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• Real Americans

  a Novel

  Khong, Rachel, 1985-

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  "A sweeping exploration of choice, chance, class, race, and genetic engineering in three generations of a Chinese American family...Bold, thoughtful, and delicate at once, addressing life’s biggest questions through artfully crafted scenes and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Collected Regrets of Clover

  Brammer, Mikki

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  "Clover Brooks has spent almost her whole life in the presence of death; maybe the time has come for her to live a little...This is a beautiful tale of a vulnerable, compassionate woman who finds that, in order to care for others, she must also let…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Have Some Questions for You

  Makkai, Rebecca

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  "...a clever and deeply thoughtful story involving a 1990s boarding school murder and its repercussions decades later...Just as Makkai brought a keen perspective to the 1980s with her previous novel, she does a brilliant job here at showing how in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We All Want Impossible Things

  a Novel

  Newman, Catherine, 1968-

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  "A woman takes care of her dying best friend while handling her own messy life...Newman perfectly captures the beauty and burden of caring for someone in their final moments while showing the gift of Edi and Ash’s once-in-a-lifetime friendship.A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Take My Hand

  Perkins-Valdez, Dolen

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  A heart-wrenching but incredibly eye-opening novel. Perkins-Valdez has crafted a story of love, loss, race and ethics inspired by real events.

• Remarkably Bright Creatures

  a Novel

  Van Pelt, Shelby

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  A charming tale of friendship between a widow who struggles to let go of her past, and a giant Pacific octopus that can't be contained. Readers are treated to the heartwarming interactions between the main characters who each have lost the one they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Whereabouts

  Lahiri, Jhumpa

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  Most recent novel from Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, melancholy literary fiction in translation. A woman, caught between stasis and movement, makes the city her confident as she wanders the streets, bars, piazzas, parks, bridges, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dutch House

  a Novel

  Patchett, Ann

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  “Patchett’s splendid novel is a thoughtful, compassionate exploration of obsession and forgiveness, what people acquire, keep, lose or give away, and what they leave behind.” — Publishers Weekly

• The Girl He Used to Know

  Garvis Graves, Tracey

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  Annika Rose, like Beth Harmon, has trouble reading people. She prefers the comfort and safety of reading books and playing chess compared to social situations with other people, expect for Jonathan. But ten years have passed and she doesn't know how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Idiot

  Batuman, Elif, 1977-

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  The daughter of Turkish immigrants, Selin journeys to Europe for self-discovery, invention, and identity. "...Batuman’s exceptional discernment, comedic brilliance, and soulful inquisitiveness generate a charmingly incisive and resonant tale of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation