Book Recommendations for General Fiction

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Genre: Fiction
Literary Fiction - 1651
Historical Fiction - 655
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Poetry & Novels in Verse - 22

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Books in Translation - 142
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Asian Authors - 307
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Native and Indigenous Authors - 23

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Female Friendships - 223
Strong Women - 832
LGBTQ+ - 151

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Philosophical - 107
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Magical or Supernatural - 267
Magical Realism - 52

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Small Press Titles - 252
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USA - 1492
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Europe - 571
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Middle-East (West Asia) - 93
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East Asia (except China) - 66
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South-East Asia - 43

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Eastern Africa - 27
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    Danielle Trussoni
    Hardcover: 10/08/2024
     
    Two sisters. A lost imperial treasure. The world's greatest puzzle master has twenty-four hours to solve the ...
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    Louise Erdrich
    Hardcover: 10/01/2024
     
    In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich tells a ...
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    Benjamin Labatut
    Paperback: 10/01/2024
     
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    Tan Twan Eng
    Paperback: 10/01/2024
     
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    Yoko Tawada
    Paperback: 10/01/2024
     
    On the heels of Scattered All Over the Earth, Yoko Tawada's new and irresistible Suggested in the ...
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    Betsy Lerner
    Hardcover: 10/01/2024
     
    No one will love you more or hurt you more than a sister.

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    Hardcover: 10/01/2024
     
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    Paperback: 10/01/2024
     
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