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Perfect TunesA NovelBy Emily GouldLaura is a young, naïve, and incredibly determined young musician when she moves to New York City to share her eclectic music with the world. She falls in lust with the guitarist in a popular band, and soon finds herself pregnant and alone, and suddenly she must confront herself and what she’s willing to sacrifice for her possible futures. Author Emily Gould spins a heartbreaking tale of loss, motherhood, and music in this moving novel. For fans of Sweetbitter and Daisy Jones and the Six

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When We Were VikingsA NovelBy Andrew David MacDonaldWith a unique voice, When We Were Vikings is a beautiful debut novel about Zelda—a twenty-one-year-old Viking enthusiast whose purpose in life is to find her legend. Zelda lives with her brother, who has trouble believing in himself and sometimes resorts to questionable means to support their family. You root for Zelda, especially when things get hard for her in life, love, and work. The book ends with a twist that I wasn’t expecting, but it shows the growth of the characters and warms your heart.For fans of Elinor Oliphant is Completely Fine and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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Hardcover: 9781501197499Ebook: 97815011975122Avid Reader Press, April 2020Literary Fiction/Coming of Age

Hardcover: 9781982117436Ebook: 9781982117450Simon & Schuster, March 2020Cultural Heritage/Literary Fiction

These Ghosts are FamilyA NovelBy Maisy CardThis haunting debut is a sweeping family saga about generational and personal traumas and secrets. Through spellbinding language, this layered and strikingly constructed tale follows members of the Paisley family from colonial Jamaica to modern day Harlem. As much as I enjoyed meeting these complex characters, I was equally fascinated by the structure and different narrative techniques used to convey their stories—each of which will surely linger in hearts and minds long after reading the last page.For fans of Homegoing and The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

Hardcover: 9781982126766Ebook: 9781982126780Gallery Books, January 2020Literary Fiction/Coming of Age

Adequate Yearly ProgressA NovelBy Roxana EldenSo your bright-eyed view of teaching has been clouded by the Curriculum Standard of the Day (CSOTD), the Research-Based Best Practice that Works Standard of the Day (RBBPTWSOTD). So the library is now called the school’s media center and the Office for Oversight of Binders and Evidence of Implementation (OBEI) is arriving to assess the meticulous pre-testing score data you’re supposed to have been keeping on every student. You still have time to inspire, right? Right?? Such is the fodder for Roxanna Elden’s tongue-in-cheek novel that sheds much needed light on today’s teaching experience.For fans of See Me After Class and Small Admissions

Paperback: 9781982135027Ebook: 9781982135034Atria Books, February 2020Humorous Fiction/Friendship

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The CompanionsA NovelBy Katie M. FlynnIn the near-future, California is under quarantine after a deadly virus outbreak, the losses of which spark the “companionship program,” where the dead are uploaded into product-class machines that vary from rolling cans to human-passing “skin jobs” with no rights. When sixteen-year-old companion Lilac realizes she can defy commands, she abandons her servitude and runs away, sparking Companion rebellion all over the world.For fans of Wilder Girls and The Power

A Conspiracy of BonesA Temperance Brennan NovelBy Kathy ReichsKathy Reichs, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, returns with her nineteenth riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who must use all her tradecraft for discover the identity of a faceless corpse, its connection to a decade-old missing child case, and why the dead man had her cellphone number. For fans of Chaos and Glass Houses

Deep StateA ThrillerBy Chris HautyHayley Chill is a twenty-five-year-old West Wing intern and ex-Army grunt who has discovered that her boss, the White House chief of staff, may not have died from natural causes. With a resolute pursuit of the truth and at ever-increasing personal peril, Hayley begins to uncover shocking evidence of a wide-ranging conspiracy. Ultimately it is the president’s life Hayley must defend as the story hurtles toward its astonishing climax.For fans of Radiant Angel and The Cuban Affair

The Escape ArtistA MemoirBy Helen FremontIn a new memoir by Helen Fremont, the author explores the family dynamic that produced such a startling devotion to secret-keeping, as revealed in After Long Silence. Fremont writes with unflinching candor about growing up in a household whose members were devoted to hiding the truth, that they were Jewish Holocaust survivors living invented lives. Scorching, witty, and ultimately redemptive, The Escape Artist will take its place among bestselling family memoirs. For fans of The Liar’s Club and Fun Home

Heart of JunkA NovelBy Luke GeddesA squad of eclectic and quirky antique dealers in Wichita, Kansas are preparing for a famous antique TV show to come to the Mall to film an episode, when a toddler pageant princess disappears. These two events may have more in common than originally thought, and as the mall becomes implicated in the disappearance, the TV show that could be the only thing to save the antique mall might be backing out!For fans of Made for Love and Hark

