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Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic
Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic
by Syou Ishida
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Publishing: Sep 22, 2026
 
Cats once again prove to be the best medicine in the wonderful third book following the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel We'll Prescribe You a Cat.
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The Dating Game
The Dating Game
by Ally Zetterberg
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Publishing: Sep 8, 2026
 
In this clever and surprising thriller about the perils of modern dating and the female rage it sometimes inspires, a board game designer starts playing by her own rules, and losers won't be tolerated.
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Appraisals : A Novel
by Claire Boyles
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Publishing: Aug 4, 2026
 
Financial and ecological realities tear at the heart of a multigenerational farm family in this debut novel from a "deft and daring" (Los Angeles Times) Whiting Award winner.
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Time Travel for Beginners
Time Travel for Beginners
by Jaclyn Moriarty
Reviewed: May 14, 2026
 
Publishing: Aug 4, 2026
 
In her dazzling new novel, award-winning author Jaclyn Moriarty asks the question, if you could travel back in time, when would you visit?
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(4.2/5)
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Plant Lady
Plant Lady
by Kang Minyoung
Reviewed: May 14, 2026
 
Publishing: Aug 4, 2026
 
In the heart of a quiet town, a young woman tends to her plant shop, but beneath the surface of her lush, green sanctuary lies something far darker....

Will you dare to disrespect her plants?
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(4.1/5)
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The Night Hunter
The Night Hunter
by Natalie Moss
Reviewed: May 14, 2026
 
Publishing: Jul 28, 2026
 
In a remote corner of the South African bush, two sisters reunite to bury a family secret once and for all, but when they're stranded among the wild animals, they find a predator far more dangerous waiting for them in the shadows... .
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(4.3/5)
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Henry Tudor Must Die
Henry Tudor Must Die
by Jillian Laine
Reviewed: Apr 10, 2026
 
Publishing: Jul 21, 2026
 
One queen exiled. Another headed for the gallows. Both hungry for revenge. England's most infamous queens unite in vengeance against Henry VIII.
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(4.2/5)
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Tenderness
Tenderness : A Novel
by Rowan Beaird
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Publishing: Jul 21, 2026
 
From the beloved author of The Divorcées comes a novel set in the 1970s during an island wedding, where the bride has recently left a sinister cult that might still be trailing her.
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