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    Book Jacket: So Many Stars

    So Many Stars
    by Caro De Robertis

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    Caro de Robertis' So Many Stars shares the personal stories of 20 trans and nonbinary people of color over age 50 who, through their activism, art, and courage, have ...

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    1. Something, Not Nothing
      by Sarah Leavitt
    2. Red Paint
      by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe
    3. Feral City
      by Jeremiah Moss

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    Book Jacket: Song of the Six Realms

    Song of the Six Realms
    by Judy I. Lin

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    Xue'er has no place in the kingdom of Qi or any of the Six Realms. Her name means 'Solitary Snow' and it surely fits a girl doomed to life as an '...

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    1. Nightbirds
      by Kate J. Armstrong
    2. Strike the Zither
      by Joan He
    3. Hotel Magnifique
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    Book Jacket: Katabasis

    Katabasis
    by R. F. Kuang

    BookBrowse Review:
    R.F. Kuang has continued her blisteringly productive streak with her latest novel, Katabasis, which, like 2022's Babel, imagines a world in which academia and magic are ...

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    1. Deathly Fates
      by Tesia Tsai
    2. The Otherwhere Post
      by Emily J. Taylor
    3. The Book That Wouldn't Burn
      by Mark Lawrence

  • Book Recommendations for Young Adult & Adult-YA Crossover

    Book Jacket: The Compound

    The Compound
    by Aisling Rawle

    BookBrowse Review:
    Apathetic twentysomething Lily is beautiful but otherwise unremarkable, as she will be the first to tell you. She's bored with her job and doesn't get along with her...

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    1. Seesaw Monster
      by Kotaro Isaka
    2. Escape!
      by Stephen Fishbach
    3. Mood Swings
      by Frankie Barnet

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