-Andrew Krivak, The Bear
"But we don't get to choose when we leave here to sleep on the mountain. We all have to sleep on the mountain one day. Even the bear. Even when we struggle with all our will not to."-Andrew Krivak, The Bear
"Her father told her once that all animals were creatures of habit and so, too, were they. The difference was she could choose to change her habits. Animals changed when they were afraid. Change befor…"-Andrew Krivak, The Bear
"Imagine it from here everything you say in front of you — lake, trees, the mountains to the edge of the horizon — was water. Endless blue water of waves in constant motion. That’s what the ocean look…"-Andrew Krivak, The Bear
15. Those We Thought We Knew
By: David Joy
4.30
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning writer David Joy comes a searing new novel about the cracks that form in a small… read more
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- contemporary
16. The Land of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things #2)
By: John Connolly
3.91
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
Twice upon a time - for that is how some stories should continue . . . Phoebe, an eight-year-old… read more
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"They were books speaking to other books, which was what books did, because no book was ever created in isolation, and literature was a long, ongoing conversation between stories."-John Connolly, The Land of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things #2)
"To do nothing in the face of another's misfortune is to be no better than those who might have caused it to begin with, and the measure of the best of us is that we can correctly measure our own inco…"-John Connolly, The Land of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things #2)
"Raging against it, or despairing, would not change anything. The past does not imprison us. We may offer ourselves up as its captives, but equally, we can choose to open the cell door and walk free. …"-John Connolly, The Land of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things #2)
"You have to love not one dog, but all dogs," he would explain to Ceres. "You only have them for a short time, you see. To them it's a lifetime, while for you it's never long enough. So you love each …"-John Connolly, The Land of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things #2)
17. On the Savage Side
By: Tiffany McDaniel
4.06
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Six women--mothers, daughters, sisters--gone missing. When the first is found floating dead in the … read more
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18. The Prettiest Star
By: Carter Sickels
4.43
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Small-town Appalachia doesn't have a lot going for it, but it’s where Brian is from, where his fami… read more
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19. Fruit of the Drunken Tree
By: Ingrid Rojas Contreras
3.95
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of Isabel Allende and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a mesmerizing debut set against the backd… read more
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- fiction
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"What song could Pablo Escobar possibly sing in the shower?"-Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Fruit of the Drunken Tree
"As her photo burned, I thought: even oblivion is a kindness."-Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Fruit of the Drunken Tree
"Multiply me when necessary, make me disappear when peremptory. Transform me into light when there is shadow, into a star when in the desert."-Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Fruit of the Drunken Tree
"I thought again about Pablo Escobar cutting off people's tongues. It made sense to stop speaking, to say only what was necessary and nothing beyond. It was a way to survive."-Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Fruit of the Drunken Tree
20. The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America
By: Sara B. Franklin
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The woman behind some of the most important authors of the 20th century—including Julia Child, Anne… read more
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21. Lioness
By: Mark Powell
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
In the fall of 2018, a bomb goes off at a water-bottling plant in the mountains of southwest Virgin… read more
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