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• The Knockoff

  a Novel

  Sykes, Lucy

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  Lucy Syke's novel The Knockoff flips The Devil Wears Prada on its head. Imogen Tate, cancer survivor, mom, and general hero editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine, discovers her much younger assistant is plotting to steal her job. Imogen must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Five Feet Apart

  Lippincott, Rachael

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  Like John Green's The Fault In Our Stars, Five Feet Apart is a moving novel about two teenagers both suffering from cystic fibrosis. Their boundaries, both physically and emotionally, are tested in this sweet and heartbreaking love story.

• The Rosie Project

  a Novel

  Simsion, Graeme C.

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  Uplifting novel for fans of John Green. In this quirky and heartwarming novel, a brilliant but eccentric geneticist develops a comprehensive questionnaire in order to find the perfect woman.

• 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

  Shafak, Elif, 1971-

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  Recommended for fans of Khaled Housseinni. Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, this novel provides an impactful portrait of women's lives and political movements in modern Istanbul. Leila Tequilla, a streetwalker in Istanbul, has just been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girl, Woman, Other

  Evaristo, Bernardine, 1959-

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  Wildly popular novel which intertwines poetry and pose in twelve connected story lines. The characters, predominantly Black and British, are multilayered and complicated figures who tell their stories through beams of joy and sorrow.

• The Office of Historical Corrections

  a Novella and Stories

  Evans, Danielle

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  Finalist for the Story Prize. Long listed for the Aspen Words Literary Prize. Character-driven short stories about race, grief, love, apology, and American history.

• Different Seasons

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  A collection of four dramatic novellas, including The Body and Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. Fans of Dan Brown will enjoy King's prose, characters, and intriguing plot twists, and well as his engagement with larger philosophical themes,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Devils Are Here

  Penny, Louise

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  The newest Louise Penny novel is a very popular crytologic thriller. Fans of Dan Brown's Robert Langdon series will enjoy the murder, conspiracy, and mystery of this novel, set in Paris, with a rich cast of characters.

• How to Pronounce Knife

  Stories

  Thammavongsa, Souvankham, 1978-

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  Expect stories of hope and struggle, simultaneously heart breaking and very funny, with an unexpected cast of characters, including 1990s country music star Randy Travis. Winner of the 2020 Scotia Bank Giller Prize, title story shortlisted for the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Circe

  a Novel

  Miller, Madeline

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  Fans of Rick Riordan's well-developed fantasy worlds will love Madeline Miller's epic Circe, a retelling of the semi-deity Circe and her journey to redemption. Fans of Legally Blonde and The Devil Wears Prada will enjoy the strong-willed Circe and…Read moreRead more of this annotation