Books set primarily in the State of New Jersey
New Jersey
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Four for the Road
by K J. Reilly
Hardcover: Aug 2022
Paperback: Aug 2023
The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four unlikely friends dealing with the messy side of grief who embark on a road trip to Graceland.
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Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free
by Sarah Weinman
Hardcover: Feb 2022
Paperback: Feb 2023
From the author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts, the astonishing story of a murderer who conned the people around him - including conservative thinker William F. Buckley - into helping set him free
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In the Time of Our History
by Susanne Pari
Paperback: Jan 2023
Inspired by her own family's experiences following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Susanne Pari explores the entangled lives within an Iranian American family grappling with generational culture clashes, the roles imposed on women, and a tragic ...
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Suburban Dicks
by Fabian Nicieza
Hardcover: Jun 2021
Paperback: May 2022
From the cocreator of Deadpool comes a hilariously entertaining debut featuring two unlikely and unforgettable amateur sleuths. An engrossing and entertaining murder mystery full of skewering social commentary, Suburban Dicks examines the racial ...
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Edison
by Edmund Morris
Hardcover: Oct 2019
Paperback: Nov 2020
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.
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You Bring the Distant Near
by Mitali Perkins
Hardcover: Sep 2017
Paperback: Apr 2019
This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and heart.
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
by Kate Moore
Hardcover: May 2017
Paperback: Mar 2018
The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark danger.
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Edgar and Lucy
by Victor Lodato
Hardcover: Mar 2017
Paperback: Feb 2018
A new literary novel from Weissberg Award winning playwright and PEN USA Award for Fiction winning writer Victor Lodato, Edgar and Lucy is a masterfully written story of a broken family struggling to stay together.
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Jack of Spades: A Tale of Suspense
by Joyce Carol Oates
Hardcover: May 2015
Paperback: May 2016
An exquisite, psychologically complex thriller about the opposing forces within the mind of one ambitious writer and the line between genius and madness.
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Girl Waits with Gun
by Amy Stewart
Hardcover: Sep 2015
Paperback: May 2016
An enthralling novel based on the forgotten true adventures of one of the nation's first female deputy sheriffs.
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Girl at War
by Sara Novic
Hardcover: May 2015
Paperback: Mar 2016
A powerful debut novel about a girl's coming of ageand how her sense of family, friendship, love, and belonging is profoundly shaped by war.
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Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation
by Dan Fagin
Hardcover: Mar 2013
Paperback: Apr 2015
The riveting true story of sixty years in the life of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, Toms River melds hard-hitting investigative reporting, a fascinating scientific detective story, and an unforgettable cast of characters into a ...
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