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Updated May 18, 2026
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Escape!
Fishbach, Stephen
Paper Book
Everyone gets the story arc they deserve. Kent Duvall, a faded reality show winner, just wants another chance at glory-to find his way out of his depressing life and back to his highlight reel. When a scandal is captured on camera at a charity event, he gets his shot, on a new jungle survival show...
How to commit a postcolonial murder
McConigley, Nina Swamidoss
Paper Book
A Most Anticipated Book of the Year from The New York Times, Literary Hub, Stylist and many more 'Takes all the expected stories about growing up Indian American, slices them open with razor-sharp wit, and turns them inside out' CELESTE NG, author of...
When the fireflies dance
Hassan, Aisha
Paper Book
'An intensely powerful story about friendship, unfairness, cruelty and love, from a brave new voice. Heartbreaking, touching, and thought-provoking' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'As heartwarming as it is heartbreaking, love, hope and family never leave this epic tale, which becomes one...
Violet Thistlewaite is not a villain anymore
Krempholtz, Emily
Paper Book
''Charming . . . A romance that, gently and pleasantly, asks questions about power and its uses.'' The New York Times ''I have rarely read a book so charming...Violet Thistlewaite might not be a villain anymore, but she''s definitely stolen my heart.'' Ashley Poston<...
The merge
Walker, Grace
Paper Book
'[A] clever and provocative debut ... smart and engaging - like Nineteen Eighty-Four crossed with Never Let Me Go.' Daily Mail 'A compelling and disturbing story of love and sacrifice, control and resistance.' Guardian Once the process begins, there can be no...
Best woman
Dommu, Rose
Paper Book
Julia loves her family. They stood by her when she came out as a woman and have been nothing but supportive of her life in New York. So when her brother asks her to be 'best woman' in his wedding, how could she say no? Now though, Julia's facing a week in her hometown dealing with...
Red city
Lu, Marie
Paper Book
The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab, Red City is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition and the pursuit of...
The Irish goodbye
O'Neill, Heather Aimee
Paper Book
Three adult sisters reunited at their childhood home must confront a shared tragedy in The Irish Goodbye - the devastatingly beautiful debut novel from Heather Aimee O'Neill.It's been years since the three Ryan sisters were all home together at their family's beloved house on Long...
My other heart
Strenner, Emma Nanami
Paper Book
For fans of The Vanishing Half and Little Fires Everywhere, a sweeping and heartfelt debut about finding your roots across borders and beyond blood-ties 'A magical read ... that will break your heart then put it back together again' Stylist Book of the Month...
The hounding
Purvis, Xenobe
Paper Book
A THE TIMES AND TIME MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Extraordinary . . . clever, strange and beautifully written' THE TIMES 'A rich, atmospheric novel thrumming with menace' NEW YORK TIMES 'Prompts thoughts of both THE...

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