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      Gods & Monsters

      The spell­bind­ing con­clu­sion to Ser­pent & Dove tril­o­gy. Lou and Reid have risked every­thing to build a life together—but ene­mies old and new gath­er around them. Morgane’s shad­ow looms large, and an ancient evil stirs. With mag­ic surg­ing out of con­trol and loy­al­ty test­ed at every turn, Lou and Reid must decide what they’re will­ing to sac­ri­fice to save those they love… and the…
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      Rhythm of War (9781429952040)

      Rhythm of War delves deep­er into the cos­mic war between ​Odi­um​ (the god of hatred) and the forces of ​Roshar, with a focus on ​sci­ence, trau­ma, and the cost of pow­er. Key arcs include: ​Kaladin: Strug­gles with severe depres­sion and PTSD while pro­tect­ing pris­on­ers in a ​singer​ (Parshen­di) war camp. ​Shal­lan & Adolin: Nav­i­gate mar­i­tal strain and secrets in ​Shades­mar, uncov­er­ing truths about the ​Dead­eyes.…
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      Serpent & Dove

      Ser­pent & Dove is a ​YA fan­ta­sy romance​ set in a rich­ly imag­ined, witch-filled ver­sion of 19th-cen­­tu­ry France (Belle Époque inspired). The sto­ry fol­lows: ​Louise “Lou” Le Blanc: A snarky, irrev­er­ent witch hid­ing from her past and the Church’s witch hunters. ​Reid Dig­gory: A rigid, devout Chas­seur (witch hunter) sworn to erad­i­cate mag­ic. After a chaot­ic encounter, Lou and Reid are forced into a ​mar­riage of con­ve­nience, spark­ing…
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      Blood & Honey

      Blood & Hon­ey is the ​sec­ond book​ in the Ser­pent & Dove tril­o­gy, a ​YA fan­ta­sy romance​ series set in a rich­ly imag­ined, witch-filled ver­sion of 19th-cen­­tu­ry France. The sto­ry con­tin­ues the tumul­tuous jour­ney of ​Louise “Lou” Le Blanc, a fiery witch, and ​Reid Dig­gory, a devout Chas­seur (witch hunter), whose forced mar­riage in Book 1 (Ser­pent & Dove) upend­ed both their lives. As war between witch­es…
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      Animal Farm

      Ani­mal Farm (1945) is a satir­i­cal ​alle­gor­i­cal novel­la​ by George Orwell that cri­tiques total­i­tar­i­an­ism, par­tic­u­lar­ly Stal­in­ism, through the lens of a farm where ani­mals over­throw their human oppres­sors. The sto­ry begins with the ani­mals of Manor Farm rebelling against their exploita­tive own­er, Mr. Jones, inspired by the ideals of Old Major (a pig rep­re­sent­ing Karl Marx/Lenin). They estab­lish a new soci­ety based on equal­i­ty, sum­ma­rized…
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      The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games)

      To inher­it bil­lions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is sur­vive a few more weeks liv­ing in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are stalk­ing her. The for­­tune-hun­­gry rel­a­tives want her gone. And the only thing more dan­ger­ous than inher­it­ing the Hawthorne for­tune may be falling for one of the Hawthorne broth­ers. As the clock ticks down to the day Avery will become the rich­est…
      Mys­tery • Thriller • Young Adult
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      The Brothers Hawthorne

      Four broth­ers. Two mis­sions. One explo­sive read. Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir to his bil­lion­aire grandfather’s for­tune, taught from a young age to put fam­i­ly and lega­cy above all. When Grayson is pulled into a twist­ed game with his half-sis­ters and the woman he once loved, he’ll stop at noth­ing to win — even if it means ques­tion­ing every­thing he thought he…
      Mys­tery • Romance Nov­el • Thriller • Young Adult
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      The Priory of the Orange Tree

