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Absolution : a Southern Reach novel
VanderMeer, Jeff
Paper Book
ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024: The New York Times, Washington Post, New York Magazine, TIME, Kirkus, Literary Hub, Goodreads The surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach series--and the final word on one of the...
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The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi
Thompson, Wright
Paper Book
The instant New York Times bestseller * Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Slate, Vanity Fair, TIME, Buzzfeed, Smithsonian, BookPage, KCUR, and Kirkus "It literally changed my outlook on the...
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The Black utopians : searching for paradise and the Promised Land in America
Robertson, Aaron
Paper Book
One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2024 One of the Washington Post's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 A New York Public Library Top Ten Book of 2024 | A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 A New Republic Best Book of...
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Blind Spots : When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health
Makary, Marty, M.D.
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Price We Pay-an eye-opening look at the medical groupthink that has led to public harm, and...
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The Crescent Moon Tearoom
Sivinski, Stacy
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER An "impossibly endearing" (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author) debut novel about three clairvoyant sisters who face an unexpected twist of Fate at the bottom of their own delicate porcelain cups. Ever since the untimely...
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I dreamed of falling : a novel
Dahl, Julia
Paper Book
In acclaimed author Julia Dahl's new standalone, the death of a young mother triggers an avalanche of secrets in a small Hudson Valley town. Roman Grady is the sole reporter for the local newspaper in a tiny Hudson Valley town - a town so small that every store opening and DUI...
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Eden undone : a true story of sex, murder, and utopia at the dawn of World War II
Kahler, Abbott
Paper Book
An incredible true story of murder, romance, and a fateful search for utopia in the Galápagos--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ghosts of Eden Park "Abbott Kahler's wickedly gothic tale confronts an essential truth about those who ditch...
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Entitlement
Alam, Rumaan
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024 ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S "BEST BOOKS WE'VE READ IN 2024" ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S 50 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024 ONE OF KIRKUS'S "BEST BOOK CLUB FICTION OF 2024" ONE OF...
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Farewell Yellow Brick Road : Memories of My Life on Tour
John, Elton/ Furnish, David (FRW)
Paper Book
Farewell Yellow Brick Road is a full-color celebration of Elton John's record-breaking, globe-spanning farewell tour - from Allentown to Auckland, from Sydney to San Francisco. Featured concerts include Elton's dazzling performances at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium in November 2022, the finale of...
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The grey wolf
Penny, Louise
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series. Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any...
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Kingmaker : Pamela Harriman's astonishing life of power, seduction, and intrigue
Purnell, Sonia
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"A thorough account of Harriman's rise which also manages to be a brisk, twisty read ... riveting and revelatory." --The New Yorker "Rigorous but rollicking." --The New York Times Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by Apple Books, The Economist<...
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The mighty red : a novel
Erdrich, Louise
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK * A FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION "[A] sweeping, tender-hearted epic." --Harper's Bazaar In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love,...
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Once More from the Top
Layden, Emily
Paper Book
"A deliciously insider-y peek into the music industry and fame -- Layden has a gift for making the world and her characters feel wonderfully real. You won't be able to put it down." -- Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles A propulsive, "immersive" (Washington Post) novel about...
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Playground
Powers, Richard
Paper Book
Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world's first...
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The Sequel
Korelitz, Jean Hanff
Paper Book
"Sequels are notoriously tricky. Even the characters in The Sequel acknowledge it. "They're never as good as the first book, are they?"... Well, this one is. By shifting the focus to Anna, Korelitz gives the novel what many sequels lack: a sense of newness. While the story grows more...
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So thirsty
Harrison, Rachel
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A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in this juicy, thrilling novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Black Sheep. Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn't need a...
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Sunshine and spice
Palit, Aurora
Paper Book
Naomi Kelly will do anything to make her new brand consulting business a success. When she lands a career saving contract to rebrand the Mukherjee family's failing local bazaar, she knows there can be no mistakes. But as the 'oops' baby of a free-spirited Bengali mother, Naomi's lack of connection...
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Supremacy : AI, ChatGPT, and the race that will change the world
Olson, Parmy
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS 2024 BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD In November of 2022, a webpage was posted online with a simple text box. It was an AI chatbot called ChatGPT, and was unlike any app people had used before. It was more human than a customer...
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What if we get it right? : visions of climate futures
Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "With a thoughtfully curated series of essays, poetry, and conversations, the brilliant scientist and climate expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson has assembled a group of dynamic people who are willing to imagine what seems impossible, and articulate those visions...
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The Wildes : a novel in five acts
Bayard, Louis
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In this singularly powerful novel, bestselling author Louis Bayard brings Oscar Wilde's wife Constance and two sons out from the shadows of history and creates a vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss, and love. "Wonderfully researched, beautifully crafted, movingly...
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