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Book Recommendations for General Fiction + 1960s & '70s

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Literary Fiction - 147
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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 ...
  • Women's Hotel
    Women's Hotel: A Novel
    Daniel M. Lavery
    Hardcover: 10/15/2024
     
    From the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the ...
  • Final Cut
    Charles Burns
    Hardcover: 09/24/2024
     
    The beloved and award-winning author of Black Hole's haunting and visually arresting story of an artist's ...
  • Before the Mango Ripens
    Afabwaje Kurian
    Hardcover: 09/24/2024
     
    Set against the backdrop of 1970s Nigeria teetering between post-colonial dependency and self-rule, Before the...
  • Where There Was Fire
    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...
  • All You Have to Do Is Call
    Kerri Maher
    Paperback: 08/27/2024
     
    A dramatic and inspiring novel based on the true story of the Jane Collective and the brave women who fought ...
  • Mina's Matchbox
    Yoko Ogawa
    Hardcover: 08/13/2024
     
    From the award-winning, psychologically astute author of The Memory Police, a hypnotic, introspective novel ...

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