      A world divid­ed. A queen­dom with­out an heir. An ancient ene­my awak­ens. The House of Bereth­net has ruled Inys for a thou­sand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must con­ceive a daugh­ter to pro­tect her realm from destruction—but assas­sins are get­ting clos­er to her door. Ead Duryan is an out­sider at court. Though she has risen to the posi­tion of lady-in-wait­­ing, she is…
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      A Court of Silver Flames

      Nes­ta Archeron has always been prickly—proud, swift to anger, and slow to for­give. And ever since the war, she’s strug­gled to find a place for her­self in a world that no longer fits the sharp edges of who she’s become. Haunt­ed by her past and the hor­rors she faced, Nes­ta is forced into train­ing and self-dis­­­cov­­ery under the watch­ful eye of Cassian—the bat­­tle-hard­ened war­rior…
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      A Court of Frost and Starlight

      A Court of Frost and Starlight is a novel­la that bridges the gap between A Court of Wings and Ruin and the next chap­ter in the A Court of Thorns and Ros­es series. Set dur­ing the Win­ter Sol­stice fes­ti­val in the Night Court, this sto­ry offers an inti­mate look at Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends as they heal and rebuild after the dev­as­tat­ing war.…
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      A Court of Thorns and Roses

      Feyre is a huntress. She thinks noth­ing of slaugh­ter­ing a wolf to feed her starv­ing fam­i­ly. But, like all mor­tals, she fears the Fae—cruel, pow­er­ful beings who once ruled the world. When Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like crea­ture arrives to demand ret­ri­bu­tion. Dragged to a mag­i­cal land she only knows from leg­ends, she dis­cov­ers her cap­tor is not an animal—but…
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      The Assassin and the Desert

      The Assas­sin and the Desert is the sec­ond novel­la in Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass pre­quel series, chron­i­cling the ear­ly adven­tures of Celae­na Sar­doth­ien before the events of Throne of Glass. After being pun­ished by the King of the Assas­sins for defi­ance, Celae­na Sar­doth­ien is sent to the Red Desert to train with the Silent Assas­sins. There, she must earn their trust and…
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      Tower of Dawn

      In the next install­ment of the Throne of Glass series, fol­low Chaol West­fall on a sweep­ing jour­ney of dis­cov­ery and heal­ing. While Aelin’s sto­ry takes her east, Chaol and Nes­ryn trav­el south to the leg­endary Torre Cesme in Anti­ca. There, they seek allies for the war loom­ing on the horizon—and heal­ing for the wounds Chaol has suf­fered. But what they find in the south­ern…
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      The Assassin and the Underworld

      The Assas­sin and the Under­world is the third novel­la in The Assassin’s Blade, a pre­quel col­lec­tion to the Throne of Glass series. After return­ing from her pun­ish­ment in the Red Desert, Celae­na Sar­doth­ien is deter­mined to leave the Assas­s­in’s Guild for good. But first, she must com­plete one final mis­sion. Assigned to infil­trate and destroy a pow­er­ful crim­i­nal oper­a­tion in Rifthold, Celae­na dives into…
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      The Assassin and the Desert: A Throne of Glass Novella

      The Assas­sin and the Desert is the sec­ond novel­la in the Throne of Glass pre­quel col­lec­tion, The Assassin’s Blade. This sto­ry fol­lows Celae­na Sar­doth­ien as she is sent to the Silent Assas­sins in the Red Desert for pun­ish­ment and train­ing after defy­ing her mas­ter. Iso­lat­ed and far from every­thing famil­iar, Celae­na must prove her worth with­out the com­forts of her rep­u­ta­tion or alliances. As…
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      The Assassin and the Pirate Lord

      The Assas­sin and the Pirate Lord is a thrilling novel­la in the Throne of Glass uni­verse that takes place before the events of the main series. It fol­lows Celae­na Sar­doth­ien, a dead­ly teenage assas­sin, as she embarks on a mis­sion on behalf of the Assassin’s Guild. Sent to the remote Pirate Lord’s strong­hold on a sup­posed mis­sion of busi­ness, Celae­na quick­ly dis­cov­ers the Guild’s…
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      Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass Book 2)

