Book Recommendations for
General Fiction, set in New York State
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Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Paperback: 05/20/2025
An exhilarating novel about one American family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and ...
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Sarah Manguso
Paperback: 05/13/2025
A searing novel about being a wife, a mother, and an artist, and how marriage makes liars of us all—from...
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Jacqueline Woodson
Paperback: 05/06/2025
Winner: BookBrowse YA Book Award 2023
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful...
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Aaron John Curtis
Hardcover: 05/06/2025
A coming-of-middle-age novel about an Ahkwesáhsne man's reluctant return home and what it takes to heal.
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Liann Zhang
Hardcover: 04/29/2025
In this razor-sharp, diabolical debut thriller, a young woman steps into her deceased twin's influencer life, ...
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Hari Kunzru
Paperback: 04/29/2025
From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty and power, ...
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Denne Michele Norris
Hardcover: 04/15/2025
In this heart-wrenching debut novel, a young Black gay man reckoning with the death of his father must ...
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