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  • Mood Swings: A Novel
    Frankie Barnet
    Paperback: 05/25/2025
     
    In a pre-apocalyptic world not unlike our own, a young Instagram poet starts an affair with a California ...
  • Spent: A Comic Novel
    Alison Bechdel
    Hardcover: 05/20/2025
     
    The celebrated and beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Fun Home presents a laugh-...
  • Taffy Brodesser-Akner
    Paperback: 05/20/2025
     
    An exhilarating novel about one American family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and ...
  • Liann Zhang
    Hardcover: 04/29/2025
     
    In this razor-sharp, diabolical debut thriller, a young woman steps into her deceased twin's influencer life, ...
  • The Pretender: A Novel
    Jo Harkin
    Hardcover: 04/22/2025
     
    A sweeping historical novel in the vein of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O'Farrell set during the time of the ...
  • Sky Daddy: A Novel
    Kate Folk
    Hardcover: 04/08/2025
     
    Cross the jet bridge with Linda, a frequent flyer with an unusual obsession, in this "razor-sharp and tender-...
  • Camilla Barnes
    Hardcover: 04/01/2025
     
    An often hilarious, surprisingly moving portrait of a long-married couple, seen through the eyes of their ...

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