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Updated January 23, 2025
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All fours : a novel
July, Miranda
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024 ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: THE NEW YORKER &...

365 pages, Fiction
A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to
NY. Twenty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she
spontaneously exits the freeway, beds down in a nondescript motel, and
immerses herself in a temporary reinvention that turns out to be the start of
an entirely dierent journey.

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Anxious people
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and "writer of astonishing depth" (The Washington Times) comes a poignant, charming novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious...

341 pages, Fiction
Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight
anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two
couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover
their unexpected common traits.

3

Bright young women
Knoll, Jessica
Paper Book
Don't miss this "breakneck thriller" examining "our culture's obsession with serial killers and true crime" (Harper's Bazaar) following two women on the pursuit of justice against all odds. "A fascinating look at true crime and tabloid culture that's as thoughtful as it is gripping" (...

376 pages, Fiction
The book opens on a Saturday night in 1978, hours before a soon-to-be-
infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house with deadly
results. The lives of those who survive, including sorority president and key
witness, Pamela Schumacher, are forever changed. Across the country, Tina
Cannon is convinced her missing friend was targeted by the man papers refer
to as the All-American Sex Killer--and that he's struck again. Determined to
find justice, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final,
shocking confrontation.

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All the colors of the dark : a novel
Whitaker, Chris
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that "hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel" (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl). Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as...

595 pages, Fiction
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad
Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls
are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most
unlikely hero emerges--Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so,
leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover
that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that
their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one
another. A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique
twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the
shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.


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