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Natural History
Natural History : Stories
by Andrea Barrett
Reviewed: Jul 11, 2022
 
Published: Sep 13, 2022
 
A masterful new collection of interconnected stories, from the renowned National Book Award–winning author of Ship Fever.
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(4.3/5)
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The Family Izquierdo
The Family Izquierdo : A Novel
by Rubén Degollado
Reviewed: Jul 11, 2022
 
Published: Sep 6, 2022
 
A masterful debut that weaves together the lives of three generations of a Mexican American family bound by love, and a curse.
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(4.0/5)
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Widowland
Widowland : Widowland #1
by C. J. Carey
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2022
 
Published: Aug 9, 2022
 
For readers of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle comes a thrilling feminist dystopian novel set in an alternative history that terrifyingly imagines what a British alliance with Germany would look ...
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(4.0/5)
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Dirt Creek
Dirt Creek : A Novel
by Hayley Scrivenor
Reviewed: Feb 14, 2022
 
Published: Aug 2, 2022
 
A small-town debut mystery described as The Dry meets Everything I Never Told You, a girl goes missing and a community falls apart and comes together.
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(4.6/5)
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Some of It Was Real
Some of It Was Real
by Nan Fischer
Reviewed: Feb 14, 2022
 
Published: Jul 26, 2022
 
A psychic on the verge of stardom who isn't sure she believes in herself and a cynical journalist with one last chance at redemption are brought together by secrets from the past that also threaten to tear them apart.
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(4.5/5)
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The Empire of Dirt
The Empire of Dirt : A Novel
by Francesca Manfredi
Reviewed: May 16, 2022
 
Published: Jul 12, 2022
 
In this captivating English-language debut, three generations of women must face their secrets and regrets when an old family curse awakens.
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(3.3/5)
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The Poet's House
The Poet's House
by Jean Thompson
Reviewed: May 16, 2022
 
Published: Jul 12, 2022
 
A warm and witty story of a young woman who gets swept up in the rivalries and love affairs of a dramatic group of writers.
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(4.4/5)
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Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden
Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden : Two Sisters Separated by China's Civil War
by Zhuqing Li
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2022
 
Published: Jun 21, 2022
 
Sisters separated by war forge new identities as they are forced to choose between family, nation, and their own independence.
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(4.7/5)
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