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Book Recommendations for General Fiction + Parenting & Families

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    Tom Lake: A Novel
    Ann Patchett
    Paperback: 04/01/2025
     
    In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself ...
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    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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    Bonnie Garmus
    Paperback: 04/01/2025
     
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    Rachel Khong
    Paperback: 03/25/2025
     
    From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny? An ...
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    Paperback: 03/18/2025
     
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    Stephanie Dray
    Paperback: 03/18/2025
     
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