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  • When the Cranes Fly South Jacket
    When the Cranes Fly South:
    A Novel
    by Lisa Ridzén
    Vintage
    Publishes: 08/05/2025
    Genre: Literary Fiction
    320 pages

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    About This Book
    A profoundly moving debut novel that follows an elderly man's struggle to maintain autonomy over his own life: an emotional story of love, friendship, fatherhood, and atonement that is already an international sensation.

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  • A Land So Wide Jacket
    A Land So Wide:
    A Novel
    by Erin A. Craig
    Pantheon Books
    Publishes: 09/09/2025
    Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
    368 pages

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    About This Book
    From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child, comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy set in the beautiful but brutal Canadian wilderness.

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  • The Sister's Curse Jacket
    The Sister's Curse
    by Nicola Solvinic
    Berkley Books
    Publishes: 10/21/2025
    Genre: Thrillers
    384 pages

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    About This Book
    There's something in the water in Bayern County…

    When mysterious drownings plague her small town, a detective haunted by her serial killer father must uncover whether revenge, ancient legends, or something darker lurks beneath the surface.

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  • The Bone Thief Jacket
    The Bone Thief
    by Vanessa Lillie
    Berkley Books
    Publishes: 10/28/2025
    Genre: Thrillers
    368 pages

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    About This Book
    When a Native teenager vanishes from her small town—a place with dark ties to an elite historical society—archaeologist Syd Walker is called to investigate...from bestselling author Vanessa Lillie.

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