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Leave Your Mess at Home
Akinola, Tolani
Paper Book
"Warm, smart, hilarious, delicious, riveting."--Curtis Sittenfeld, New York Times bestselling author of Romantic Comedy "Powerful... There are multiple messes in Leave Your Mess At Home; I loved reading about every one of them."--Rachel Khong, New York Times...
The Last Woman of Warsaw
Batalion, Judy
Paper Book
A debut novel by the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Light of Days, following two very different Jewish women in Warsaw in the late 1930s as they unexpectedly come together in their search for love, meaning, and a sense of home, and as they grapple with...
How to commit a postcolonial murder : a novel
McConigley, Nina Swamidoss
Paper Book
A bold, inventive, and fiercely original debut novel that begins with an uncle dead and his tween niece's private confession to the reader--she and her sister killed him, and they blame the British. "I have been waiting for Nina McConigley's debut novel for years and it's even better...
Secret nights and northern lights
Oliver, Megan
Paper Book
Childhood best friends and first loves are reunited on a make-or-break work trip to Iceland, with old feelings coming to the surface in this charming romance from debut author Megan Oliver. Mona Miller lives her life by platitudes- she's just fine, thanks; all good; not a problem...
Violet Thistlewaite is not a villain anymore
Krempholtz, Emily
Paper Book
A powerful plant witch and a grumpy alchemist must work together to save their quiet town from a magical plague in this debut cozy fantasy romance about starting over, redemption, and what it really means to be a good person. Guy Shadowfade is dead, and after a lifetime as the...
The merge
Walker, Grace
Paper Book
Red city
Lu, Marie
Paper Book
DELUXE EDITION--a stunning hardcover edition featuring dark crimson sprayed edges The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab,...
The Irish goodbye : a novel
O'Neill, Heather Aimee
Paper Book
National Bestseller A #ReadWithJenna book club pick following an Irish American family with three adult sisters returning home to Long Island to face tension-filled dinners, ghosts from their pasts, and family secrets in a gripping novel full of biting wit and profound...
My other heart
Strenner, Emma Nanami
Paper Book
READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY "A mesmerizing novel filled with different types of love and secrets from the past." --Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee A missing child, two girls in...

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