The Impossible FirstBy Colin O’BradyProfessional endurance athlete Colin O’Brady takes on a seemingly impossible mission: crossing Antarctica unaided and alone. While stirred by the knowledge of a competitor, Colin had 932 miles to think back on his life, and the college accident that nearly ended his athletic career. The Impossible First is a raw, thought-provoking adventure memoir, one that reveals how anyone can set goals, overcome obstacles, and push the limits of what’s possible. For fans of Into Thin Air and Between a Rock and a Hard Place

In Five YearsA NovelBy Rebecca SerleManhattan lawyer Dannie Cohan’s life is right on track—she just accepted her dream job and her boyfriend’s marriage proposal. After a vivid dream in which sees herself in a very different life five years in the future, Dannie is shocked, but files the idea away…until four years later, when she meets the dream-boyfriend in real life, throwing her entire plan off track. For fans of One Day in December and The Light We Lost

Kept AnimalsA NovelBy Kate MillikenIt’s 1993 on a horse ranch in Topanga Canyon, California, and Rory is beginning to rub shoulders with the elite Vivian and June as she works and rides horses. One night, a tragic accident changes everything. Parsed with insights years later from Charlie, Rory’s daughter, who is trying to understand her war photographer mother in 2015, this debut novel is about wrestling with our desires, the unforgiving binds of society, and putting our histories back together.For fans of Gold Fame Citrus and Marlena

Hardcover: 9781982122157Ebook: 9781982122171Scout Press, March 20220Dystopian/Science Fiction

Hardcover: 9781982126582Ebook: 9781982126605Emily Bestler Books, January 2020Political Thrillers/Suspense

Hardcover: 9781982137441Ebook: 9781982137465Atria Books, March 2020Women’s Fiction/Friendship and Family Life

Hardcover: 9781982113605Ebook: 9781982113629Gallery Books, February 2020Personal Memoirs/Dysfunctional Families

Hardcover: 9781501188589Ebook: 9781501188602Scribner, April 2020Literary Fiction/Coming of Age

Hardcover: 9781982106669Ebook: 9781982106683Simon & Schuster, January 2020Small Town & Rural/Humorous Fiction

Hardcover: 9781982133115Ebook: 9781982133139Scribner, February 2020Personal Memoir/Survival

Hardcover: 9781982138882eBook: 9781982138905Scribner, March 2020Women Sleuths/Suspense Thrillers

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Please See UsA NovelBy Caitlin MullenWhen Atlantic City boardwalk psychic Clara crosses paths with Lily, she begins experiencing real and terrifying psychic visions. Clara becomes convinced these visions are related to the women who have been disappearing from the boardwalk, and as the two women navigate their lives and this mystery, they get closer to the dark heart of a city past its prime, eerily overlaid by the voices of the six Jane Does waiting to be found in the nearby marshland.For fans of The Death of Mrs. Westaway and Her Pretty Face

Race Against TimeA Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights EraBy Jerry MitchellJerry Mitchell tells the full tale of one the most remarkable journalistic detective stories ever to be written. In the vein of All the President’s Men, he depicts the winding, pulse-racing road of leads that allow him to unearth secret documents, find long-lost suspects and witnesses, and quietly pursued evidence to take on the Klan. The jaw-dropping accomplishments of Mitchell’s career make for unignorable reading and a one of a kind book.For fans of All the President’s Men and The Blood of Emmett Till

Run Me to EarthA NovelBy Paul YoonIn 1960s Laos, three orphaned teenagers, brought together by devastating loss, take shelter in a bombed out field hospital and meet Vang, a doctor dedicated to helping the wounded at all costs. The teens serve as motorcycle couriers, rescuing civilians and searching for medical supplies. When Vang secures the teens’ evacuation on the last helicopters leaving Laos, the move sets them on disparate and treacherous paths across the world.For fans of The Sympathizer and The Orphan Master’s Son

Sin EaterA NovelBy Megan CampisiFourteen-year-old May is punished for stealing bread in 16th century England by becoming a Sin Eater, a woman unable to speak to or touch other humans, fated to hear the confessions of the dying and eat the foods symbolizing their sins. When her mentor Sin Eater is imprisoned and killed for refusing to eat a royal’s unconfessed sins, May must avenge her mentor.For fans of Red Clocks and The Handmaid’s Tale

The Lady of Sing SingAn American Countess, an Italian Immigrant, and Their Epic Battle for Justice in New York’s Gilded AgeBy Idanna PucciIn this true story, Idanna Pucci, granddaughter of one of the key players, recounts the murder trial of Italian immigrant Maria Barbella. Barbella was accused of murdering her lover after he seduced her, then reneged on his promise to marry her. Due to inept lawyers, deliberately deceitful reporters, and a judge repaying political favors, Barbella was swiftly sentenced to die by the newly invented electric chair at Sing Sing, where she became the first female prisoner.For fans of The Trial of Lizzie Borden and Death in the Air

