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  • I Cheerfully Refuse
    I Cheerfully Refuse
    Leif Enger
    Hardcover: 04/02/2024
     
    A career defining tour-de-force from New York Times bestselling, award-winning and "formidably gifted" (...
  • A Snake Falls to Earth
    A Snake Falls to Earth
    Darcie Little Badger
    Paperback: 04/02/2024
     
    Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in...
  • Strike the Zither
    Strike the Zither: Kingdom of Three #1
    Joan He
    Paperback: 03/26/2024
     
    A dazzling new fantasy from New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, Strike the Zither is a ...
  • The Last Bloodcarver
    The Last Bloodcarver: (The Last Bloodcarver Duology, Book 1)
    Vanessa Le
    Hardcover: 03/19/2024
     
    "A gritty world filled with a beautifully crafted cast and an intricate magic system. A smart, lush, and ...
  • Biography of X
    Biography of X: A Novel
    Catherine Lacey
    Paperback: 03/19/2024
     
    From one of our fiercest stylists, a roaring epic chronicling the life, times, and secrets of a notorious ...
  • The Book That Wouldn't Burn
    The Book That Wouldn't Burn: The Library Trilogy #1
    Mark Lawrence
    Paperback: 03/05/2024
     
    Two strangers find themselves connected by a vast and mysterious library containing many wonders and still ...
  • Big Time
    Big Time: A Novel
    Ben H. Winters
    Hardcover: 03/05/2024
     
    In this "wild and wonderful" (Lou Berney) corporate espionage thriller that takes the adage "time is money" ...
  • Weyward
    Weyward: A Novel
    Emilia Hart
    Paperback: 02/27/2024
     
    Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an ...
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