      In Crown of Mid­night, the grip­ping sec­ond install­ment of the Throne of Glass series, Celae­na Sar­doth­ien has become the King’s Champion—but her loy­al­ty is any­thing but absolute. As she car­ries out her dead­ly duties, Celae­na begins uncov­er­ing dark secrets buried with­in the glass cas­tle, secrets that could shat­ter the king­dom and expose her own mys­te­ri­ous past. Torn between her duty and her heart, she…
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      Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass)

      Empire of Storms is the explo­sive fifth install­ment in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. As war looms across the con­ti­nent, Aelin Galathynius must embrace her des­tiny as queen and ral­ly allies to stand against the dark forces threat­en­ing her world. With ene­mies clos­ing in and betray­al around every cor­ner, Aelin and her com­pan­ions embark on a per­ilous jour­ney filled with…
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      A Court of Silver Flames

      A Court of Sil­ver Flames is the fifth install­ment in the A Court of Thorns and Ros­es series by Sarah J. Maas, and it shifts focus from Feyre to her sis­ter Nes­ta Archeron. Haunt­ed by her trau­ma and con­sumed by guilt after the war, Nes­ta strug­gles to find her place in the Night Court. She is fiery, proud, and resis­tant to help—but when forced…
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      A Court of Frost and Starlight

      A Court of Frost and Starlight is a bridg­ing novel­la between A Court of Wings and Ruin and A Court of Sil­ver Flames in Sarah J. Maas’s best-sel­l­­ing ACOTAR series. Set after the dev­as­tat­ing war that reshaped the fae lands of Pry­thi­an, the sto­ry fol­lows Feyre, Rhysand, and their inner cir­cle as they adjust to a frag­ile peace and begin the process of rebuild­ing.…
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      A Court of Thorns and Roses

      A Court of Thorns and Ros­es is a seduc­tive and sus­pense­ful fan­ta­sy nov­el by Sarah J. Maas, blend­ing ele­ments of romance, action, and fae mythol­o­gy. The sto­ry fol­lows Feyre Archeron, a 19-year-old huntress strug­gling to pro­vide for her impov­er­ished fam­i­ly. One day, she kills a wolf in the woods—only to dis­cov­er it was a faerie in dis­guise. As pun­ish­ment, Feyre is tak­en to the…
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      The Assassin and the Desert

      In The Assas­sin and the Desert, Celae­na Sar­doth­ien, Adar­lan’s most noto­ri­ous assas­sin, is sent to the Red Desert as pun­ish­ment for defy­ing her mas­ter.There, at the fortress of the Silent Assas­sins, she must prove her loy­al­ty and learn new dead­ly skills to reclaim her hon­or.As Celae­na trains under the Silent Mas­ter, she encoun­ters treach­ery, hid­den dan­gers, and the harsh truths about trust and sur­vival.This…
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      Tower of Dawn

      In Tow­er of Dawn, Chaol West­fall and Nes­ryn Faliq jour­ney to the south­ern con­ti­nent of Anti­ca to seek alliances and heal­ing in the wake of dev­as­tat­ing bat­tles back home. As Chaol strug­gles with the phys­i­cal and emo­tion­al scars of war, he encoun­ters Yrene Tow­ers, a gift­ed heal­er with her own past wounds.Amidst polit­i­cal intrigue, ancient secrets, and grow­ing dark forces, Chaol must con­front his…
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      Iron Flame

      Iron Flame is the high­ly antic­i­pat­ed sequel to Fourth Wing in Rebec­ca Yarros’ best­selling Empyre­an series. Pick­ing up where the first book left off, it fol­lows Vio­let Sor­ren­gail as she faces even greater tri­als at Bas­giath War Col­lege. With dead­ly secrets, shift­ing alliances, and inten­si­fy­ing bat­tles, Vio­let must fight not just for sur­vival but for the future of her world. Full of action, romance,…
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      Oathbringer

