How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?

Anna Johnston

Synopsis: For readers of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a warm, life-affirming debut about a zany case of mistaken identity that allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family. Bittersweet and remarkably perceptive, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife is a hilarious, feel-good, clever novel about grief, forgiveness, redemption, and finding family.

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Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner

Synopsis: From Rachel Kushner, a Booker Prize finalist, two-time National Book Award finalist, and one of the most gifted authors of her generation, comes a new novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France—a propulsive page-turner of glittering insights and dark humor.

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Entitlement

Rumaan Alam

Synopsis: A novel of money and morality from the New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind. Taut, unsettling, and alive to the seductive distortions of money, Entitlement is a riveting tale for our new gilded age, a story that confidently considers questions about need and worth, race and privilege, philanthropy and generosity, passion and obsession. It is a provocative, propulsive novel about the American imagination.

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Colored Television

Danzy Senna

Synopsis: A brilliant dark comedy about love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial- identity-industrial complex from the bestselling author of Caucasia.

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

Synopsis: Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. In the wake of their father’s death, this is a new interlude―a period of desire, despair, and possibility– for the two grieving brothers and the people they love; a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.

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Blue Sisters

Coco Mellors

Synopsis: Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister’s death in this unforgettable story of grief, hope, and the complexities of family, from the acclaimed author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein.

The Lightning Bottles

Marissa Stapley

Synopsis: The author of New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick Lucky returns with a spellbinding story of rock ‘n’ roll and star-crossed love—about grunge-era musician Jane Pyre’s journey to find out what really happened to her husband and partner in music, who abruptly disappeared years earlier.

The Lost Queen

Signe Pike

Synopsis: Compared to Outlander and The Mists of Avalon, this thrilling first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story of Languoreth—a forgotten queen of sixth-century Scotland—twin sister of the man who inspired the legend of Merlin. Based on new scholarship, this tale of bravery and conflicted love brings a lost queen back to life—rescuing her from obscurity, and reaffirming her place at the center of one of the most enduring legends of all time.

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The Mesmerist

Caroline Woods

Synopsis: A tightly plotted page-turner ripped from the headlines of history, as three very different women must work together to stop a killer and save the truest home they’ve ever known. Before hypnotism, there was Mesmerism. And in 1894 Minneapolis, in the wake of a national financial crisis, spiritualism of every stripe is all the rage, and women are dying under mysterious circumstances.

Mademoiselle Eiffel

Aimie K. Runyan

Synopsis: From the author of The School for German Brides and A Bakery in Paris, this captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century Paris tells the story of Claire Eiffel, a woman who played a significant role in maintaining her family’s legacy and their iconic contributions to the city of Paris.

Songs for the Broken Hearted

Ayelet Tsabari

Synopsis: A young Yemeni Israeli woman learns of her mother’s secret romance in a dramatic journey through lost family stories, revealing the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter—the debut novel of an award-winning literary voice.

Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour

Nora Nguyen

Synopsis: A rollicking, unforgettable romance about two strangers finding love despite their best efforts as they embark on a sweeping matchmaking tour through Việt Nam, perfect for readers of Carley Fortune and Abby Jimenez.

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Can’t Help Falling in Love

Sophie Sullivan

Synopsis: A struggling waitress and the heir to a major Seattle company stumble into a high-profile fake engagement while simultaneously trying to keep up with their own love lives in this flirty fall rom-com!

Double Exposure

Elissa R. Sloan

Synopsis: Elissa R. Sloan, author of The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes, returns with a sweeping drama about two A-list stars—a former star couple—as they cross each other’s paths over and over again through the years, in a story that examines the work we have to do in order to grow into the people we want to become.

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Prime Time Romance

Kate Robb

Synopsis: A young divorcée finds herself in the ideal world of her favorite 2000s teen soap in this “gleefully nostalgic and completely fresh” romance from the author of This Spells Love.

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Sunshine and Spice

Aurora Palit

Synopsis: When two complete opposites agree to fake date in order to solve their cultural dilemmas, they find the only force more powerful than an immigrant mother’s matchmaking schemes might just be true love.

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The Night We Lost Him

Laura Dave

Synopsis: In this riveting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, estranged siblings discover their father has been keeping a secret for over fifty years, one that may have been fatal…

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Here One Moment

Liane Moriarty

Synopsis: Aside from a delay, there will be no problems. The flight will be smooth, it will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off. But almost all of them will be forever changed. Because on this ordinary, short, domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. People learn how and when they are going to die. For some, their death is far in the future—age 103!—and they laugh. But for six passengers, their predicted deaths are not far away at all.

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The Most Famous Girl in the World

Iman Hariri-Kia

Synopsis: Stars—they’re just like us! Except much, much worse. Campy, satirical, and utterly hilarious, The Most Famous Girl in the World is both a scathing indictment of modern celebrity and a thrilling rollercoaster ride of unhinged hijinks that will keep you gasping at every turn of the page.

We Solve Murders

Richard Osman

Synopsis: Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life with his days of adventure behind him. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s job now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She’s currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D’Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts . . . Solving murders is a family business.

