From the widely acclaimed, best-selling author of American War : a new novel—beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic, and profoundly moving—that looks at the global refugee crisis through the...
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Author: El Akkad, OmarSummary:Genre: Literary fiction -
Author: Baldwin, JamesSummary:"There's no way not to suffer. But you try all kinds of ways to keep from drowning in it." The men and women in these eight short fictions grasp this truth on an elemental level, and their stories...
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Author: Cline-Ransome, LesaSummary:
It's 1946, and Lymon, uprooted from his life in the Deep South and moved up North, needs that chance. Lymon's father is, for the time being, at Parchman Farm-the Mississippi State Penitentiary--...
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Author: Moore, James A.Summary:
The Avengers journey into deep space, where they unite the intergalactic races against the Builders-deadly aliens who seek to destroy the known galaxy. While the heroes are gone, Thanos sets his...
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Author: Nyström, Peter, Mohlin, PeterSummary:
The Bucket List is the gripping debut novel by writing team Peter Mohlin and Peter Nyström, launching a stunning new Nordic noir series featuring Swedish-American FBI Agent John Adderley. The...
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Author: Wideman, John EdgarSummary:
From John Edgar Wideman, "a master [who] boldly subverts what a short story can be" ( Publishers Weekly) comes a stunning story collection that spans a range of topics from Michael...
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Author: Staples, WillSummary:
When rhino poachers kill two of his fellow rangers in Kruger Park, South African Defense Force veteran Cobus Venter reaches his breaking point. Quitting his job, he embarks on a vigilante mission...
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Author: Eggers, DaveSummary:
From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Circle comes an exciting new follow-up. When the world's largest search engine/social media company, the Circle, merges with the planet'...
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Author: Whitehead, ColsonSummary:
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER -From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set...
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Author: Kelly, Erin I., Rembert, WinfredSummary:
An artist's odyssey from Jim Crow era, Georgia to the Yale Art Gallery. A memoir in prose and paintings that celebrates Black life and summons readers to confront painful and urgent realities...
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Author: Asim, JabariSummary:
Jabari Asim goes beyond what's taught in the classroom and tells a fact-filled history of African Americans through politics, activism, sports, entertainment, music, and much more.
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Author: Patterson, James, Clinton, BillSummary:
A madman abducts the daughter of President Keating, an ex-Navy SEAL, turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. So Keating decides to embark on a one-man special-...
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Author: de la Peña, MattSummary:
The team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Stop on Market Street and the award-winning New York Times bestseller Carmela Full of Wishes once again delivers a poignant...
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Author: Seabrook, JohnSummary:
Over the last two decades a new type of song has emerged. Today's hits bristle with "hooks," musical burrs designed to snag your ear every seven seconds. Painstakingly crafted to...
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Author: Mohlin, PeterSummary:
The propulsive new John Adderley case and follow-up to the award-winning, international bestselling Scandi noir thriller The Bucket List Alicia Bjelke has always been "the other sister....