Fiction

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The Caretaker stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the multiple award-winning books in Ron Rash’s impressive body of work.”

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“This epic quest with its strands of love and loss frames an American exploration of family, grief, honor, and deep humanity in an unforgettable fashion.”

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At the outset of K.H. Saxton’s The A&A Detective Agency: The Fairfleet Affair, “the biggest scandal . . . in decades” initiates in the small New England town of Northbrook: Dr.

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For mystery readers who like boots-on-the-ground British police procedurals, book three in the Two Rivers series delivers.

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An enchanting, compelling, and deliciously tragic addition to the Odysseus lore . . .”

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Irresistibly charismatic Mazie McGear takes us on a bounding tour of her ideas in Mazie’s Amazing Machines. Smart, precocious, preteen Mazie absolutely loves engineering.

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“an original and powerful novel that a reader won’t easily forget.”

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“In stories that capture whole worlds, and essays that dissect full lives, Aridjis has now proven her adeptness at nearly every form.”

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“He found himself lying under white sheets with very little idea of how he had gotten there. It was the morning he woke up . . . He seemed to have been there for some time.”  

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This richly textured narrative whipsaws the reader between the 14th and 21st centuries.

Told through multiple perspectives, Leslie Rasmussen’s novel focuses on two protagonists, Katie and Rachel, who are charming and relatable.

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Sean Michaels was the winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut novel Us Conductors.

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“a great diversion from Evanovich’s long-running Stephanie Plum series, and a laugh-out-loud impossible adventure.”

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“Craig Johnson is one of the best in the business, and the Walt Longmire series never fails to satisfy.”

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The Fraud is a brilliant pastiche. It is clever, often entertaining, well-researched . . .”

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There is something to be said about a book that has survived the test of time. Sweetbitter was first published in 1995 by Broken Moon Press.

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“Action is the attraction, with dollops of sex and romance.”

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graceful and eloquent and compelling.”

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“Despite the magnetic pull of eagerly described physical attraction, there’s never a moment when Alex Walton yields control over her own heart and life.”

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“Mo Willems serves up another fun book that will have young readers howling with delight.”

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“Despite its flaws, the book ultimately succeeds in getting the reader to root for Grace.”

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“Great storytellers do more than entertain. They educate, they provoke, and they challenge our preconceived notions. Stephen King is Exhibit A.”

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“Just like Halloween has a hint of menace underneath the festivities, life in Swann’s Sunset Hall mandates coming closer to grim death.”

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“Lloyd’s story has myriad twists and turns—enough to keep the reader entranced.”

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