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Genre: Fiction
Literary Fiction - 195
Historical Fiction - 54
Thrillers - 12
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Short Stories - 30
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Uplifting - 5
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Adult Books From Child's Perspective - 15
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Mid-Life Onwards - 14
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Books in Translation - 32
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Asian Authors - 310
Jewish Authors - 1
Middle-Eastern Authors - 2

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Female Friendships - 32
Strong Women - 78
LGBTQ+ - 22

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Philosophical - 16
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Magical or Supernatural - 16
Magical Realism - 11

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Small Press Titles - 32
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Physical & Mental Differences - 17
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400+ Pages - 27
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17th Century or Earlier - 9
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California - 33
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Mid-Atlantic, USA - 19
South, USA - 10
Midwest, USA - 8
West, USA - 41

Europe by Region
UK (Britain) & Ireland - 19
Scandinavia - 2
France - 3
Germany - 2
Italy - 3

Asia by Region
Middle-East (West Asia) - 9
Central Asia - 3
East Asia (except China) - 47
China - 42
South Asia (except India) - 13
India - 50
South-East Asia - 28

Africa by Region
Eastern Africa - 2

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  • Murder by Degrees
    Ritu Mukerji
    Paperback: 10/15/2024
     
    For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd, Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th ...
  • The House of Doors
    Tan Twan Eng
    Paperback: 10/01/2024
     
    From the bestselling author of The Garden of Evening Mists, a spellbinding novel about love and betrayal, ...
  • Suggested in the Stars
    Yoko Tawada
    Paperback: 10/01/2024
     
    On the heels of Scattered All Over the Earth, Yoko Tawada's new and irresistible Suggested in the ...
  • Land of Milk and Honey
    C Pam Zhang
    Paperback: 09/24/2024
     
    The award-winning author of How Much of These Hills Is Gold returns with a rapturous and revelatory novel ...
  • Rejection
    Rejection: Fiction
    Tony Tulathimutte
    Hardcover: 09/17/2024
     
    From the Whiting and O. Henry–winning author of Private Citizens ("the first great millennial novel," ...
  • King of the Armadillos
    Wendy Chin-Tanner
    Paperback: 09/17/2024
     
    A transcendent debut novel about family, love, and belonging, set against the backdrops of 1950s New York City...
  • The Dark We Know
    Wen-yi Lee
    Hardcover: 08/13/2024
     
    From Gillian Flynn Books, a lyrical young adult horror by debut author Wen-yi Lee that's perfect for fans of ...

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