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The Family Chao
The Family Chao : A Novel
by Lan Samantha Chang
Reviewed: Oct 25, 2021
 
Published: Feb 1, 2022
 
An acclaimed storyteller returns with "a gorgeous and gripping literary mystery" that explores "family, betrayal, passion, race, culture and the American Dream" (Jean Kwok).
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(4.4/5)
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Heartbreak
Heartbreak : A Personal and Scientific Journey
by Florence Williams
Reviewed: Nov 1, 2021
 
Published: Feb 1, 2022
 
Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking creative ways to mend her own.
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(4.1/5)
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The Fields
The Fields : A Novel
by Erin Young
Reviewed: Sep 20, 2021
 
Published: Jan 25, 2022
 
Some things don't stay buried.

A breakneck procedural that is beautifully written and masterfully crafted, Erin Young's The Fields is a dynamite debut - crime fiction at its very finest.
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(4.1/5)
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Free
Free : A Child and a Country at the End of History
by Lea Ypi
Reviewed: Oct 25, 2021
 
Published: Jan 18, 2022
 
A reflection on "freedom" in a dramatic, beautifully written memoir of the end of Communism in the Balkans. Longlisted for the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.
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(4.3/5)
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The Paris Bookseller
The Paris Bookseller
by Kerri Maher
Reviewed: Oct 18, 2021
 
Published: Jan 11, 2022
 
The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the 20th century to the world in this new novel from the author of The Girl in White Gloves.
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(4.0/5)
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The Latinist
The Latinist : A Novel
by Mark Prins
Reviewed: Sep 20, 2021
 
Published: Jan 4, 2022
 
A contemporary reimagining of the Daphne and Apollo myth, The Latinist is a page-turning exploration of power, ambition, and the intertwining of love and obsession.
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(4.2/5)
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Of Women and Salt
Of Women and Salt
by Gabriela Garcia
Reviewed: Dec 7, 2020
 
Published: Jan 4, 2022
 
A sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter's fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born.
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(3.9/5)
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True Crime Story
True Crime Story : A Novel
by Joseph Knox
Reviewed: Oct 25, 2021
 
Published: Dec 7, 2021
 
The #1 International Bestseller!
What happens to all the girls who go missing?
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(4.1/5)
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