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Book Recommendations for General Fiction + Heroes

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  • Jon Clinch
    Paperback: 07/23/2024
     
    Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and a ...
  • The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur
    Lev Grossman
    Hardcover: 07/16/2024
     
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the...
  • Foul Days: The Witch's Compendium of Monsters #1
    Genoveva Dimova
    Paperback: 06/25/2024
     
    The Witcher meets Naomi Novik in this fast-paced fantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, from an assured new voice ...
  • Briony Cameron
    Hardcover: 06/04/2024
     
    This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few ...
  • Rachel Beanland
    Paperback: 04/02/2024
     
    The author of Florence Adler Swims Forever returns with a masterful work of historical fiction about an ...
  • Strike the Zither: Kingdom of Three #1
    Joan He
    Paperback: 03/26/2024
     
    A dazzling new fantasy from New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, Strike the Zither is a ...
  • The Women: A Novel
    Kristin Hannah
    Hardcover: 02/06/2024
     
    From master storyteller Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Four ...

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