Episode 54: The Supply Chain is Broken!

A Slow Fire Burning: A Novel By Paula Hawkins Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780735211230
Published: Riverhead Books - August 31st, 2021

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER


The scorching new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train.

 
A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human.” – Lee Child


The Book of Accidents: A Novel By Chuck Wendig Cover Image
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Published: Del Rey - July 20th, 2021

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A family returns to their hometown—and to the dark past that haunts them still—in this masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers


The Changeling: A Novel By Victor LaValle Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780812985870
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Published: One World - March 6th, 2018

“Mesmerizing . . . a dark fairy tale of New York, full of magic and loss, myth and mystery, love and madness.”—Marlon James, author of the Dark Star trilogy

IN DEVELOPMENT AS AN APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING LAKEITH STANFIELD • ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME


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Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove #1) By Lana Harper Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780593336069
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Published: Berkley - October 5th, 2021

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling New York Times bestselling rom-com by Lana Harper.


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Cackle By Rachel Harrison Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593202029
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Published: Berkley - October 5th, 2021

A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a witch who may be too good to be true, from the author of The Return.
 


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The Return By Rachel Harrison Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593098677
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Published: Berkley - October 6th, 2020

A group of friends reunite after one of them has returned from a mysterious two-year disappearance in this edgy and haunting debut.


Pearl By Josh Malerman Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593237830
Published: Del Rey - October 12th, 2021

From Josh Malerman, the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie, comes the legend of Pearl, a strange new monster unlike any other in horror (previously published as On This, the Day of the Pig).


Rated By Melissa Grey Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781338283570
Published: Scholastic Press - September 3rd, 2019

The ratings are real. One number, 0 to 100, determines your place in society. Earn a high rating, and the world is yours for the taking. But fall to zero, and you may as well cease to exist.

Societies thrive on order, and the Rating System is the ultimate symbol of organized social mobility. The higher it soars, the more valued you are.


House of Leaves: The Remastered Full-Color Edition By Mark Z. Danielewski Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9780375703768
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Published: Pantheon - March 7th, 2000

“A novelistic mosaic that simultaneously reads like a thriller and like a strange, dreamlike excursion into the subconscious.” —The New York Times


Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death By Deborah Blum Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780143038955
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Published: Penguin Books - May 29th, 2007

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Poision Squad and The Poisoner's Handbook tells the amazing story of William James's quest for empirical evidence of the spirit world


My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy #1) By Stephen Graham Jones Cover Image
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Published: Gallery / Saga Press - August 31st, 2021

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel
Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR

In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham


The Only Good Indians: A Novel By Stephen Graham Jones Cover Image
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Published: Gallery / Saga Press - January 26th, 2021

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From USA TODAY bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones comes a “masterpiece” (Locus Magazine) of a novel about revenge, cultural identity, and the cost of breaking from tradition.


Peril By Bob Woodward, Robert Costa Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781982182915
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Published: Simon & Schuster - September 21st, 2021

The transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr.


Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel By Anthony Doerr Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781982168438
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Published: Scribner - September 28th, 2021

On the New York Times bestseller list for over 20 weeks * A New York Times Notable Book * A National Book Award Finalist * Named a Best Book of the Year by Fresh Air, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, and many more

“If you’re looking for a superb novel, look no further.” —The Washington Post


No One Is Talking About This: A Novel By Patricia Lockwood Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593189580
Published: Riverhead Books - February 16th, 2021

FINALIST FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE & A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021
WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE
  
“A book that reads like a prose poem, at once sublime, profane, intimate, philosophical, witty and, eventually, deeply moving.”New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice


Station Eleven By Emily St. John Mandel Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780804172448
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Published: Vintage - June 2nd, 2015

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST • Set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse—the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity.


A Man Called Ove: A Novel By Fredrik Backman Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781476738024
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Published: Washington Square Press - May 5th, 2015

Now a major motion picture A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks!

#1 New York Times bestseller—more than 3 million copies sold!

Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse.


Akin By Emma Donoghue Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780316491969
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Published: Back Bay Books - July 7th, 2020

This "soul stirring" novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Room (O Magazine) is one of the New York Post's best books of the year.


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The Circle By Dave Eggers Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780345807298
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Published: Vintage - April 22nd, 2014

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A bestselling dystopian novel that tackles surveillance, privacy and the frightening intrusions of technology in our lives—a “compulsively readable parable for the 21st century” (Vanity Fair).


The Every By Dave Eggers Cover Image
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Published: McSweeney's Publishing - October 5th, 2021

This title is available exclusively through independent bookstores and the book’s independent, nonprofit publisher, McSweeney’s. When the world’s largest search engine/social media company, the Circle, merges with the planet’s dominant e-commerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous–and, oddly enough, most beloved–monopoly ever known: the Every.


Zed: A Novel By Joanna Kavenna Cover Image
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Published: Anchor - December 8th, 2020

From the winner of the 2008 Orange Award for New Writing comes a blistering, satirical novel about life under a global media and tech corporation that knows exactly what we think, what we want, and what we will do--before we do.