      Oath­bringer is the third epic install­ment in Bran­don Sanderson’s acclaimed Storm­light Archive series. Set in the rich­ly detailed world of Roshar, the nov­el fol­lows Dali­nar Kholin as he strives to unite a frac­tured world threat­ened by ancient ene­mies. As secrets of the past come to light and new pow­ers awak­en, the char­ac­ters must con­front their inner demons and the true cost of lead­er­ship. With…
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      A Court of Mist and Fury

      A Court of Mist and Fury is the sec­ond book in the glob­al­ly best­selling A Court of Thorns and Ros­es series by Sarah J. Maas. The nov­el con­tin­ues Feyre Archeron’s jour­ney as she strug­gles with the trau­ma of her past and nav­i­gates the dan­ger­ous pol­i­tics and pas­sions of the fae world. As Feyre dis­cov­ers new pow­ers and a new court, she must decide who…
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      Fourth Wing

      Fourth Wing by Rebec­ca Yarros is a thrilling fan­ta­sy nov­el set in a bru­tal war col­lege where can­di­dates must sur­vive dead­ly tri­als to become elite drag­on rid­ers. The sto­ry fol­lows Vio­let Sor­ren­gail, a young woman who must nav­i­gate dan­ger­ous polit­i­cal alliances, life-or-death com­bat, and a for­bid­den romance, all while uncov­er­ing hid­den secrets that could change every­thing. Filled with action, intrigue, and emo­tion­al depth, Fourth…
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      The Tao of Pooh

      The Tao of Pooh by Ben­jamin Hoff is a charm­ing and acces­si­ble explo­ration of Taoist phi­los­o­phy through the beloved char­ac­ters of A.A. Mil­ne’s Win­nie the Pooh.By using Pooh’s sim­ple, nat­ur­al way of liv­ing as a guide, Hoff illus­trates key Taoist prin­ci­ples such as effort­less action (wu wei), sim­plic­i­ty, and liv­ing in har­mo­ny with the world.Blend­ing humor, sto­ry­telling, and wis­dom, The Tao of Pooh offers…
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      A Court of Silver Flames

      A Court of Sil­ver Flames by Sarah J. Maas is a pow­er­ful con­tin­u­a­tion of the A Court of Thorns and Ros­es series, cen­ter­ing on Nes­ta Archeron’s jour­ney of heal­ing, self-dis­­­cov­­ery, and redemp­tion.Haunt­ed by past trau­ma and over­whelmed by guilt, Nes­ta strug­gles to find her place in a chang­ing world. Along­side Cass­ian, a war­rior bound by loy­al­ty and love, she faces dead­ly train­ing, polit­i­cal ten­sions,…
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      Maniac Magee

      Mani­ac Magee is a beloved mid­­dle-grade nov­el writ­ten by Jer­ry Spinel­li, first pub­lished in 1990. The sto­ry blends myth and real­ism, telling the tale of a young boy whose jour­ney through a racial­ly divid­ed town becomes a pow­er­ful explo­ration of friend­ship, prej­u­dice, home­less­ness, and hero­ism.
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      Long Island

      Long Island is a 2024 nov­el by Colm Tóibín, which serves as a con­tin­u­a­tion of his crit­i­cal­ly acclaimed nov­el Brook­lyn. The sto­ry fol­lows the life of Eilis Lacey, now in her 40s, liv­ing on Long Island with her hus­band Tony Fiorel­lo and their two teenage chil­dren. Despite her years in Amer­i­ca, Eilis has remained deeply con­nect­ed to her Irish roots and has nev­er returned…
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      If These Wings Could Fly

      Set in small-town Penn­syl­va­nia, If These Wings Could Fly is a pow­er­ful debut YA nov­el by Kyrie McCauley that blends real­ism with mag­i­cal ele­ments. The sto­ry fol­lows Leighton Barnes, a high school senior liv­ing in a house haunt­ed not by ghosts, but by the ongo­ing threat of her father’s domes­tic vio­lence. Despite the trau­ma, their home mys­te­ri­ous­ly repairs itself after each of his vio­lent…
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      The Wedding People

