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American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
"American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummings is a gripping novel that follows the harrowing journey of Lydia Quixano Pérez, a mother from...
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Feb 171 min read
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Someone Else's Bucket List by Amy T Matthews
After the untimely death of her outgoing, hugely successful influencer sister, an introverted woman takes on the terrifying challenge of...
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Jan 3, 20241 min read
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
In this exhilarating novel, two friends--often in love, but never lovers--come together as creative partners in the world of video game...
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Jan 3, 20241 min read
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Normal People by Sally Rooney
At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she...
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Jan 3, 20241 min read
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The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
Julian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people aren't really honest with one another. But what...
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Dec 11, 20231 min read
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant...
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Nov 20, 20231 min read
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of...
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
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A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
A life-affirming novel about three individuals whose lives intersect in unforeseen ways. I got this as a Goodreads giveaway and for...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
A warmhearted and empowering new novel about love, family, friendship, secrets, and a life-changing journey. Goodread Giveaway Review....
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
A simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the tender relationship between mother and daughter. I liked Olive Kitteridge better and...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
Set over one sweltering week in July and culminating in a bizarre act of violence that finally changes everything, The Rabbit Hutch is a...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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The Ballad of Laurel Springs by Janet Beard
A provocative novel set in eastern Tennessee that “explores the legacies—of passion and violence, music and faith—that haunt one family...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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The Wise Women by Gina Sorell
A witty and wildly enjoyable novel, set in New York City, about two adult daughters and their meddling advice columnist mother, for...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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Small Game: Blair Braverman
A gripping debut novel about a survival reality show gone wrong that leaves a group of strangers stranded in the northern wilderness. OMG....
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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Wade in the Water: Nyani Nkrumah
The story of a friendship that develops between Ella, a 12 year-old precocious and mistreated black girl and Katherine St. James, a...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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