The MajestiesA NovelBy Tiffany TsaoTold from the perspective of a betrayed sister in a coma, The Majesties is a tale of family, betrayal, resentment, and opulence. Gwendolyn struggles to regain consciousness as the only survivor of her sister, Estella’s, poisoning of their whole family. Retracing her memories and trying to uncover what could have brought her best friend to this brutal act, Gwendolyn is forced to confront the truth about who she and her sister really are, and the secrets of their family’s past.For fans of The Vegetarian and Severance

Molly BitA NovelBy Dan BevacquaMolly Bit has what it takes to make it big in Hollywood. She knows she destined for success, and she knows all the hard work that has to go into it. After slogging through the independent film scene, Molly gets her big break getting cast as a lead in a blockbuster horror film. She becomes a star, and quickly realizes that finding fame isn’t the hard part, it’s keeping it. For fans of Looker and Loner

The Only Good IndiansA NovelBy Stephen Graham JonesSeamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked by an entity bent on revenge, these childhood friends are helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in a violent, vengeful way.For fans of Head Full of Ghosts and It

Hardcover: 9781982136451Ebook: 9781982136475Saga Press, April 2020Native American/Horror

Hardcover: 9781982115500Ebook: 9781982115524Atria Books, January 2020Psychological Thriller/Siblings

Hardcover: 9781982139315Ebook: 9781982139322Tiller Press, March 2020Historical Biography/Social Activists

Hardcover: 9781451645132Ebook: 9781451645156Simon & Schuster, February 2020True Crime/US History

Hardcover: 9781982124106Ebook: 9781982124120Atria Books, April 2020Historical Fiction/Literary Fiction

Hardcover: 9781982127480Ebook: 9781982127503Gallery Books, March 2020Noir/Psychological Thriller

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Hardcover: 9781501154041Ebook: 9781501154065Simon & Schuster, January 2020Historical Fiction/Literary Life

Paperback: 9781982104580Ebook: 9781982104573Simon & Schuster, February 2020Literary Fiction/Coming of Age

The TenantA NovelBy Katrine EngbergWhen Julie is found murdered in her home, Copenhagen Police officers Jeppe and Anette establish a link to Julie’s landlady, Esther, who has been using her tenant as the focus of her unfinished mystery novel. When evidence points to Esther as the focus of a game of vengeance rather than the killer, Jeppe and Anette must explore the women’s pasts to uncover the secret that made them targets of a killer bent on revenge.For fans of The Dry and The Scarred Woman

Things in JarsA NovelBy Jess KiddWinding her way through the labyrinthine streets of Victorian London, Detective Bridie Devine won’t rest until she finds a kidnapped girl, even if it means unearthing a past that she’d rather keep buried. Luckily, her search is aided by an enchanting cast of characters, including a seven-foot tall housemaid, a melancholic, tattoo-covered ghost, and an avuncular apothecary. But secrets abound in this foggy underworld where spectacle is king and nothing is quite what it seems.For fans of Himself and The Essex Serpent

VagabondsBy Hao JingfangThis genre-bending novel is set on Earth in the wake of a civil war between Mars and Earth. In an attempt to repair their increasing tensions, the colonies of Mars send a group of young people to live on Earth to help reconcile humanity. But the group finds itself with no real home, no friends, and fractured allegiances as they struggle to find a sense of community and identity, trapped between two worlds.For fans of Never Let Me Go and The Power

Hardcover: 9781534422087Ebook: 9781534422100Saga Press, April 2020Science Fiction/Space Opera

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Hardcover: 9781982121280Ebook: 9781982121303Atria Books, February 2020Gothic Fiction/Historical Mystery

Hardcover: 9781982105167Ebook: 978198210518137 Ink, March 2020 Social Activists/Discrimination & Race Relations

Hardcover: 9781982106379Ebook: 9781982106393Scribner, February 2020Holocaust Memoir/Jewish

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We Are Not Here to be BystandersA Memoir of Love and ResistanceBy Linda SarsourLinda Sarsour, organizer of the Women’s March, shares what it means to grow up as a young Muslim American woman, how she became the activist she is today, and motivates readers—no matter where they are on their path to justice—to show up, stand up, and keep their voices loud in her memoir. For fans of Nobody and When They Call You a Terrorist

When Time StoppedA Memoir of My Father, Survival, and What RemainsBy Ariana NeumannA brilliantly written memoir by a British journalist that skillfully uncovers the secrets of her father’s past: the annihilation of his family in the Holocaust, his courageous choice to build anew, and his extraordinary commitment to hiding the truth from his own family.For fans of The Zookeeper’s Wife and The Choice

Hardcover: 9781982127572Ebook: 9781982127596Gallery Books, January 2020Mystery & Detective/Crime