      The Wed­ding Peo­ple is a heart­felt and wit­ty nov­el about unex­pect­ed con­nec­tion, grief, and sec­ond chances. The sto­ry fol­lows Phoebe, a woman reel­ing from per­son­al tragedy, who impul­sive­ly checks into a Con­necti­cut sea­side hotel where a wed­ding is tak­ing place. She soon finds her­self entan­gled with a group of wed­ding guests and strangers, lead­ing to a week­end filled with emo­tion­al rev­e­la­tions, sur­pris­ing friend­ships, and…
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      Lord of the Flies

      ord of the Flies is a clas­sic alle­gor­i­cal nov­el that explores the dark side of human nature. When a group of British school­boys become strand­ed on a desert­ed island, they attempt to gov­ern themselves—only for their efforts to spi­ral into chaos and sav­agery. Through this grip­ping tale, Gold­ing exam­ines the fragili­ty of civ­i­liza­tion, the lure of pow­er, and the pri­mal instincts that lie beneath…
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      Wait

      Wait is a reflec­tive, emo­tion­al­ly inti­mate novel­la that cen­ters around a woman nav­i­gat­ing an uncer­tain wait­ing peri­od — lit­er­al and metaphor­i­cal — in her life. Told through sharp, lyri­cal prose, the sto­ry explores themes of time, long­ing, wom­an­hood, and the body, set against the back­drop of qui­et domes­tic moments and inter­nal con­flict. The nar­ra­tor moves through a phase of sus­pend­ed ani­ma­tion — wait­ing for…
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      Good Material

      Good Mate­r­i­al is a wit­ty, heart­felt, and emo­tion­al­ly sharp nov­el about breakup, mas­culin­i­ty, friend­ship, and growth, told from the per­spec­tive of Andy, a stand-up come­di­an in his mid-thir­ties who’s just been dumped by the love of his life, Jen. The twist? This isn’t a typ­i­cal breakup nov­el told from the woman’s point of view — Alder­ton flips the script and explores heart­break through a…
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      1984

      1984 is a dystopi­an nov­el pub­lished in 1949 by British author George Orwell. Set in a total­i­tar­i­an super­state called Ocea­nia, the nov­el explores a world where every aspect of life is con­trolled by an oppres­sive gov­ern­ment led by Big Broth­er. The regime uses con­stant sur­veil­lance, pro­pa­gan­da, and mind con­trol to main­tain pow­er and elim­i­nate indi­vid­ual free­dom. The sto­ry fol­lows Win­ston Smith, a work­er at…
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      The Book of Love

      **Kel­ly Link’s debut nov­el, The Book of Love, is a genre-defy­ing blend of fan­ta­sy, com­ing-of-age nar­ra­tive, and explo­ration of love in its many forms. Set in the pecu­liar sea­side town of Lovesend, Mass­a­chu­setts, the sto­ry fol­lows three teenagers—Laura, Daniel, and Mo—who return from the dead under mys­te­ri­ous cir­cum­stances. Guid­ed by their enig­mat­ic music teacher, Mr. Anabin, and a super­nat­ur­al enti­ty named Bogomil, they must…
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      Martyr!

      “Mar­tyr!” is a thought-pro­­vok­ing poet­ry col­lec­tion by Kaveh Akbar that explores themes of faith, spir­i­tu­al­i­ty, iden­ti­ty, and self-sac­ri­­fice. Through pow­er­ful, evoca­tive lan­guage, Akbar delves into the inter­nal con­flict between reli­gious devo­tion and the human expe­ri­ence, espe­cial­ly focus­ing on the con­cept of martyrdom—the ten­sion between sur­ren­der­ing one­self for a cause and the self-affir­­ma­­tion of per­son­al iden­ti­ty. Akbar uses his poems to inter­ro­gate the nature of…
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      Ghostroots

