Fiction

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Book one of the Waning Moon Duology introduces us to five sister-princesses who discover that their lavish life in the palace is not everything they think it is.

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This collection of nine short stories by Man Booker Prize–shortlisted British author Sarah Hall has a focus on the female experience—particularly of love and sex, pregnancy and motherhood—and the w

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“Atlanta Noir could well turn out to be Akashic’s best work to date.”

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“We can only hope that Bouman has enough creative capital . . . to produce a better effort next time around.”

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“there ought to have been more to Less than the sum of its parts.”

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“Private investigator Makana is a breath of fresh air, filled with humanity and empathy . .

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“A cautionary tale of mining life for one’s art. And of giving one’s fantasies too much free rein.”

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“an adventure with family, love, and destiny at its core, and an authentic and unique triumph of skill and imagination.”

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“a police procedural with a supernatural story of a love overcoming the bonds of death.”

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“a brilliantly conceived, colorfully and forcefully written, and very different Western novel . . .”

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“Compass educates us, even as we marvel at its obscurity.”

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Spoonbenders is a ripe peach. Something you yearn for.

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Mystery writer Agatha Christie disappears for 11 days in 1926, but seldom speaks about it and omits entirely any mention of it in her autobiography.

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“a poignant work and a must-read this summer.”

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“a super-engaging and thoughtful book, just fine for a quick and casual read, but better for a lingering one.”

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For the past two decades Israeli companies have dominated the moving industry in New York City, and the sight of Israeli men in their early 20s loading furniture and belongings onto or off of truck

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“plenty of intrigue to delight mystery genre enthusiasts, enough historical accuracy to placate any history buff, and sufficient courtroom drama to satisfy any legal eagle.”

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“a grown-up fable, a charming, though bloody, fairytale for adults.”

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Novelists are not immune to what’s going on around them and clearly author Brian Platzer, who lives in the largely black and gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, has drawn on hi

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“a truly funny, keep-you-awake-all-night page turner. . . . a laugh out loud book with a big heart. One of this summer’s best.”

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“[this] debut fiction could possibly become, in its own way, as much of a classic as the novel it honors.”

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“a suspense novel with a hovering expectation of supernatural dread . . .”

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“a remarkable achievement . . . a story of commitment, identity, and familial loyalty that will leave one in tears. Five out of five stars.”

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Bob Howard of Her Majesty’s Secret Occult Services, aka the Laundry section of the Special Operations Executive, is having a bad day—and it’s only going to get worse.

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“a positive and highly successful attempt at helping readers grasp the enormity of the refugee problem . . . by pinpointing one individual’s struggles.”

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