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Updated January 10, 2025
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1
Bad liar : a novel
Hoag, Tami
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Masterful #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag is back with a riveting, emotionally powerful new thriller! Small-town labels are hard to shake. Hometown hero. Fallen angel. Can anyone ever escape their past?
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Funny story
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by TIME ∙ NPR ∙ ELLE ∙ Parade ∙ Woman's World and more! A shimmering, joyful new novel...
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Defense protocol
Andrews, Brian 1973-
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Half baked harvest quick & cozy
Gerard, Tieghan
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . 120+ recipes for delicious, soul-warming comfort food . . . and getting it ready in a hurry-from the author of Half Baked Harvest Every Day. Colorful. Convenient. Comforting. Mega-bestselling author Tieghan Gerard is...
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How to let things go : 99 tips from a Zen Buddhist monk to relinquish control and free yourself up for what matters
Masuno, Shunmyō
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Feeling overwhelmed? Step away from life's demands and free yourself up for what matters with this succinct and sensible guide by the Zen Buddhist author of the international bestsellers The Art of Simple Living and Don't Worry. Amid the relentless cycle of news,...
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Small things like these
Keegan, Claire
Paper Book
**OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2024** **NEW YORK TIMES BOOK CLUB PICK 2024** NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY A New York Times Bestseller * Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize * Winner of the Orwell Prize for...
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The demon of unrest : a saga of hubris, heartbreak, and heroism at the dawn of the Civil War
Larson, Erik
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this "riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult" (Los Angeles Times). ...
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Now or never : thirty-one on the run
Evanovich, Janet
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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The latest Stephanie Plum novel from #1 New York Times bestseller and "the most popular mystery writer alive" (The New York Times) Janet Evanovich. She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now...
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She's not sorry
Kubica, Mary
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The instant New York Times bestseller that BookTok is calling "absolutely A-M-A-Z-I-N-G" (@hollylovesbooks1519) and "impossible to put down" (@kurryreads), from the author of Local Woman Missing and Just the Nicest Couple Everyone has secrets, but not everyone has...
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Skipping Christmas
Grisham, John.
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Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a...
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Nexus : a brief history of information networks from the Stone Age to AI
Harari, Yuval N.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. "Striking original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the...
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12
Here one moment : a novel
Moriarty, Liane
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the beloved author of Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, and The Husband's Secret comes a moving novel of love, marriage, family, and trying to find certainty in a fragile world. "The premise is irresistible--a woman on...
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Sonny boy : a memoir
Pacino, Al
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The Instant New York Times Bestseller * One of People Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year "The rare celebrity memoir that's also a literary read. As funny as it is reflecive, it shares stories behind Pacino's hardscrabble upbringing, classic films and journey to icon...
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Counting miracles : a novel
Sparks, Nicholas
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change--or even make our peace with--the path we've taken. "Sparks is superb at what he does. The...
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The blue hour : a novel
Hawkins, Paula
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A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "The best Paula Hawkins yet - by a tense and haunting mile." - Lee Child "An atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller... truly exceptional." - Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The God of the Woods "A masterful...
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The Christmas spirit : a novel
Macomber, Debbie
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Two lifelong friends decide to trade places the week before Christmas and end up finding love along the way in this delightful novel from the queen of holiday stories, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Peter Armstrong...
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The drowned : a novel
Banville, John
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From the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of Snow comes a richly atmospheric new mystery about a woman's sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems. "John Banville is one of my favorite writers alive,...
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The elements of Marie Curie : how the glow of radium lit a path for women in science
Sobel, Dava
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The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo's Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the many young women trained in her laboratory who...
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The immortal Nicholas a novel
Beck, Glenn
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A thrilling new holiday novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Glenn Beck. BEFORE HE WAS FATHER CHRISTMAS...HE WAS SIMPLY A FATHER. Thirteen-time #1 national bestselling author Glenn Beck realized years ago that somewhere along the way, his four children had become more...
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The serviceberry : abundance and reciprocity in the natural world
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
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An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world....
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'Twas the bite before Christmas
Rosenfelt, David
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In National Bestseller David Rosenfelt's 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas, all through the Carpenter house, five dogs are stirring, and not even Andy can get out of working this next case at his door. Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation's annual...
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A Christmas duet : a novel
Macomber, Debbie
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A solo holiday trip inspires one woman to rediscover her passion--and remember that, sometimes, duets are more fun--in this romantic Christmas novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. "A perfectly delicious...
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A light to my path
Austin, Lynn N.
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When word arrives that the Yankees are coming, an obedient house slave is faced with a decision--will she continue to follow the bidding of her owners, or will she embrace this chance for freedom?
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Autocracy, Inc. : the dictators who want to run the world
Applebaum, Anne
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the Pulitzer-prize winning author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Economist, Financial Times, Foreign...
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Before we were us
Hunter, Denise 1968-
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She can't remember. He can't forget. How did Lauren's number one nemesis, Jonah, become her adoring boyfriend? Can Jonah convince Lauren to remember why she wanted to stay? Love is complicated in this cozy and wholesome, small-town amnesia romance with a big-city girl and her resort co...
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Before we were yours : a novel
Wingate, Lisa
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THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT--Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller "Poignant, engrossing."--People * "Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation's history and...
