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“The structure of Tom Lake is wonderfully measured as Patchett weaves the fine details of dual timelines together. . . .

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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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"A slender book, but one rich in experience, exactly like the tiny, crammed Morisaki bookshop itself."

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"a brilliantly poetic translation . . .  explored with biting humor and sharp wit."

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Julia and Sienna Larkin are sisters-in-law—Julia married Sienna’s brother Jason—but they are more than that. They are BFFs.

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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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"one of the sharpest, funniest, first date scenes in contemporary fiction"

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Readers will relish Adrienne Brodeur’s Little Monsters for its meticulous world building, gripping storyline, multidimensional characters, and ut

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"This is a short book, one in which every sentence deserves to be savored, one that holds hidden depths in the astute observations of a brilliant writer."

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"masterful . . . each page in this massive book features exquisite descriptions, evocations of a particular time and place, populated by fascinating characters . . ."

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Close to Home is a book about survival and the will of one man to take a step toward a different future.”

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“while clever in conception and interesting with regard to plot, most of these collected tales of noir lack the compression and the meticulous attention to language that are the life and br

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Kristen Loesch has written a masterly, unique, gripping novel.”

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“offer[s] lovers of cozy mysteries and animal stories a heartwarming yet stimulating read, with a puzzle that hits the sweet spot between comfortably challenging and brain-buster.”

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“Onuzo has created a character that readers will want to cheer for. She has also crafted a believable and powerful story filled with hope and forgiveness.”

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“Reading this novel is intimate, uncomfortably so at moments, but that intimacy is a gift. . . .

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When the Missouri Ran Red is fast-paced and action-packed, and while rich with detail the narrative never bogs down in the specifics.”

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“A charming story that weaves fairy tale, mystery, and historical importance with a good dose of romance, The Secret Book of Flora Lea will appeal to all ages, as the author unfurl

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“With well-developed characters and powerful, descriptive narrative and dialog, Kelly captures the reader’s heart and mind. This is a triumphant, wild journey . . .”

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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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“Lawton’s approach to espionage lacks the multiplying deaths and poignant self-blame of a Le Carré novel.

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In the small community of Hope's Haven, Ohio, Martha Eicher has had to grow up fast.

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“Farris Smith is in top form at the layered story’s breathtaking climax, masterfully guiding disparate variables from a slow burn to an incendiary ending with suspenseful detail, multi-sens

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“Folding in on itself with its fantastical loop-de-loop narrative only to start anew, The Double Life of Benson Yu is a clever confection that isn’t shy about revealing the humanit

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