Little Gods
by Meng Jin
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Little Gods, Meng Jin's intricate, emotionally intelligent debut, opens with a scene in which physicist Su Lan gives birth in Beijing in 1989. Through the eyes of a ...
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Rachel Hullett
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Beyond the Book: The Tiananmen Square Massacre
One of the largest public squares in the world, Tiananmen Square lies in the heart of Beijing. It's named after a monumental gate built in the 1400s leading into the Forbidden City; Tiananmen means 'Gate of Heavenly Place.' Despite the serene ... Beyond the Book
The Truants
by Kate Weinberg
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The Truants opens with Jess Walker, a first-year university student in Norfolk, England, experiencing a bout of bad luck. A nasty stomach flu has limited her ability to ...
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Elisabeth Cook
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Beyond the Book: The Disappearance of Agatha Christie
In Kate Weinberg's The Truants, the main character, Jess Walker, suggests to her professor, Lorna Clay, that famed author Agatha Christie's 'hardest to crack' mystery may have emerged not in her writing, but in her life. Jess is referring to the time... Beyond the Book
The End of the Ocean
by Maja Lunde
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In The History of Bees, her debut novel for adults, internationally bestselling Norwegian writer Maja Lunde imagined a dystopian future in which the world's bees—...
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Elisabeth Herschbach
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Beyond the Book: Climate Change and Water Scarcity
Alternating between two storylines set in the recent past and the very near future, Maja Lunde's The End of the Ocean is a chilling reminder of how alarmingly fast the effects of climate change can snowball out of control. In one storyline, set in ... Beyond the Book
Heart of Junk
by Luke Geddes
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In Luke Geddes' debut novel, The Heart of America is the largest year-round antique mall in Kansas, composed of 189,000 square feet of quality antiques and collectibles. But ...
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Jordan Lynch
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Beyond the Book: Collecting, Hoarding and Minimalism: America's Obsession with Stuff
Heart of Junk, the debut novel from Luke Geddes, is set in the fictional Heart of America antique mall in Kansas. The vendors in the mall hope to make some money selling off bits of their collections—Barbies, postcards, glassware, furniture... Beyond the Book
Cartier's Hope
by M. J. Rose
A Gilded Age gem of ambition & betrayal from the author of New York Times bestseller, Tiffany Blues.
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Father of Lions
by Louise Callaghan
A true-to-life narrative of one man's remarkable quest to save the Mosul Zoo.
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Father of Lions
by Louise Callaghan
A true-to-life narrative of one man's remarkable quest to save the Mosul Zoo.
"The definition of an overdeliver." —Vox
"A tricky, unnerving, consistently fascinating memoir."
—Kirkus, starred review
In luminous, incisive prose, a startling new literary talent explores masculinity, race, ...
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Lisa Butts
From the author of The Calligrapher's Daughter comes the riveting story of two sisters, ...
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A taut, timely novel about what a powerful politician thinks he can get away with and the ...
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Lisa Butts
American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins
American Dirt is a book that embraces you in a tango of drama, love and strong emotions during a time of turbulence and unrest. It's hard to put the book down once you ...
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American Dirt
by Jeanine Cummins
Politics and controversy aside, let me tell you about this amazing book I just read. It is one of those rare gems that you think of all day, looking forward to when you ...
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The End of the Ocean
by Maja Lunde
I came upon The End of the Ocean by happy accident. This book was a captivating read from page one. The stories of the two main characters seemingly unrelated and their ...
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Father of Lions
by Louise Callaghan
This is nonfiction: the true story of the evacuation of the Mosul Zoo. Imad, also known as Abu Laith which means Father of Lions, is a car mechanic and the self-...
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The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
I was so sad to reach the end of this book …. sniff, sniff...I always feel like crying a little when this book ends. Especially, this one.
I always want great reads to ...
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Father of Lions
by Louise Callaghan
This was a very compelling true account of love and loyalty during the time of war. The author did a great job of setting the scene of what these people were facing from...
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