      “Ghost­roots” by ‘Pemi Agu­da is a debut short sto­ry col­lec­tion set in Lagos, Nige­ria, blend­ing the mun­dane with the super­nat­ur­al. The twelve sto­ries explore themes of inher­i­tance, mater­nal lin­eage, and haunt­ing lega­cies, often focus­ing on women grap­pling with famil­ial and soci­etal bur­dens. Aguda’s prose weaves unset­tling yet deeply human nar­ra­tives, where every­day life inter­sects with spec­tral pres­ences. Notable sto­ries include “Breast­milk,” which delves into…
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      All Fours

      Miran­da July’s 2024 nov­el All Fours fol­lows a 45-year-old semi-famous artist who dis­rupts her sta­ble Los Ange­les life with her hus­band and child by impul­sive­ly announc­ing a cross-coun­try road trip. The jour­ney becomes a cat­a­lyst for self-dis­­­cov­­ery as she grap­ples with midlife crises, sex­u­al awak­en­ing, and per­i­menopause, cul­mi­nat­ing in an unex­pect­ed affair. Blend­ing humor and poignan­cy, the nov­el explores themes of desire, iden­ti­ty, and…
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      James: A Novel

      “James: A Nov­el” by Per­ci­val Everett is a reimag­in­ing of Mark Twain’s “Adven­tures of Huck­le­ber­ry Finn,” told from the per­spec­tive of Jim, the enslaved man who accom­pa­nies Huck down the Mis­sis­sip­pi Riv­er. Everett sub­verts the orig­i­nal nar­ra­tive by cen­ter­ing James’s voice, intel­lect, and agency, expos­ing the bru­tal real­i­ties of slav­ery and racial hypocrisy in 19th-cen­­tu­ry Amer­i­ca. The nov­el explores themes of iden­ti­ty, free­dom, and…
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      Parade

      Rachel Cusk’s Parade is a sharp med­i­ta­tion on per­for­mance, iden­ti­ty, and art. Fol­low­ing a renowned the­ater direc­tor, the nov­el explores the blurred lines between real­i­ty and illu­sion as she nav­i­gates cre­ative ambi­tion and per­son­al dis­il­lu­sion­ment. With Cusk’s sig­na­ture pre­ci­sion, Parade ques­tions the roles we play in life.
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      You Dreamed of Empires

      Álvaro Enrigue’s You Dreamed of Empires reimag­ines the 1519 meet­ing of Hernán Cortés and Moctezu­ma, blend­ing his­to­ry with hal­lu­ci­na­to­ry sto­ry­telling. With dark humor and rich prose, it explores pow­er, con­quest, and the dis­tor­tions of his­to­ry.
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      Savvy

      Savvy by Ingrid Law fol­lows 13-year-old Mibs Beau­mont, who dis­cov­ers her mag­i­cal pow­ers on her birth­day. As she embarks on an adven­ture, she learns about fam­i­ly, strength, and self-dis­cov­ery.
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      Wed to the Grendel

      Wed to the Gren­del by Eliz­a­beth L. Brooks reimag­ines the Beowulf leg­end, focus­ing on a young woman mar­ried to the mon­ster Gren­del. She faces the chal­lenges of love, pow­er, and her unlike­ly bond with a leg­endary crea­ture.
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      If These Wings Could Fly

      If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley fol­lows Leighton, a teen deal­ing with an abu­sive father and fam­i­ly secrets. She finds hope and strength through her bond with a local bird sanc­tu­ary.
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      The Tao of Pooh

      The Tao of Pooh by Ben­jamin Hoff uses Win­nie the Pooh to explain Tao­ism, show­ing how sim­plic­i­ty and har­mo­ny lead to peace and con­tent­ment.
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      The Chocolate War

      The Choco­late War by Robert Cormi­er fol­lows Jer­ry Renault, a stu­dent who refus­es to sell choco­lates for a school fundrais­er, fac­ing bul­ly­ing and manip­u­la­tion as he chal­lenges author­i­ty and con­for­mi­ty.
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      Our Migrant Souls