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Bellevue a novel
Cook, Robin 1940-
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Christmas in Bethel
Evans, Richard Paul
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From Richard Paul Evans, the New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Promise and The Christmas Box--"the most popular holiday tale since Tiny Tim" (Newsweek)--a new novel celebrating the life-changing power of the holiday spirit. Leigh Beth...
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Christmas in Winter Hill
Carlson, Melody
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A CBA Bestselling AuthorKrista Galloway is not a fan of Christmas, due to bad memories of the holiday season during her childhood in multiple foster homes. But when she accepts a job as a city manager in the town of Winter Hill, Washington, Christmas is part of the deal. The small town is famous for...
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Darling girls
Hepworth, Sally
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SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER... Sally Hepworth's novel Darling Girls has it all. For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah, and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. As young girls they were rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving foster...
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Death at the sign of the rook
Atkinson, Kate
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THE INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER (SUNDAY TIMES, UK) * The highly anticipated return of "irresistible" (New York Times) private eye Jackson Brodie in the newest installment of the bestselling series hailed as "unputdownable" by Time "How delicious...
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Desolation code : a novel
Brown, Graham
Paper Book
Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew face swarms of deadly bio-hacked sea locusts, a runaway AI system, and a sinister cult in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler. When Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala...
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Faith Bass Darling's last garage sale
Rutledge, Lynda
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On the last day of the millennium, sassy Faith Bass Darling, the richest old lady in Bass, Texas, decides to have a garage sale. With help from a couple of neighborhood boys, Faith lugs her priceless Louis XV elephant clock, countless Tiffany lamps, and everything else from her nineteenth-century...
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Fatal intrusion : a novel
Deaver, Jeffery
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As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado. ...
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Flint Kill Creek : stories of mystery and suspense
Oates, Joyce Carol
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These new, recent, and reformulated stories by Joyce Carol Oates, collected here for the first time, showcase a wide range of crime fiction and psychological suspense. A young, insecure woman finds her relationship changing as she grows more and more dependent on a man who likes to take her on long...
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Food gifts : 150+ irresistible recipes for crafting personalized presents
Scott, Elle Simone
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Your all-occasion guide to homemade food gifts that look as fabulous as they taste-from a food stylist and best-selling author of the Boards cookbook! Includes 150+ recipes, hundreds of packaging ideas, and inside tips for making beautiful food gift baskets for housewarmings,...
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Happily this Christmas
Mallery, Susan
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Susan Mallery, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fool's Gold romances, proves there's no place like Happily Inc for the holidays... There's no place like Happily Inc for the holidays... Wynn Beauchene has a thriving business, a...
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Home
Morrison, Toni.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A New York Times Notable Book * From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner: an emotional powerhouse of a novel about a modern Odysseus returning to a 1950s America mined with lethal pitfalls for an unwary Black man When Frank Money joined the army to...
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I'll be waiting : a novel
Armstrong, Kelley
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From New York Times Bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a spellbinding new tale of supernatural horror involving a haunted-house, seances, lost loved ones, and a sinister spirit out for blood... Nicola Laughton never expected to see adulthood, being diagnosed with...
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Never never
Hoover, Colleen
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One big happy family
Mallery, Susan
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Our wives under the sea
Armfield, Julia
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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, The Washington Post, Lit Hub, The Telegraph, Goodreads, Tor.com, them, and more) A FINALIST for the LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD and GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD "A deeply strange and haunting novel in the best possible way...An...
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Pride and prejudice
Austen, Jane 1775-1817
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Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets...
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Rebecca
Du Maurier, Daphne 1907-1989
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Now a Netflix film starring Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas "Last Night I Dreamt I went to Manderley Again..." With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls the...
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Reminders of him : a novel
Hoover, Colleen
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A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover. After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping...
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Robert B. Parker's hot property
Lupica, Mike
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Safe enough : and other stories
Child, Lee
Paper Book
You know Jack Reacher. Now meet twenty more heroes and heavies from the brilliant mind of legendary crime author Lee Child. A drug-dealing hit man feels that he must unburden his fears and guilt to a stranger in "Ten Keys." A rookie cop in "Normal in Every Way" is assigned...
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Safe haven
Sparks, Nicholas.
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In a small North Carolina town, a mysterious and beautiful woman running from her past slowly falls for a kind-hearted store owner . . . until dark secrets begin to threaten her new life. When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North...
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49
Golden hour
Battles, Brett
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Former CIA operative Teddy Fay returns for another exciting adventure in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling series.
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50
The Banned Books Club
Novak, Brenda
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"A sharply plotted, emotionally intense novel of family secrets, fresh starts and community" --Jayne Ann Krentz She left her hometown following a scandal--but family loyalty is dragging her back... Despite their strained relationship, when Gia...
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The Christmas shoes
VanLiere, Donna
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Already a Christmas classic, The Christmas Shoes is an extraordinary tale based on the remarkably popular song of the same name, and adapted to a made-for-TV movie. The heartwarming story by NewSong instantly soared to the top of the charts, mesmerizing listeners. Donna...
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The color of home
Tosello, Kit 1961-
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Audrey Needham, Bay Area interior designer to the rich and pretentious, is down to her last nerve. Her boss is impossible to please, her future is in jeopardy, and her great-aunt Daisy needs support as her husband descends into Alzheimer's. When Daisy enlists Audrey's help preparing for a...
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