Once More From the Top

Emily Layden

Synopsis: A propulsive, layered novel about the meteoric rise of a legendary pop star and the secret she’s kept hidden for fifteen years, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones & the Six. Immersive, page-turning, and psychologically astute, Once More from the Top is a riveting and keenly observant novel about friendship, ambition, and the cost of fame. 

Snake Oil

Kelsey Rae Dimberg

Synopsis: A razor-sharp literary thriller about three women vying for power at a wellness startup, where the cost of ambition might be deadly. Part page-turning suspense, part darkly comic skewering of startup culture, Snake Oil is a gripping exploration of ambition and authenticity, shining a revealing light on the wellness world.

William

Mason Coile

Synopsis: Psychological horror meets cyber noir in this delicious one-sitting read—a haunted house story in which the haunting is by AI. Henry is a brilliant engineer who, after untold hours spent in his home lab, has achieved the breakthrough of his career—he’s created an artificially intelligent consciousness. He calls the half-formed robot William. No one knows about William. When Henry’s pregnant wife’s coworkers show up, wanting to finally meet Henry and see the new house—the smartest of smart homes—Henry decides to introduce them to William, and things go from strange to much worse. 

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We Came to Welcome You

Vincent Tirado

Synopsis: The Other Black Girl meets Midsommar in this spine-chilling, propulsive psychological adult debut from highly acclaimed author Vincent Tirado, in which a married couple moves into a gated “community” that slowly creeps into a pervasive dread akin to the social horror of Jordan Peele and Lovecraft County—We Came to Welcome You cleverly uses the uncanny to illuminate the cultish, shocking nature of systemic racism.

Home Sweet Home

Sarah Pinsker

Synopsis: On the set of a kitschy reality TV show, staged scares transform into unnerving reality in this spooky ghost story from multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Sarah Pinsker. Eerie and empathetic, Haunt Sweet Home is a multifaceted, supernatural exploration of finding your own way into adulthood, and into yourself.

Dearest

Jacquie Walters

Synopsis: A new mom in need of help opens her door to her long-estranged mother—only to invite something much darker inside—in this fast-paced and frightening debut about the long shadows cast by family secrets, perfect for readers of Grady Hendrix or Ashley Audrain.

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Next Stop

Benjamin Resnick

Synopsis: For readers of Leave the World Behind and Exit West, an astonishingly resonant novel that explores the precariousness of Jewish American life through one family after a black hole consumes the State of Israel and similar strange events occur in major cities around the world, ushering in a time of chaos as well as miracles.

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Bright I Burn

Molly Aitken

Synopsis: A fierce, electrifying novel inspired by the true story of the first woman to be condemned as a witch in Ireland. A breathtaking act of imagination, Bright I Burn gives voice to a woman lost to history, who dared to carve a space of her own in a man’s world.

A Song to Drown Rivers

Ann Liang

Synopsis: Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown Rivers is an epic novel steeped in myth about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance.

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Vilest Things

Chloe Gong

Synopsis: Power plays, spilled blood, and lethal romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestseller Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra.

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How to Hide in Plain Sight

Emma Noyes

Synopsis: The unbreakable bonds of family and love are explored in this brilliant and tender story. On the day she arrives in Canada for her older brother’s wedding, Eliot Beck hasn’t seen her family in 3 years. Eliot adores her big, wacky, dysfunctional collection of siblings and in-laws, but there’s a reason she fled to Manhattan and buried herself in her work—and she’s not ready to share it with anyone. Eliot thinks she’s prepared to survive the four-day-long wedding extravaganza—until she sees her best friend, Manuel, waiting for her at the marina and looking as handsome as ever. 

Exposure

Ava Dellaira

Synopsis: One night. Two sides of a story. In multi-perspective storytelling filled with humanity and empathy, Exposure forces readers to reckon with conflicting truths that are not easily reduced to right or wrong. Spanning decades, from LA to Chicago, and told through four perspectives, this powerful, provocative novel delves into one fateful night and the people affected by it, exploring how race, artistic ambition, and grief expose different versions of the same story.

Buried Deep and Other Stories

Naomi Novik

Synopsis: A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance trilogy, including a sneak peek at the land where her next novel will be set.

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First in the Family: A Story of Survival, Recovery, & the American Dream

Jessica Hoppe

Synopsis: During the first year of quarantine, drug overdoses spiked, the highest ever recorded. And Hoppe’s cousin was one of them. “I never learned the true history of substance use disorder in my family,” Hoppe writes. “People just disappeared.” At the time of her cousin’s death, she’d been in recovery for nearly four years, but she hadn’t told anyone. In this deeply moving and lyrical memoir, Hoppe shares an intimate, courageous account of what it means to truly interrupt cycles of harm. For readers of The Recovering by Leslie Jamison, Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford, and Heavy by Kiese Laymon.

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The Sing Sing Files: One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, & A 20 Year Fight for Justice

Dan Slepian

Synopsis: In 2002, Dan Slepian, a veteran producer for NBC’s Dateline, received a tip from a Bronx homicide detective that two men were serving twenty-five years to life in prison for a 1990 murder they did not commit. Haunted by what the detective had told him, Slepian began an investigation of the case that eventually resulted in freedom for the two men and launched Slepian on a two-decade personal and professional journey into a deeply flawed justice system fiercely resistant to rectifying―or even acknowledging―its mistakes and their consequences.

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