A PERFECT EXPLANATION
Eleanor Anstruther
A debut novel—based on the story of the author’s grandmother—following an aristocratic woman who abandons her family and her money in search of a life she can claim as her own. Enid Campbell, granddaughter of a duke, grew up surrounded by servants, wanting for nothing except love. But when her…
IN MY OWN MOCCASINS
Helen Knott
A reflection on what can be said about addiction, trauma, and the pains of sexual violence. Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and…
THE SCENT KEEPER
Erica Bauermeister
Erica Bauermeister, the national bestselling author of The School of Essential Ingredients, presents a moving and evocative coming-of-age novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives. Emmeline lives an enchanted childhood on a remote island…
THE SHAPE OF FAMILY
Shilpi Somaya Gowda
From the international bestselling author of Secret Daughter and The Golden Son comes a poignant, unforgettable novel about a family's growing apart and coming back together in the wake of tragedy. The Olander family embodies the modern American Dream in a globalized world. Jaya, the cultured daughter of an Indian…
REAL LIFE
Adeline Dieudonné
The innocence of fairy tales meets the terror of a Stephen King thriller in this international bestseller by Belgian author Adeline Dieudonné. A #1 bestseller in France, Real Life has won 14 prestigious European literary awards, is being translated into 20 languages and was just selected by the American Booksellers…
THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK
Kim Michele Richardson
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SUNNYSIDE PLAZA
Scott Simon
Wonder meets Three Times Lucky in a story of empowerment as a young woman decides to help solve the mystery of multiple suspicious deaths in her group home. Sally Miyake can't read, but she learns lots of things. Like bricks are made of clay and Vitamin D comes from the…
THE ASSASSINATION OF BRANGWAIN SPURGE
M.T. Anderson
Subverting convention, award-winning creators M. T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin pair up for an anarchic, outlandish, and deeply political saga of warring elf and goblin kingdoms. Uptight elfin historian Brangwain Spurge is on a mission: survive being catapulted across the mountains into goblin territory, deliver a priceless peace offering to…
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