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Bunny
by Mona Awad
Invited to join a popular clique at her university, a misfit artist with a dark imagination is drawn into ritualistic activities that transform her perspectives on reality. By the award-winning author of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
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The Tubman command : a novel
by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman
Tells the story of Harriet Tubman at the height of her powers, when she devises the largest plantation raid of the Civil War after General David Hunter places her in charge of a team of black scouts even though skeptical of what one woman can accomplish.
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Ayesha at last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
A modern Muslim adaptation of Pride and Prejudice finds a reluctant teacher who would avoid an arranged marriage setting aside her literary ambitions before falling in love with her perpetually single cousin's infuriatingly conservative fiancé. Original
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Honestly, we meant well
by Grant Ginder
A college professor's idyllic life is shattered by her husband's infidelity and her nearly adult son's recklessness, prompting a visit to the beautiful Greek isles, where she reconnects with the past while trying to heal her family.
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The ditch : a novel
by Herman Koch
Manifesting irrational jealousy after spotting his wife's innocent conversation with a respected alderman, a popular mayor of Amsterdam spirals into panic and paranoia that compromise his marriage and sanity. By the award-winning author of The Dinner
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The Electric Hotel
by Dominic Smith
A French pioneer of silent films who has lived for half a century in a Hollywood hotel is forced to reckon with the reappearance of the lost movie masterpiece that left him bankrupt. By the author of The Beautiful Miscellaneous
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The body in the castle well
by Martin Walker
The suspicious death of an American in an ancient French castle catapults Bruno into a case involving an art historian's false claims, a young falconer and a Vichy law officer with a complicated past. By the author of Fatal Pursuit
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A woman is no man : a novel
by Etaf Rum
Three generations of Palestinian-American women in contemporary Brooklyn are torn by individual desire, educational ambitions, a devastating tragedy and the strict mores of traditional Arab culture. A first novel. 50,000 first printing.
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My life as a rat : a novel
by Joyce Carol Oates
Exiled from her family and church since the age of 12 for testifying honestly about a racist murder, a young woman reflects on the wrenching choice she was forced to make between her family and the truth. 40,000 first printing.
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The hive
by Orson Scott Card
A second prequel to Ender's Game continues the sci-fi history of the Formic Wars and finds the warring nations and corporations of Earth struggling to set aside their differences to defend against an imminent alien invasion
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In at the deep end
by Kate Davies
Enduring a dead-end job and three-year romantic dry spell, Julia accepts an invitation to a trendy warehouse party and rediscovers her sexuality as a lesbian before her new lover reveals a darker nature. A first novel. 50,000 first printing.
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The shallows
by Matt Goldman
Investigating the brutal murder of a Minnesota lawyer, private investigator Nils Shapiro and his partners are unexpectedly overwhelmed by an influx of complicated cases, additional murders and an unknown adversary that would keep the truth hidden.
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What my mother and I don't talk about : fifteen writers break the silence
by Michele Filgate
Inspired by the editor's 2017 Longreads essay, an anthology by 15 literary contributors explores the painful subjects that they cannot discuss with their mothers and how toxic codes of silence have shaped their writing and relationships. (literary collections). 75,000 first printing
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Why you like it : the science and culture of musical taste
by Nolan Gasser
The chief architect of the Pandora Radio song-recommendation engine presents a groundbreaking examination of how the body and mind affect music tastes, discussing how the brain processes music and what qualities trigger such human responses as humming and dancing. Illustrations.
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Sisters and rebels : a struggle for the soul of America
by Jacquelyn Dowd Hall
The author of Revolt Against Chivalry traces the parallel lives of the three Lumpkin sisters, describing how one remained a believer in the white-supremacy culture of their Southern upbringing, while the others became progressive supporters of race and labor initiatives
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Mr. Know-it-all : the tarnished wisdom of a filth elder
by John Waters
A latest essay collection by the cult film comedian and best-selling author of Role Models shares morbidly offbeat insights into subjects ranging from how to fail upwardly in Hollywood to decorating the ultimate ugly-but-trendy home
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How to raise successful people : simple lessons for radical results
by Esther Wojcicki
The co-author of Moonshots in Education outlines simple, counterintuitive approaches to raising happy, healthy and successful children through parental demonstrations of respectful examples and child-directed activities that facilitate early independence and problem-solving skills. 75,000 first printing
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