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  • Spent: A Comic Novel
    Alison Bechdel
    Hardcover: 05/20/2025
     
    The celebrated and beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Fun Home presents a laugh-...
  • Aaron John Curtis
    Hardcover: 05/06/2025
     
    A coming-of-middle-age novel about an Ahkwesáhsne man's reluctant return home and what it takes to heal.
  • Caoilinn Hughes
    Paperback: 04/15/2025
     
    From the writer Anthony Doerr calls "a massive talent," the story of four brilliant Irish sisters, orphaned in...
  • Camilla Barnes
    Hardcover: 04/01/2025
     
    An often hilarious, surprisingly moving portrait of a long-married couple, seen through the eyes of their ...
  • Ferdia Lennon
    Paperback: 03/25/2025
     
    An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history.
  • Leaving: A Novel
    Roxana Robinson
    Paperback: 03/04/2025
     
    What risks would you be willing to take to fall in love again?
  • Clear: A Novel
    Carys Davies
    Paperback: 03/04/2025
     
    A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a minister dispatched to a remote island off of...

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