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• Age of Vice

  Kapoor, Deepti,

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  Age of Vice follows the corrupt and violent Wadia crime family of New Delhi: Sonny, his father Bunty and his uncle Vicky. Told through the perspectives of Ajay, a servant for the Wadias; Neda, a journalist; and others who fall into the Wadia path of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Day of Fallen Night

  Shannon, Samantha, 1991-

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  Three daughters are born in different parts of the world. Each inherits a great destiny, and each must forge a path forward into a new age. In the West, Glorian is the heir to a Queendom of a people who believe that as long as her bloodline remains,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fieldwork

  Regan, Iliana, 1979-

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  Chef and author Regan (Burn the Place) and her wife, Anna, decided to leave Chicago for a more remote destination. They relocated to the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and opened a small inn, a bed and breakfast. This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Have Some Questions for You

  Makkai, Rebecca,

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  Makkai, local author of the award-winning The Great Believers, is back with her twisted, brilliant latest. Fans of dark academia, true crime podcasts, and morally grey characters will have plenty to sink their teeth into. Bodie Kane takes a job…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lone Women

  a Novel

  LaValle, Victor, 1972-

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  It's 1915 in rural California and Adelaide Henry is a fugitive. She's left her parents' corpses behind on their burning homestead as she flees to Montana with a trunk full of secrets. This is how Victor LaValle introduces us to Adelaide, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spare

  Harry, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1984-

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  Spare begins with Prince Harry waiting for his brother and father in a garden in the cold. As he's waiting, he starts to have an internal dialogue in his mind that covers a range of emotions including fear, doubt, worry and angst. Upon their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strangers to Ourselves

  Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us

  Aviv, Rachel,

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  Over the last century, psychiatry made a profound shift from treating patients through analysis to a model that relies heavily on medicine. Aviv considers the complex impacts (both positive and negative) that diagnoses can have on patients in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sun Walks Down

  McFarlane, Fiona, 1978-

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  McFarlane's sweeping sophomore novel is set in late 19th-century Australia and spans a mere week as a community searches for 6-year-old Denny, who got lost during a dust storm. This beautifully-told and fresh narrative offers a rich portrait of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Twyford Code

  a Novel

  Hallett, Janice,

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  Fresh from a long stint in prison, Stephen Smith is ready to keep his head down and work on his relationship with his estranged son. But he can't stop thinking about Miss Isles, a beloved teacher from his childhood. He had found a book, by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Villa

  Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-

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  A summer in the Italian countryside, charmed and idyllic or tragic and cursed...it depends on who's telling the story, doesn't it? Now: Emily's on the cusp of divorce, recovering from illness and struggling to finish her overdue book draft. Her best…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez

  Jimenez, Claire,

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  Staten Island, 1996: 13-year-old Ruthy has gone missing without a trace. Her unexplained disappearance leaves behind a devastated family: 15-year-old sister Jessica, 8-year-old sister Nina, and Ruthy's parents. 12 years later, Nina, freshly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Writing Retreat

  a Novel

  Bartz, Julia,

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  For Alex, a month-long writing retreat at the home of infamous horror writer Roza Vallo feels like a dream come true. Grabbing what feels like her last chance to realize her literary ambitions, Alex arrives at the retreat only to find out there's a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Years

  Ernaux, Annie, 1940-

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  Recipient of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, Annie Ernaux's body of work is informed by her own life but defies easy categorization. While her writing is understated and candid, her form is often innovative. For example, The Years, perhaps…Read moreRead more of this annotation