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Genre: Fiction
Literary Fiction - 302
Historical Fiction - 105
Thrillers - 16
Mystery - 14
Romance/Love Stories - 28
Short Stories - 12
Speculative, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Alt. History - 20
Poetry & Novels in Verse - 1

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Firsts
Debuts - 141
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Humor & Uplifting
Uplifting - 15
Humor & Satire - 15

Families
Generational Sagas - 444
Parenting & Families - 80

Ages & Stages
Adult Books From Child's Perspective - 14
Coming of Age - 111
Mid-Life Onwards - 47
Dealing with Loss - 126

Ethnicity
Books in Translation - 14
Immigrants & Expats - 85
Black Authors - 45
Latinx Authors - 12
Asian Authors - 61
Jewish Authors - 22
Middle-Eastern Authors - 12
Native and Indigenous Authors - 3

Gender & Sexuality
Female Friendships - 31
Strong Women - 151
LGBTQ+ - 18

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Philosophical - 13
Religious or Spiritual Themes - 27

Magical or Supernatural
Magical or Supernatural - 37
Magical Realism - 16

Miscellaneous
Small Press Titles - 36
Books about Books - 4
Physical & Mental Differences - 32
Books About Animals - 3
War Related - 80
Nature & Environment - 19
Music and the Arts - 6
Activism & Volunteering - 2
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LibraryReads Picks - 40

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400+ Pages - 55
250-400 Pages - 444
Less Than 250 Pages - 42

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Time Period
17th Century or Earlier - 11
18th Century - 1
19th Century - 25
20th Century (multiple decades) - 119
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Major Regions
USA - 221
Canada - 16
Central & S. America, Mexico, Caribbean - 21
Europe - 73
Asia - 61
Africa - 17
Pacific, inc. Hawaii, Aus & NZ - 6
Alaska & Other Polar/Sub Polar Regions - 2
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Global - 12
Imaginary Locations - 8

USA (48 States)
N.H. Vt. Maine - 8
Conn. & R.I. - 6
Mass. - 18
Penn. - 9
New York State - 40
New Jersey - 6
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Florida - 3
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Ind. Mich. Ohio - 5
Minn. Wis. Iowa - 7
Nebr.& Dakotas - 1
Colo. Wyo. Mont. - 4
Ariz. Nev. N.M. Utah - 7
California - 33
Wash. Ore. Idaho - 5

USA Regions
New England, USA - 46
Mid-Atlantic, USA - 56
South, USA - 63
Midwest, USA - 31
West, USA - 45

Europe by Region
UK (Britain) & Ireland - 56
Scandinavia - 4
France - 10
Spain - 3
Germany - 5
Italy - 5
Eastern Europe - 6

Asia by Region
Middle-East (West Asia) - 19
Russia (North Asia) - 5
Central Asia - 3
East Asia (except China) - 8
China - 13
South Asia (except India) - 8
India - 14
South-East Asia - 7

Africa by Region
Eastern Africa - 5
Middle & Southern Africa - 1
Northern & Western Africa - 10

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    Mona Susan Power
    Paperback: 11/05/2024
     
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    Paperback: 10/08/2024
     
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    Daniel Mason
    Paperback: 10/01/2024
     
    A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit...
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    John Manuel Arias
    Paperback: 09/17/2024
     
    A lush and lyrical debut novel about a Costa Rican family wrestling with a deadly secret, from rising literary...
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    Jesmyn Ward
    Paperback: 09/03/2024
     
    From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congress ...
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    Time's Mouth: A Novel
    Edan Lepucki
    Paperback: 08/06/2024
     
    From New York Times bestselling author Edan Lepucki comes an enthralling saga about family secrets that grow ...
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    Promise: A Novel
    Rachel Eliza Griffiths
    Paperback: 08/06/2024
     
    Two Black sisters growing up in small-town New England fight to protect their home, their bodies, and their ...

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