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Book Recommendations for General Fiction + Parenting & Families

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Genre: Fiction
Literary Fiction - 243
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Adult Books From Child's Perspective - 26
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Middle-East (West Asia) - 11
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East Asia (except China) - 7
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Eastern Africa - 3
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  • Rental House
    Rental House: A Novel
    Weike Wang
    Hardcover: 12/03/2024
     
    From the award-winning author of Chemistry, a sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through ...
  • Hello Beautiful
    Ann Napolitano
    Paperback: 11/19/2024
     
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward comes a poignant and engrossing family story that ...
  • The Frozen River
    Ariel Lawhon
    Paperback: 11/05/2024
     
    From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping ...
  • A Council of Dolls
    Mona Susan Power
    Paperback: 11/05/2024
     
    The long-awaited, profoundly moving, and unforgettable new novel from PEN Award–winning Native American ...
  • Absolution
    Absolution: A Novel
    Alice McDermott
    Paperback: 10/29/2024
     
    A riveting account of women's lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the ...
  • Blood Test
    Blood Test: A Comedy
    Charles Baxter
    Hardcover: 10/15/2024
     
    From the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award and "one of our most gifted writers" (Chicago Tribune) comes a comic ...
  • Shred Sisters
    Betsy Lerner
    Hardcover: 10/01/2024
     
    No one will love you more or hurt you more than a sister.

    From Betsy Lerner, celebrated author of The ...

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