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Book Recommendations for General Fiction, set in New Jersey

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  • The Sisters K
    Maureen Sun
    Hardcover: 06/11/2024
     
    "You're my sister, but I'm not sure I love you. I'm not sure I love anyone. But if someone hurt you I'd want ...
  • Four for the Road
    K J. Reilly
    Paperback: 08/15/2023
     
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four ...
  • In the Time of Our History
    Susanne Pari
    Paperback: 01/03/2023
     
    Inspired by her own family's experiences following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Susanne Pari explores the...
  • Suburban Dicks
    Fabian Nicieza
    Paperback: 05/03/2022
     
    From the cocreator of Deadpool comes a hilariously entertaining debut featuring two unlikely and unforgettable...
  • You Bring the Distant Near
    Mitali Perkins
    Paperback: 04/02/2019
     
    This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and...
  • Edgar and Lucy
    Victor Lodato
    Paperback: 02/13/2018
     
    A new literary novel from Weissberg Award winning playwright and PEN USA Award for Fiction winning writer ...
  • Jack of Spades
    Jack of Spades: A Tale of Suspense
    Joyce Carol Oates
    Paperback: 05/10/2016
     
    An exquisite, psychologically complex thriller about the opposing forces within the mind of one ambitious ...

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