Books set primarily in Pennsylvania
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Beautyland: A Novel
by Marie-Helene Bertino
Hardcover: Jan 2024
Paperback: Jan 2025
A wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth, by the acclaimed author of Parakeet.
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Murder by Degrees: A Mystery
by Ritu Mukerji
Hardcover: Oct 2023
Paperback: Oct 2024
For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd, Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th century Philadelphia, following a pioneering woman doctor as she investigates the disappearance of a young patient who is presumed dead.
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The Unsettled: A Novel
by Ayana Mathis
Hardcover: Sep 2023
Paperback: Jun 2024
From the best-selling author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, a searing multi-generational novel—set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of Bonaparte, Alabama—about a mother fighting for her...
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Early Sobrieties: A Novel
by Michael Deagler
Hardcover: May 2024
Like a sober, millennial Jesus' Son, Michael Deagler's debut novel is the poignant confession of a recovering addict adrift in the fragmenting landscape of America's middle class.
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel
by James McBride
Hardcover: Aug 2023
From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah's Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.
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We Are Not Like Them: A Novel
by Christine Pride, Jo Piazza
Hardcover: Oct 2021
Paperback: Aug 2022
Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event—a powerful and poignant exploration of race in ...
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With the Fire on High
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Hardcover: May 2019
Paperback: Mar 2021
From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.
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The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
Hardcover: Sep 2019
Paperback: Jan 2021
Ann Patchett, the New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth and State of Wonder, returns with her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and...
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Marilou Is Everywhere: A Novel
by Sarah Elaine Smith
Hardcover: Jul 2019
Paperback: Jul 2020
Consumed by the longing for a different life, a teenager flees her family and carefully slips into another -- replacing a girl whose own sudden disappearance still haunts the town.
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Harry's Trees
by Jon Cohen
Hardcover: Jun 2018
Paperback: Jun 2019
When you climb a tree, the first thing you do is to hold on tight.
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The Signal Flame
by Andrew Krivak
Hardcover: Jan 2017
Paperback: Sep 2017
The stunning second novel from National Book Award finalist Andrew Krivak - a heartbreaking, captivating story about a family awaiting the return of their youngest son from the Vietnam War.
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The People of the Broken Neck
by Silas Dent Zobal
Paperback: Oct 2016
A soul-damaged man, broken by war, struggles to reclaim his home and family.
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