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Genre: Fiction
Literary Fiction - 255
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Adult Books From Child's Perspective - 14
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Books in Translation - 19
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Black Authors - 35
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Philosophical - 11
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Magical or Supernatural - 16
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Small Press Titles - 35
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California - 35
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Mid-Atlantic, USA - 56
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West, USA - 42

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Asia by Region
Middle-East (West Asia) - 27
Russia (North Asia) - 8
Central Asia - 7
East Asia (except China) - 14
China - 20
South Asia (except India) - 9
India - 19
South-East Asia - 18

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Eastern Africa - 8
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Northern & Western Africa - 10

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  • 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 ...
  • The Rest of You
    Maame Blue
    Paperback: 10/08/2024
     
    An internationally award-winning writer makes her triumphant American debut in this emotionally powerful story...
  • 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 ...
  • 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...
  • Someone Like Us
    Dinaw Mengestu
    Hardcover: 07/30/2024
     
    The son of Ethiopian immigrants seeks to understand a hidden family history and uncovers a past colored by ...
  • The Coin
    The Coin: A Novel
    Yasmin Zaher
    Hardcover: 07/09/2024
     
    A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City ...

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