Debut

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“portrays a woman of great intellect, beauty, and ability to read others, whose desire for power forms not for her own glory but to challenge a system that threatens her son’s life.”

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“[The] concept of past and present ‘bridging’ together, is unveiled in a page-turning romp—a discovery of love, place, and meaning.”

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“If you want plot, read James Patterson. If you want to think, this is the book for you.”

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“A dark read, Twenty-Seven Minutes succeeds in its dreariness in a satisfying way.”

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Theodora “Teddy” Angstrom, a high school teacher dealing with the mysterious vanishing of her sister, Angie, ten years ago, is dealt another blow when her father drives his car off of a bridge on t

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“This is Ashley Elston’s debut adult novel and it’s a real page turner, so good you hate to turn the last page.”

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“Amanda Peters writes with beautiful simplicity. What a joy to read fiction that isn’t cluttered with unnecessary twists and turns and verbiage.”

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“A wonderful and entertaining paranormal romance that begs for a sequel.”

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“C.K. Chau’s Good Fortune relocates Pride and Prejudice to New York’s Chinatown, reformulating the narrative as a tale of crazy rich Asians.”

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“it is the combination of the Western novel and Eastern fable that allows the reader to become totally enthralled. . . . ravishingly written.”

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Alice McDermott’s first novel, A Bigamist’s Daughter, was published in 1982, when the Village Voice praised it for avoiding the fantasy that “growth is everyone’s birthright, and

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“At the age of 27, author Jinwoo Chong is already a major literary talent.”

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The Rooftop Garden adroitly weaves the themes of friendship, responsibility, and climate change into an unlikely thriller.”

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“a compelling, unique read.”

From the first paragraph, this debut novel grabs the reader with its voice as well as its dramatic plot setup:

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Debut novels are often overlooked by avid readers because of the wealth of works by well-known authors. This one should not be.

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Given that this novel is about a cooking competition on TV, there’s no surprise that it’s composed of mixed ingredients.

Let’s see . . . we have tropes borrowed from:

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“Like in the best comedy, Goddard disguises some of our deepest and hardest truths in jokes that make us both laugh and then . . .

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“The significance of the dreams and the meaningful role they play in the plot is well done as is the blending of Cree mythology. . . . .

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a poignant tale that doesn’t shy from sharp edges, a universal story both timeless and timely.”

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A tale to please YA readers and well beyond, it’s a poignant story that doesn’t shy from sharp edges, universal, timeless, and timely.”

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After Sappho is a women’s text in that it is non-linear, non-hierarchical, multi-voiced, innovative, and highly creative and original.”

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“this debut is a page-turner that will keep the reader . . . glued . . .”

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“With its language and momentum, the book propels a reader to the last page.”

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“Abbas has drawn a rich and believable cast of characters, and we feel sympathy and involvement with them all.”

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“The stories of two families—one Hindu, the other Muslim—are interwoven in Aanchal Malhotra’s lush debut novel, which spans almost a century . . . "

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