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2025

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10 Marchfield Square by Nicola Whyte
Apr 01 2025
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A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
Apr 01 2025
Thrillers
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A Hole in the Story by Ken Kalfus
Apr 01 2025
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A Perfect Turmoil by Alex Green
Apr 01 2025
Biography/Memoir
A/S/L by Jeanne Thornton
Apr 01 2025
Literary Fiction
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Adventures in the Louvre by Elaine Sciolino
Apr 01 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett
Apr 01 2025
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Attila by Aliocha Coll
Apr 01 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
Bad Nature by Ariel Courage
Apr 01 2025
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Cat's People by Tanya Guerrero
Apr 01 2025
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Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous
Apr 01 2025
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Flesh by David Szalay
Apr 01 2025
Literary Fiction
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Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
Apr 01 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Apr 01 2025
Thrillers
Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen
Apr 01 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Home of the Happy by Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
Apr 01 2025
Biography/Memoir
Huda F Wants to Know? by Huda Fahmy
Apr 01 2025
Graphic Novels
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I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
Apr 01 2025
Literary Fiction
Insignificant Others by Sarah Jio
Apr 01 2025
Romance
Messy Perfect by Tanya Boteju
Apr 01 2025
Literary Fiction
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Nine Minds by Daniel Tammet
Apr 01 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Our City That Year by Geetanjali Shree
Apr 01 2025
Literary Fiction
Rabbit Moon by Jennifer Haigh
Apr 01 2025
Literary Fiction
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Renegade Girls by Nora Neus
Apr 01 2025
Graphic Novels
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Restaurant Kid by Rachel Phan
Apr 01 2025
Biography/Memoir
Run Away With Me by Brian Selznick
Apr 01 2025
Romance
Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Apr 01 2025
Romance
Shots Heard Round the World by John Ferling
Apr 01 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards
Apr 01 2025
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Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
Apr 01 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Surreal by Michele Gerber Klein
Apr 01 2025
Biography/Memoir
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The Beauty of the End by Lauren Stienstra
Apr 01 2025
Literary Fiction
The Ephemera Collector by Stacy Nathaniel Jackson
Apr 01 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson Wheeler
Apr 01 2025
Mysteries
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The Last American Road Trip by Sarah Kendzior
Apr 01 2025
Biography/Memoir
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The River Knows Your Name by Kelly Mustian
Apr 01 2025
Literary Fiction
The Scientist and the Serial Killer by Lise Olsen
Apr 01 2025
True Crime
The Sirens by Emilia Hart
Apr 01 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
The Snares by Rav Grewal-Kök
Apr 01 2025
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The Stars and Their Light by Olivia Hawker
Apr 01 2025
Historical Fiction
Valley of Forgetting by Jennie Erin Smith
Apr 01 2025
Science, Health and the Environment
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Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) (A Vera Wong Novel) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Apr 01 2025
Mysteries
The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For by Cameron Reed
Apr 02 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown
Apr 03 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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A Genocide Foretold by Chris Hedges
Apr 08 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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Authority by Andrea Long Chu
Apr 08 2025
Essays
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Big Chief by Jon Hickey
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
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Don't Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo
Apr 08 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Apr 08 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
Forget the Camel by Elizabeth MeLampy
Apr 08 2025
Science, Health and the Environment
Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
Hail Mary by Funmi Fetto
Apr 08 2025
Short Stories
Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
Apr 08 2025
Short Stories
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Make Sure You Die Screaming by Zee Carlstrom
Apr 08 2025
Thrillers
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
Apr 08 2025
Thrillers
My Documents by Kevin Nguyen
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
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No More Tears by Gardiner Harris
Apr 08 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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Passion Project by London Sperry
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
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Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
Apr 08 2025
Graphic Novels
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Perspective(s) by Laurent Binet
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
Plum by Andy Anderegg
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
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Precious Rubbish by Kayla E.
