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  • The Far Field
    The Far Field
    Madhuri Vijay
    Hardcover: 01/15/2019
     
    Gorgeously tactile and sweeping in historical and socio-political scope, Pushcart Prize-winner Madhuri Vijay's...
  • Once Upon a River
    Once Upon a River
    Diane Setterfield
    Hardcover: 12/04/2018
     
    A richly imagined, powerful new novel about how we explain the world to ourselves, ourselves to others, and ...
  • Those Who Knew
    Those Who Knew: A Novel
    Idra Novey
    Hardcover: 11/06/2018
     
    A taut, timely novel about what a powerful politician thinks he can get away with and the group of misfits who...
  • Unsheltered
    Unsheltered: A Novel
    Barbara Kingsolver
    Hardcover: 10/16/2018
     
    A timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion ...
  • Never Coming Back
    Never Coming Back
    Alison McGhee
    Paperback: 10/09/2018
     
    Never Coming Back is a brilliant and piercing story of a young woman finding her way in life, determined to ...
  • A Spark of Light
    A Spark of Light
    Jodi Picoult
    Hardcover: 10/02/2018
     
    A powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis.
  • The Floating World
    The Floating World
    C. Morgan Babst
    Paperback: 10/02/2018
     
    A dazzling debut about family, home, and grief.

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