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THE FIX

Barbara McQuade

New York Times bestselling author of Attack from Within and former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade offers a piercing, urgent, and deeply informed exposé on the escalating threat of far-right politics to American democracy and national security—and a clear roadmap for how to stop it.

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RED CLAY

Charles B Fancher

WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK An astounding multigenerational saga, Red Clay chronicles the interwoven lives of an enslaved Black family and their white owners as the Civil War ends and Reconstruction begins. In 1943, when a frail old white woman shows up in Red Clay,…

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CATCHING SIGHT

Deni Elliott

One woman's journey through progressive blindness and the extraordinary guide dog who kept her safe along the way When ethics scholar Deni Elliott, born with limited vision, realized she could no longer navigate the world safely alone, she turned to a guide dog—a decision that reshaped her understanding of disability…

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CRESCENDO

Jane Healey

A piano virtuoso and his twin sister become rivals for a new spotlight—the adoration of a mysterious French patron—during the hot Parisian summer of 1957.

Twins Natasha and Max Kitson have lived their lives on the road, together building Max's career as a world-renowned pianist, famous…

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MEN LIKE OURS

Bindu Bansinath

From a brilliant new voice in fiction, a darkly comic and moving story about death, life, and community in a South Asian suburban enclave of New Jersey.

When Matthew Pillai is found dead, slumped over the wheel of his BMW, the women of Willow Road are roped…

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LUSH

Rochelle Dowden-Lord

A Belletrist Book Club Pick. “A sumptuous treat.” -Bolu Babalola, author of Honey and Spice Sweetbitter meets The Bear in this "intoxicating look at the world of wine."(TIME) A TIME, Town & Country, NPR, Marie Claire, and Ms. Magazine Best of the Summer. Four wine experts, each at a crucial…