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  • Sister Mother Warrior

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    ONE OF USA TODAY‘S “BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER!”

    Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitian Revolution based on the true-life stories of two extraord

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    • Author: Riley, Vanessa
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 480
    • Publish Date: June 20 2023
    • ISBN10: 0063073552
    • Language: English
  • American Fever

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    WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE
    USA Today Best books of August
    Christian Science Monitor Ten Best Books of August
    The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2022
    Harper’s Bazaar
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    • Author: Aziz Amna, Dur E.
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: August 16 2022
    • ISBN10: 195099449X
    • Language: English
  • The Twilight Garden

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    Two feuding neighbors unite to resurrect a neglected city garden in this uplifting and quietly joyful novel by Sara Nisha Adams, author of the beloved The Reading List.

    In a small pocket of London, bet

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    • Author: Adams, Sara Nisha
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 544
    • Publish Date: April 09 2024
    • ISBN10: 0063297736
    • Language: English
  • Poison in the Air

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    The final novel from one of Lebanon’s greatest writers and narrator of Lebanese life.

    Poison in the Air, Jabbour Douaihy’s final novel, chronicles the decades of social, political, and economic turmoi

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    • Author: Douaihy, Jabbour
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: January 30 2024
    • ISBN10: 162371754X
    • Language: English
  • Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral

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    For readers of The Vanishing Half, a hidden gem from the Harlem Renaissance about a young Black woman’s journey toward self-acceptance while passing as white in 1920s New York City.

    Originally publish

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    • Series: Celebrating Black Women Writers
    • Author: Fauset, Jessi Redmon
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: March 08 2022
    • ISBN10: 0807006602
    • Language: English
  • Wahala

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    “Contemporary female friendship goes glam in this lively debut novel with remarkable depth.” — Washington Post

    “Great fun and extremely smart.” — npr.org

    NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY Vogue

    • Author: May, Nikki
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: January 11, 2022
    • ISBN10: 0063084244
    • Language: English
  • Get a Life, Chloe Brown

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    “Absolutely charming… a flawless balance of humor, heat, sweetness, and depth, and I loved every page.” – Helen Hoang

    USA TODAY BESTSELLER

    A witty, hilarious romance about a woman who’s tired of being

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    • Author: Hibbert, Talia
    • Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: February 22 2022
    • ISBN10: 0063215373
    • Language: English
  • Yume

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    While Cybelle comes to terms with her life in Japan, Zaniel navigates a world of demons, namely by bringing women to have sexual encounters with a monster named Akki, until another demon, the Yokai, w… [more below]

    • Author: Anipare, Sifton Tracey
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 536
    • Publish Date: October 12 2021
    • ISBN10: 1459747372
    • Language: English
  • Dandelion

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    When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen or heard from again. Now, as a new mother herself, Lily becomes obsessed with finding out what happe… [more below]

    • Author: Liew, Jamie Chai Yun
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: April 26 2022
    • ISBN10: 1551528819
    • Language: English
  • Invasion of the Spirit People

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    Juan Pablo Villalobos’s fifth novel adopts a gentle, fable-like tone, approaching the problem of racism from the perspective that any position as idiotic as xenophobia can only be fought with sheer ab

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    • Author: Villalobos, Juan Pablo
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 224
    • Publish Date: July 12 2022
    • ISBN10: 1913505367
    • Language: English
  • The Donut Trap

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    Julie Tieu sparkles in this debut romantic comedy, which is charmingly reminiscent of the TV show Kim’s Convenience and Frankly in Love by David Yoon, about a young woman who feels caught in the life

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    • Author: Tieu, Julie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 368
    • Publish Date: November 09 2021
    • ISBN10: 0063069806
    • Language: English
  • Woman of an Uncertain Age

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    When fifty-something Naina Mehta’s husband dies of a heart attack, she transforms herself from a suburban wife into a bold woman thirsty for new experiences. A far cry from the classic image of the ag

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    • Author: Malhotra, Priya
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 340
    • Publish Date: September 20 2022
    • ISBN10: 1949290905
    • Language: English
  • I Sat Alone by the Gate

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    How wonderful, that you could cross the ocean and still find yourself looking at mothers and children walking the streets, peering into store windows, and catching buses to get home in time for dinner[more below]

    • Author: Efendi, Mary
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 344
    • Publish Date: June 20 2023
    • ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
    • Language: English
  • I’m Not Going Anywhere

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    Razor-sharp social commentary, Jane Austen for contemporary feminists unafraid to confront a dark world

    In her latest translated volume of collected short fiction, Rumena Buzarovska delivers more of wh

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    • Series: Macedonian Literature
    • Author: Buzarovska, Rumena
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 226
    • Publish Date: April 04 2023
    • ISBN10: 1628974540
    • Language: English
  • Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories

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    “I couldn’t put this book down and I loved spending time in the lives of Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape. Truly this book will grab hold of your heart and mind and everything in between.”–Roxane Gay,

    • Author: Ogunyemi, Omolola Ijeoma
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: September 13, 2022
    • ISBN10: 0063117045
    • Language: English
  • Venco

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    “Once I opened VenCo, I was propelled through an entire night of charmed reading. Cherie Dimaline creates a world utterly fantastical, yet real. VenCo is funny, tense, and cracking with a dark, divine

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    • Author: Dimaline, Cherie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 400
    • Publish Date: February 06 2024
    • ISBN10: 0063054906
    • Language: English
  • The Brotherhood of the Grape

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    Henry Molise, a 50 year old, successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his aging parents want to divorce. Henry’s tyrannical, brick laying father, Nick, though weak

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    • Author: Fante, John
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: August 16 2002
    • ISBN10: 0876857268
    • Language: English
  • Afterparties: Stories

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    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK

    WINNER OF THE FERRO-GRUMLEY AWARD FOR LGBTQ FICTION

    Named a Best Book of the Year by

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    • Author: So, Anthony Veasna
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: August 03 2021
    • ISBN10: 0063049902
    • Language: English
  • The Perfumist of Paris

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    “A stunning portrait of a woman blossoming into her full power…this is Alka Joshi’s best book yet!” –Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye

    From the author of Reese’s Book [more below]

    • Series: Jaipur Trilogy #3
    • Author: Joshi, Alka
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 368
    • Publish Date: March 26 2024
    • ISBN10: 0778305376
    • Language: English
  • Myrrh

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    A woman searching for her birth-parents unlocks the secrets of her horrific past, as she tries to stop the goblin within in this kaleidoscopic dark psychological horror about identity and belonging, w[more below]

    • Author: Hall, Polly
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: April 09 2024
    • ISBN10: 1789095352
    • Language: English
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