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  • BROOKLYN (MEDIA TIE-IN)
    BROOKLYN (MEDIA TIE-IN)
    TOIBIN, COLM
    Colm Toibin s "New York Times" bestselling novel now an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture is a moving, deeply satisfying read (Entertainment Weekly) about a young Irish immigrant in Brooklyn in the early 1950s. One of the most unforgettable characters in contemporary literature ("Pittsburgh Post-Gaze...
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    Q. 190

  • 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD
    84 CHARING CROSS ROAD
    HANFF, HELENE
    This book is the very simple story of the love affair between Miss Helene Hanff of New York and Messrs Marks and Co, sellers of rare and secondhand books, at 84 Charing Cross Road, London'. DAILY TELEGRAPH Told in a series of letters in 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD and then in diary form in the second part THE DUCHESS OF BLOOMSBURY STREET, this true story has touched the hearts of tho...
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    Q. 170

  • MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE'S SORRY
    MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE'S SORRY
    BACKMAN, FREDRIK
    A charming, warmhearted novel from the author of the" New York Times" bestseller" A Man Called Ove." Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. She is also Elsa s best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother s stories, in the Land-of-...
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    Q. 190

  • HUMAN ACTS
    HUMAN ACTS
    KANG, HAN
    From the internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian, a “rare and astonishing” (The Observer) portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice.“Compulsively readable, universally relevant, and deeply resonant . . . in equal parts beautiful and urgent.”—The New York Times Book Review Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award • One of the...
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    Q. 130

  • THE PERFECT MOTHER
    THE PERFECT MOTHER
    MOLLOY, AIMEE
    THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE SUMMER--SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING SCANDAL'S KERRY WASHINGTONAn addictive psychological thriller about a group of women whose lives become unexpectedly connected when one of their newborns goes missing.A night out. A few hours of fun. That's all it was meant to be.They call themselves the May Mothers--a group of new moms whose ba...
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    Q. 290

  • THE RULES OF ATTRACTION
    THE RULES OF ATTRACTION
    ELLIS, BRET EASTON
    Incisive, controversial and startlingly funny, The Rules of Attraction examines a group of affluent students at a small, self-consciously bohemian, liberal-arts college on America's East Coast. Lauren, who changes the man in her bed even more often than she changes course, is dating Victor but sleeping with Sean. Sean - cool, ambivalent and deeply cynical - might be in love wit...
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    Q. 150

  • THE DIARY OF A BOOKSELLER
    THE DIARY OF A BOOKSELLER
    BYTHELL, SHAUN
    Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. In these wry and hilarious diaries, Shaun provides an inside look at the trials and tribulations of life in the book trade, from struggles with eccentric customers to wrangles with his own staff. He takes us with him on buying trips to old estates and auction houses, recommends books and evokes ...
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    Q. 160

  • THE ONLY STORY
    THE ONLY STORY
    JULIAN BARNES
    Most of us have only one story to tell . . . only one that matters, only one finally worth telling. This is mine.One summer in the sixties, in a staid suburb south of London, nineteen-year-old Paul comes home from university and is urged by his mother to join the tennis club. There he’s partnered with Susan Macleod, a fine player who’s forty-eight, confident, witty, and married...
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    Q. 170

  • DEAR MRS. BIRD: A NOVEL
    DEAR MRS. BIRD: A NOVEL
    PEARCE, A.J.
    This charming, irresistible debut novel set in London during World War II about a young woman who longs to be a war correspondent and inadvertantly becomes a secret advice columnist is “a jaunty, heartbreaking winner” (People)—for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Lilac Girls. Emmeline Lake and her best friend Bunty are doing their bit for the war ef...
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    Q. 180

  • A DOG'S WAY HOME MOVIE TIE-IN: A NOVEL
    A DOG'S WAY HOME MOVIE TIE-IN: A NOVEL
    CAMERON, W. BRUCE
    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!The beloved New York Times and USA Today bestseller A Dog's Way Home is now a feature film from Sony Pictures! This remarkable story of one endearing dog's journey home after she is separated from her beloved human is directed by Charles Martin Smith and stars Ashley Judd, Edward James Olmos, Wes Studi, Alexandra Shipp, and Jonah Hauer-King. W. Bruce ...
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    Q. 110

  • QUICHOTTE
    QUICHOTTE
    SALMAN RUSHDIE
    Inspired by the Cervantes classic, Sam DuChamp, mediocre writer of spy thrillers, creates Quichotte, a courtly, addled salesman obsessed with television who falls in impossible love with a TV star. Together with his (imaginary) son Sancho, Quichotte sets off on a picaresque quest across America to prove worthy of her hand, gallantly braving the tragicomic perils of an age where...
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    Q. 265

  • DUCKS, NEWBURYPORT
    DUCKS, NEWBURYPORT
    LUCY ELLMANN
    WINNER OF THE 2019 GOLDSMITHS PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BOOKER PRIZENOMINATED FOR THE 2020 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDALBaking a multitude of tartes tatins for local restaurants, an Ohio housewife contemplates her four kids, husband, cats and chickens. Also, America's ignoble past, and her own regrets. She is surrounded by dead lakes, fake facts, Open Carry maniacs, and oodles of o...
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    Q. 235

  • GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER: A NOVEL (BOOKER PRIZE WINNER)
    GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER: A NOVEL (BOOKER PRIZE WINNER)
    BERNARDINE EVARISTO
    WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE"A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood . . . An impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves . . . Her style is passionate, razor-sharp, brimming with energy and humor. There is never a single moment of dullness in this book and the pace does not allow you to turn away...
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    Q. 180

  • THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS
    THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS
    CAMUS, ALBERT
    A Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide--the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Al...
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    Q. 170

  • ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE
    ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE
    HONEYMAN, GAIL
    "Smart, warm, uplifting, the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes the only way to survive is to open her heart. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek,...
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    Q. 190

  • DISOBEDIENCE
    DISOBEDIENCE
    NAOMI ALDERMAN
    When a young photographer living in New York learns that her estranged father, a well-respected rabbi, has died, she can no longer run away from the truth, and soon sets out for the Orthodox Jewish community in London where she grew up.Back for the first time in years, Ronit can feel the disapproving eyes of the community. Especially those of her beloved cousin, Dovid, her fath...
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    Q. 170

  • THE FIRM
    THE FIRM
    GRISHAM, JOHN
    When Mitch McDeere signed on with Bendini, Lambert & Locke of Memphis, he thought that he and his beautiful wife, Abby, were on their way. The firm leased him a BMW, paid off his school loans, arranged a mortgage, and hired the McDeeres a decorator. Mitch should have remembered what his brother Ray–doing fifteen years in a Tennessee jail–already knew: You never get nothing for ...
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    Q. 120

  • TIMING
    TIMING
    ROD MEZA
    If you were able to go back in time, where would you go first? ...
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    Q. 250

  • ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS
    ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS
    VUONG, OCEAN
    On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable ...
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    Q. 140

  • LADY MACBETHAD
    LADY MACBETHAD
    ISABELLE SCHULER
    Power. History. Love. Hate. Vengeance. She will be Queen. Whatever it takes...Daughter of an ousted king, descendant of ancient druids, as a child it is prophesied that one day Gruoch will be queen of Alba.When she is betrothed to Duncan, heir elect, this appears to confirm the prophecy. She leaves behind her home, her family and her close friend MacBethad, and travels to the r...
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    Q. 210

  • DREAMLAND
    DREAMLAND
    SPARKS, NICHOLAS
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twist you won’t see coming. A love story you’ll never forget. From the acclaimed author of The Notebook comes a powerful novel about risking everything for a dream—and whether it’s possible to leave the past behind. We don’t always get to choose our paths in life; sometimes they choose us.ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: PopSugarAfter fleeing ...
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    Q. 190

  • MAD HONEY
    MAD HONEY
    PICOULT, JODI / JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily’s journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require.”—The Washington Post GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • PEOPLE’S BOOK OF THE WEEK • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF...
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    Q. 190

  • REMAINDERS OF THE DAY
    REMAINDERS OF THE DAY
    BYTHELL, SHAUN
    "The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll - with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and Captain, the bookshop cat. You'd think after twenty years, owner Shaun Bythell would be used to the customers by now. Don't get him wrong - there are some good ones among the antiquarian erotica-hunters, die-hard Arthurians, people who confuse bookshops...
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    Q. 250

  • SORROW AND BLISS
    SORROW AND BLISS
    MEG MASON
    Winner of the Book of the Year (Fiction) at the British Book AwardsShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction"Brilliantly faceted and extremely funny. . . . While I was reading it, I was making a list of all the people I wanted to send it to, until I realized that I wanted to send it to everyone I know." -- Ann PatchettThe internationally bestselling, compulsively readable n...
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    Q. 200

  • AFTER I DO
    AFTER I DO
    REID, TAYLOR JENKINS
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo “A seductive twist on the timeless tale of a couple trying to rediscover love in a marriage brought low by the challenges of domestic togetherness…touching, perceptive, and achingly honest.” —Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling authorWhen Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking poin...
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    Q. 210

  • RESERVATION BLUES
    RESERVATION BLUES
    SHERMAN ALEXIE
    Winner of the American Book Award and the Murray Morgan Prize, Sherman Alexie’s brilliant first novel tells a powerful tale of Indians, rock ’n’ roll, and redemptionCoyote Springs is the only all-Indian rock band in Washington State—and the entire rest of the world. Thomas Builds-the-Fire takes vocals and bass guitar, Victor Joseph hits lead guitar, and Junior Polatkin rounds o...
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    Q. 190

  • THE FULL MOON COFFEE SHOP
    THE FULL MOON COFFEE SHOP
    MAI MOCHIZUKI / JESSE KIRKWOOD
    Translated from the Japanese bestseller, a charming and magical novel that reminds us it’s never too late to follow our stars.“Mochizuki dazzles in her beautifully crafted contemporary fantasy debut. . . . This gentle fantasy is not to be missed.”—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewIn Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they’ll one da...
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    Q. 200

  • ONE GOOD THING
    ONE GOOD THING
    HUNTER, GEORGIA
    From the New York Times–bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman’s journey through war-torn Italy1940, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti’s son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war...
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    Q. 180

  • CAT'S PEOPLE
    CAT'S PEOPLE
    TANYA GUERRERO
    A stray cat brings together five strangers over the course of one fateful summer in this heartwarming novel about love, found family, and the power of connection.Núria, a single-by-choice barista with a little resentment for the “crazy cat lady” label, is a member of The Meow-Yorkers, a group in Brooklyn who takes care of the neighborhood’s stray cats. On her volunteering days,...
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    Q. 180

  • SAY YOU'LL REMEMBER ME
    SAY YOU'LL REMEMBER ME
    ABBY JIMENEZ
    "Abby Jimenez has proven time and time again to be one of our must-read writers."-Cosmopolitan There might be no such a thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes--all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediately yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute...
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