      Our Migrant Souls by Maria Hino­josa explores the expe­ri­ences of Lat­inx immi­grants in the U.S., high­light­ing strug­gles with iden­ti­ty, belong­ing, and resilience through per­son­al sto­ries.
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      Grendel

      Gren­del by John Gard­ner retells the Beowulf leg­end from the monster’s per­spec­tive, explor­ing his inner strug­gles and exis­ten­tial ques­tions about human­i­ty.
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      The Girl Who Played With Fire

      The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Lars­son fol­lows hack­er Lis­beth Salan­der, who becomes a sus­pect in a dou­ble mur­der. As jour­nal­ist Mikael Blomkvist inves­ti­gates, hid­den secrets from her past are revealed.
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      The Breadwinner

      The Bread­win­ner by Deb­o­rah Ellis fol­lows Par­vana, a girl in Tal­iban-con­trolled Afghanistan, who dis­guis­es her­self as a boy to sup­port her fam­i­ly.
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      Lord of the Flies

      Lord of the Flies by William Gold­ing fol­lows a group of boys strand­ed on an island, where their attempt at build­ing a soci­ety descends into chaos, reveal­ing the dark­ness of human nature.
    • Something Wicked This Way Comes Cover

      Something Wicked This Way Comes

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      Their Eyes Were Watching God

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      Revenge of the Tipping Point

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      Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir

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      The Boys of Riverside

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      The God of the Woods

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      When the World Tips Over

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      The Berry Pickers

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      The Last One at the Wedding

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      There Are Rivers in the Sky

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      The Small and the Mighty

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      We Solve Murders

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      The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel

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      The Demon of Unrest

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      All the Colors of the Dark

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      The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)

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      Lessons in Chemistry A Novel (Bonnie Garmus)

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      The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)

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      Happy Place (Emily Henry)

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      The Nightingale A Novel (Kristin Hannah)

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      Cant Hurt Me Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds (David Goggins)

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      The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)

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      A Promised Land (Barack Obama)

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      Killers of the Flower Moon The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (David Grann)

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      A Little Life A Novel (Hanya Yanagihara)

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      The Guest List (Lucy Foley)

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      Holly (Stephen King)

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      The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Rick Rubin)

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      The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)

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      The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes)

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      Elon Musk (Walter Isaacson)

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      Outlive The Science and Art of Longevity (Peter Attia, MD)

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      Where The Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)

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      The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

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      The Housemaid: An Absolutely Addictive Psychological Thriller with a Jaw-Dropping Twist

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      The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)

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      The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo A Novel (Taylor Jenkins Reid)

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      The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

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      Interesting Facts For Curious Minds: 1572 Random But Mind-Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture And Everything In Between

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      Twisted Games (2‑Twisted)

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      The Woman in Me (Britney Spears)

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      Verity (Colleen Hoover)

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      The Heaven Earth Grocery Store A Novel

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      The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)

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      The Wife Upstairs (Rachel Hawkins)

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      The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie Mackesy)

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      Worldly Ways and Byways

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      Books and Bookmen

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      The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants

      *The Plan­et Mars and Its Inhab­i­tants* is an ear­ly 20th-cen­tu­ry work attrib­uted to “Eros Urides,” said to be a Mar­t­ian com­mu­ni­cat­ing through auto­mat­ic writ­ing. Pub­lished in 1922, the book is a mix of sci­ence fic­tion and spir­i­tu­al­ism, pre­sent­ing itself as an account of life on Mars and the philo­soph­i­cal teach­ings of its inhab­i­tants. The Mar­tians, as described, are high­ly advanced beings who live in har­mo­ny and pos­sess deep spir­i­tu­al wis­dom. The text explores themes like rein­car­na­tion, cos­mic uni­ty, and enlight­en­ment, offer­ing read­ers a unique per­spec­tive on Mar­t­ian civ­i­liza­tion and its ideals. This imag­i­na­tive and spec­u­la­tive book cap­tures the era’s fas­ci­na­tion with extrater­res­tri­al life and meta­phys­i­cal con­cepts.
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      Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

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