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• Ariadne

  a Novel

  Saint, Jennifer

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  An interpretation of the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur from the perspective of Ariadne, the Princess of Crete.

• The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

  Turton, Stuart

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  Aiden Bishop must solve Evelyn Hardcastle's murder to break a time loop. The catch? Every day Aiden experiences the event in the body of a different guest at the scene.

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  A crew of outcasts with dangerous secrets comes together to pull off a heist.

• The Penelopiad

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  A retelling of The Odyssey from the perspective of Odysseus's wife Penelope.

• Under the Whispering Door

  Klune, TJ

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  Wallace, a lawyer who only cares about himself, unexpectedly dies. His story isn't over, however, as he finds himself tethered to an intriguing ferryman with the choice to cross over (literally) looming over him.

• House of Names

  a Novel

  Tóibín, Colm, 1955-

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  A retelling of the tragic myth of the generational curse that plagues the House of Atreus.

• Alias Grace

  a Novel

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  Grace is in prison for murders she can't remember committing. What will happen when she's helped to remember that day?

• Nine Liars

  Johnson, Maureen, 1973-

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  A standalone mystery from the Truly Devious series, Nine Liars follows Stevie as she attempts to solve a cold case from the 1990s.

• Lavinia

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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  A retelling of the Aeneid from the perspective of Lavinia.

• Never Let Me Go

  Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954-

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  The emotionally devastating story of Kathy, her friends, and their futile attempts to fight destiny.

• The Way of Kings

  Sanderson, Brandon

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  The first book in a high fantasy series which looks at the ongoing war on the Shattered Plains of Roshar.

• The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

  Hall, Alexis J.

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  A 2SLGBTQIA+ imagining of Sherlock Holmes.

• Rebecca

  Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989

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  The classic Gothic novel which follows the recent marriage of a lady's maid to a widower, and the enclosing shadows of his deceased wife that follow them.

• Hell Followed With Us

  White, Andrew Joseph

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  Transgender teen Benji must survive a post-apocalyptic city while on the run from the transphobic cult that raised him.

• The Memory Police

  a Novel

  Ogawa, Yōko, 1962-

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  A young novelist must hide her editor from the Memory Police, who ensure that what is lost remains forgotten by any means necessary.