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Honeysuckle
Fridman-Tell, Bar.
Paper Book
'A lush, dreamlike, wholly intoxicating novel . . . Honeysuckle is a fever dream that I won't soon forget' Ava Reid, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Study in DrowningOnce upon a time, on the edge of a forest, there was a lonely child with only his older...
Escape! : a novel
Fishbach, Stephen
Paper Book
A propulsive debut novel following a has-been reality TV star and a disgraced producer who get one last shot at fame on a show set on a remote island, only to realize that the stakes are beyond what they ever imagined. Everybody gets the story arc they deserve.
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
Secret nights and northern lights
Oliver, Megan
Paper Book
Mona Miller lives her life by platitudes: she's just fine, thanks; all good; not a problem! Everything is right as rain-even if it's all a lie. Everyone at the travel magazine where she works knows her as a team player (in other words, the one who won't complain about the endless fluff pieces pushed...
Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore: A charming, must-read 2025 cosy fantasy romance debut with grumpy/sunshine vibes, small-town magic, and heartwarming second chances
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 : a novel
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
A mother's missing child, a search for identity, and ever-changing notions of "home" - class and race intersect with belonging in this stunning debut novel of mothers, daughters and best friends In June 2000, Mimi Truang is on her way home to Vietnam when her toddler daughter...
The hounding
Purvis, Xenobe.
Paper Book
An Indie Next Pick One of the Los Angeles Times's Must-Read Books of Summer 2025 One of Harper's Bazaar's Best Beach Reads to Keep You Occupied All Summer Long Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by NPR, Time, LitHub, Paste, and PopVerse ...

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