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The Antidote
The Antidote : A Novel
by Karen Russell
Reviewed: Jan 16, 2025
 
Published: Mar 11, 2025
 
From Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell: a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their ...
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(4.4/5)
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Girl Falling
Girl Falling : A Novel
by Hayley Scrivenor
Reviewed: Aug 15, 2024
 
Published: Mar 11, 2025
 
The USA Today bestselling, Lambda Award–winning author of Dirt Creek is back with a woman's story of the aftermath of the climbing incident that killed her girlfriend―and getting to the truth.
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(3.8/5)
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The Dream Hotel
The Dream Hotel : A Novel
by Laila Lalami
Reviewed: Dec 24, 2024
 
Published: Mar 4, 2025
 
READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY ● From Laila Lalami—the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist and a "maestra of literary fiction" (NPR)—comes a riveting and utterly original novel about one woman's ...
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(4.5/5)
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Raising Hare
Raising Hare : A Memoir
by Chloe Dalton
Reviewed: Dec 24, 2024
 
Published: Mar 4, 2025
 
A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare.
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(4.7/5)
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Fagin the Thief
Fagin the Thief : A Novel
by Allison Epstein
Reviewed: Nov 12, 2024
 
Published: Feb 25, 2025
 
A thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London's most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue.
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(4.4/5)
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Three Days in June
Three Days in June : A Novel
by Anne Tyler
Reviewed: Nov 12, 2024
 
Published: Feb 11, 2025
 
A new Anne Tyler novel destined to be an instant classic: a socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter's wedding.
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(4.6/5)
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Harlem Rhapsody
Harlem Rhapsody
by Victoria Christopher Murray
Reviewed: Aug 15, 2024
 
Published: Feb 4, 2025
 
The extraordinary story of Jessie Redmon Fauset whose exhilarating world of friends, rivals, and passions all combined to create the magic that was the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of...
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(4.1/5)
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Beast of the North Woods
Beast of the North Woods : Monster Hunter Mysteries #3
by Annelise Ryan
Reviewed: Oct 16, 2024
 
Published: Jan 28, 2025
 
When a local fisherman is mauled to death, it seems like the only possible cause is a mythical creature in the latest puzzling entry in this USA Today bestselling series.
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(4.2/5)
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