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THE RESERVATION

One of our recommended books is The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman

For fans of The Bear, Elizabeth Strout, and Jennifer Egan, The Reservation explores the loves and labors of an ensemble of more than a dozen restaurant workers as they strive to get a perfect meal to the table

On the morning of the most important booking in the long history of the celebrated restaurant, Aunt Orsa’s erupts into chaos with the discovery that twenty-two rib eye steaks have been stolen. Hers is the most august of fine-dining establishments in this Midwestern college town, and tonight Orsa is set to host a large party honoring a very special guest—a bestselling author of national renown.

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WE BURNED SO BRIGHT

One of our recommended books is We Burned So Bright by TJ Klune

A heart-wrenching standalone novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, We Burned So Bright follows an elder gay couple on an end-of-the-world road-trip.

The road stretched out before them. No other cars, just the headlights on the blacktop. Above, the cracked moon in a kaleidoscope sky….

Husbands Don and Rodney have lived a good long life. Together they’ve experienced the highest highs of love and family, and lows so low that they felt like the end of the world.

Now, the world is ending for real.

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THE VALLEY OF VENGEFUL GHOSTS

One of our recommended books is The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu

A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 from TIME, Book Riot, and Chicago Review of Books

From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century comes The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts—an eerie, spellbinding novel of grief and guilt, with a razor-sharp eye for the absurdity and melancholy of the internet age.

In the aftermath of her mother’s death, Eleanor is unmoored. For years, her mother orchestrated every detail of her life—from meals, to laundry, to finances—so that Eleanor could focus on her career as a therapist.

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ST. ULPHIA’S DEAD

One of our recommended books is St. Ulphia's Dead by Scott Lambridis

Disgraced medical researcher Mirs and his skeptical new supervisor Jo arrive on the remote island of St. Ulphia to investigate an outbreak of mass psychosis. The villagers claim they’re being possessed– one by one– by a cannibalistic demon known as the Wendigo.

While unraveling the villagers’ strange tales, Mirs and Jo are drawn into a tangle of local politics, mysterious disappearances, and impossible contradictions. When the missing begin to reappear, the boundaries between fact and folklore become dangerously thin.

As tensions rise and trust fractures, Mirs and Jo must confront the possibility that the madness around them may not be entirely imagined–

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THE MEANING OF FEAR

One of our recommended books is The Meaning of Fear by Laura Hulthen Thomas

Amid the turmoil of the 2008 recession that threatens her career, Lea Johnson, a behavioral researcher dedicated to curing post-traumatic stress disorder, is also struggling to save her marriage.

When her husband, Jay, is brutally attacked during an attempted robbery, Lea is shaken to realize that being an expert in fear doesn’t make her an expert in healing her own husband’s trauma.

Things take a dark turn when Jay confronts a young trespasser outside their home, only for the boy to be reported missing shortly after.

Lea begins to suspect that Jay is hiding something,

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THE LAST STARBORN SEER

One of our recommended books is The Last Starborn Seer by Venetia Constantine

The first book in an epic new romantic fantasy trilogy set in a fractured realm rich with magic and set against the backdrop of a perilous quest.

‘A Tolkienesque journey through a gorgeous, shimmering world… Venetia Constantine is a bright new star’ – Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree

Leilani Stellarion is cursed.

The last of a ruined bloodline, she’s shunned for her volatile Starborn magic, which grants her prophetic visions but is slowly corrupting her mind. Branded a pariah, Leilani is blamed for the Sickening,

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