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  1. 1

    The Woman of the House

    by Kate Mooney

    “The Woman of the House is an addictive, claustrophobic, and suspenseful debut. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.” — Simone St. James, New York Times bestselling author of A Box Full of Darkness
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    Another Name for Red

    by Amber Blaeser-Wardzala

    “A vivid and compelling story of a family, a community, and a young woman still coming to terms with her grief as she sets out to uncover the truth about her missing sister.” — Jane Pek, author of The Verifiers
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    Brut

    by Sam Tallent

    A propulsive, electrifying novel about a hitman who is forced to take an impossible job, by the rising literary sensation and comedian Sam Tallent, author of Running The Light.
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    The Christmas Competition

    by Zoe Allison

    Long time nemeses and rival neighbors butt heads in a fierce competition for first place in their neighborhood’s Christmas house-decorating competition in this high-spirited holiday romance.
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    Everything’s Not Lost

    by Frederick Joseph

    “Frederick is such a grounded and beautiful voice of not just this moment but all the moments.” — Jacqueline Woodson, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award
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    Mystery Play

    by Elizabeth Kostova

    The last living member of a family of historians who has been hunted by dark forces associated with Dracula finds himself in peril at the hands of a new threat in this thrilling novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Historian.
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    The Blood of the Vampire

    by Florence Marryat

    A nineteenth-century novel about a bisexual, biracial vampire, written by a forgotten legend of Victorian horror.
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    Friends and Family

    by Natalie Baszile

    “Excavates the often unspoken complexities of interracial friendship…. This is the kind of novel that practically demands a post-reading debrief.” — Oprah Daily
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    The Heart Trials

    by J. Elle

    “Love Island meets The Hunger Games . . . a satisfying reality dating competition unfolds within a dystopian fantasy.” — Kirkus Reviews
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    Our Noble Selves

    by Kate Atkinson

    “Witty and immaculately plotted, with vivid characters and intricate period detail deftly woven into a gripping mystery about a country reinventing itself.” — People
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