Apr 08 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Searches by Vauhini Vara
Apr 08 2025
Essays
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Terrestrial History by Joe Mungo Reed
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
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The 10 by E.A. Hanks
Apr 08 2025
Biography/Memoir
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The Baker of Lost Memories by Shirley Russak Wachtel
Apr 08 2025
Historical Fiction
The Creation of Half-Broken People by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
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The Float Test by Lynn Steger Strong
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
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The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
Apr 08 2025
Literary Fiction
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The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer
Apr 08 2025
Mysteries
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The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester
Apr 08 2025
Historical Fiction
The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose
Apr 08 2025
Thrillers
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods
Apr 08 2025
Historical Fiction
The Once and Future World Order by Amitav Acharya
Apr 08 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis
Apr 15 2025
Literary Fiction
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American Spirits by Barb Rosenstock
Apr 15 2025
Biography/Memoir
Bitter Texas Honey by Ashley Whitaker
Apr 15 2025
Literary Fiction
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Black Power Scorecard by Andre M. Perry
Apr 15 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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Coram House by Bailey Seybolt
Apr 15 2025
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Crumb by Dan Nadel
Apr 15 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Hellions by Julia Elliott
Apr 15 2025
Short Stories
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Hyo the Hellmaker by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
Apr 15 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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In the Rhododendrons by Heather Christle
Apr 15 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Into the Ice by Mark Synnott
Apr 15 2025
Travel & Adventure
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Lost at Sea by Joe Kloc
Apr 15 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew Sullivan
Apr 15 2025
Thrillers
Nahia by Emily Jones
Apr 15 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman
Apr 15 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman
Apr 15 2025
Mysteries
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Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin
Apr 15 2025
Literary Fiction
Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi
Apr 15 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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stay with me by Hanne Orstavik
Apr 15 2025
Literary Fiction
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Strangers in Time by David Baldacci
Apr 15 2025
Historical Fiction
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The Eights by Joanna Miller
Apr 15 2025
Historical Fiction
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The Fairbanks Four by Brian Patrick O’Donoghue
Apr 15 2025
True Crime
The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
Apr 15 2025
Thrillers
The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter
Apr 15 2025
Literary Fiction
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, 2) by C. S. Lewis
Apr 15 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe
Apr 15 2025
Literary Fiction
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The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
Apr 15 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
Apr 15 2025
Literary Fiction
Things Left Unsaid by Sara Jafari
Apr 15 2025
Literary Fiction
Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi
Apr 15 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
What a Time to Be Alive by Jenny Mustard
Apr 16 2025
Literary Fiction
The Eyes of Gaza by Plestia Alaqad
Apr 17 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Adopt a Vampire by Aj Sherwood
Apr 21 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
A Billion Butterflies by Dr. Jagadish Shukla
Apr 22 2025
Science, Health and the Environment
A Training School for Elephants by Sophy Roberts
Apr 22 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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Atavists by Lydia Millet
Apr 22 2025
Short Stories
Calm by S. J. Baker
Apr 22 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Cope Field by T. L. Simpson
Apr 22 2025
Literary Fiction
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Down in the Sea of Angels by Khan Wong
Apr 22 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
Fair Play by Louise Hegarty
Apr 22 2025
Mysteries
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Hope Dies Last by Alan Weisman
Apr 22 2025
Science, Health and the Environment
If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal
Apr 22 2025
Romance
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Medicine River by Mary Annette Pember
Apr 22 2025
Biography/Memoir
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More Everything Forever by Adam Becker
Apr 22 2025
Science, Health and the Environment
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Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Apr 22 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Sister, Sinner by Claire Hoffman
Apr 22 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Slither by Stephen S. Hall
Apr 22 2025
Essays
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The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
Apr 22 2025
Historical Fiction
The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
Apr 22 2025
Essays
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
Apr 22 2025
Literary Fiction
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The Dissident Club by Taha Siddiqui
Apr 22 2025
Biography/Memoir
The Fantasies of Future Things by Doug Jones
Apr 22 2025
Literary Fiction
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The Golden Hour by Matthew Specktor
Apr 22 2025
Biography/Memoir
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The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza
Apr 22 2025
Biography/Memoir
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The World of Nancy Kwan by Nancy Kwan
Apr 22 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Water by Rumi
Apr 22 2025
Poetry & Novels in Verse
When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
Apr 22 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
Zeal by Morgan Jerkins
Apr 22 2025
Historical Fiction
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The Gardeners' Club by Marnie Riches
Apr 24 2025
Thrillers
A Mind of Her Own by Danielle Steel
Apr 29 2025
Romance
Ancestors by Pierre Zalloua
Apr 29 2025
Science, Health and the Environment
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Awakened by A.E. Osworth
Apr 29 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Apr 29 2025
Thrillers
Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming
Apr 29 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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Dianaworld by Edward White
Apr 29 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Favorite Daughter by Morgan Dick
Apr 29 2025
Literary Fiction
Ginseng Roots by Craig Thompson
Apr 29 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens
Apr 29 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner
Apr 29 2025
Biography/Memoir
Poets Square by Courtney Gustafson
Apr 29 2025
Biography/Memoir
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Polybius by Collin Armstrong
Apr 29 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Apr 29 2025
Romance
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Sleeping Children by Anthony Passeron
Apr 29 2025
Literary Fiction
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So Very Small by Thomas Levenson
Apr 29 2025
Science, Health and the Environment
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Strangers in the Land by Michael Luo
Apr 29 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
The Accidentals by Guadalupe Nettel
Apr 29 2025
Short Stories
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The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
Apr 29 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Apr 29 2025
Literary Fiction
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The Edge of Yesterday by Rita Woods
Apr 29 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson
Apr 29 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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The Floating World by Axie Oh
Apr 29 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
The Golden Road by William Dalrymple
Apr 29 2025
History, Current Affairs and Religion
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The Lilac People by Milo Todd
Apr 29 2025
Historical Fiction
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The Manicurist's Daughter by Susan Lieu
Apr 29 2025
Biography/Memoir
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
Apr 29 2025
Literary Fiction
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The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
Apr 29 2025
Thrillers
The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions by Ersilia Vaudo
Apr 29 2025
Science, Health and the Environment
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The Summer I Remembered Everything by Catherine Con Morse
Apr 29 2025
Literary Fiction
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Turning to Birds by Lili Taylor
Apr 29 2025
Essays
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
Apr 29 2025
Thrillers
When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
Apr 29 2025
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Where Was Goodbye? by Janice Lynn Mather
Apr 29 2025
Literary Fiction
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Women of War by Suzanne Cope
Apr 29 2025
Biography/Memoir
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You Can Never Die by Harry Bliss
Apr 29 2025
Biography/Memoir
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