One corporation has made a perfect world based on a perfect algorithm. Now, what to do with all these messy people?


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The Night Circus By Erin Morgenstern Cover Image
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Published: Anchor - July 3rd, 2012

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination. "Part love story, part fable ... defies both genres and expectations." —The Boston Globe


The Starless Sea: A Novel By Erin Morgenstern Cover Image
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Published: Anchor - August 4th, 2020

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.


The Ten Thousand Doors of January By Alix E. Harrow Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780316421973
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Published: Redhook - May 12th, 2020

"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers, and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."—Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER!


The Once and Future Witches By Alix E. Harrow Cover Image
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Published: Redhook - October 13th, 2020

"A gorgeous and thrilling paean to the ferocious power of women. The characters live, bleed, and roar.


Mexican Gothic By Silvia Moreno-Garcia Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780525620808
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Published: Del Rey - June 15th, 2021

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.”—The Guardian
 


Velvet Was the Night By Silvia Moreno-Garcia Cover Image
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Published: Del Rey - August 17th, 2021

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a simmering historical noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of the missing woman they’re both desperate to find.


Gods of Jade and Shadow By Silvia Moreno-Garcia Cover Image
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Published: Del Rey - February 18th, 2020

The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark, one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.


Baby Teeth: A Novel By Zoje Stage Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250170767
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - July 16th, 2019

One of Entertainment Weekly’s Must-Read Books for July | People Magazine's Book of the Week | One of Bustle's "Fifteen Books With Chilling Protagonists That Will Keep You Guessing" | One of PopSugar's "25 Must-Read Books That Will Make July Fly By!" | One of the "Biggest Thrillers of the Summer"SheReads | A Barnes and Noble Blog Best T


Wonderland: A Novel By Zoje Stage Cover Image
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Published: Mulholland Books - July 20th, 2021

Shirley Jackson meets The Shining in this richly atmospheric and thrillingly tense novel from the acclaimed author of the "deliciously creepy" Baby Teeth (New York Post).

One mother's love may be all that stands between her family, an enigmatic presence—and madness.

After years of city life, Orla and Shaw Bennett are read


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Circe By Madeline Miller Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780316556323
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Published: Back Bay Books - April 14th, 2020

"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller is "both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times).


The Song of Achilles: A Novel By Madeline Miller Cover Image
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Published: Ecco - August 28th, 2012

A New York Times Bestseller

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House


The Witch's Heart By Genevieve Gornichec Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780593099940
Published: Ace - February 9th, 2021

When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this moving, subversive national bestselling debut novel that reimagines Norse mythology.
 


The Unwilling By Kelly Braffet Cover Image
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Published: Mira Books - May 25th, 2021

Suspenseful, magical, wonderfully written... An essential addition to all epic-fantasy collections. --Booklist, starred review

An epic tale of greed and ambition, cruelty and love, this deeply immersive novel is about bowing to traditions and burning them down.


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The City We Became: A Novel (The Great Cities #1) By N. K. Jemisin Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780316509886
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Published: Orbit - July 27th, 2021

Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City. In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name.


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The House in the Cerulean Sea By TJ Klune Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250217318
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Published: Tor Books - December 29th, 2020

A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER!
A 2021 Alex Award winner!
The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner!
An Indie Next Pick!
One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020"
One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies”


Under the Whispering Door By TJ Klune Cover Image
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Published: Tor Books - September 21st, 2021

A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND INDIE BESTSELLER
One of Buzzfeed's "Best Books of 2022"!
An Indie Next Pick!

A Locus Awards Top Ten Finalist for Fantasy Novel


The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2020 By John Joseph Adams, Diana Gabaldon Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781328613103
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Published: Mariner Books - November 3rd, 2020

The best science fiction and fantasy stories from 2019, guest-edited by author of the mega-best-selling Outlander series, Diana Gabaldon.

Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles.


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Bull By David Elliott Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781328596338
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Published: Clarion Books - March 26th, 2019

David Elliott turns a classic on its head: this rough and rowdy retelling of the Minotaur myth in verse will have readers reevaluating one of mythology's most infamous monsters. 
THE MYTH OF THE MINOTAUR?


Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc By David Elliott Cover Image
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Published: Clarion Books - March 2nd, 2021

"Stunning . . . . elegant . . . . arresting . . . . supple and harrowing.” —Wall Street Journal

Best-selling author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death.


His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1) By Philip Pullman Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780440418320
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Published: Yearling - May 22nd, 2001

HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA!


The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062662811
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Published: Quill Tree Books - April 7th, 2020

Winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award!


Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) By Neal Shusterman Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781442472433
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - November 28th, 2017

A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)

Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology.

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has eve


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Fangirl: A Novel By Rainbow Rowell Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250042613
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Published: Wednesday Books - November 6th, 2018

In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.


Carry On (Simon Snow Trilogy #1) By Rainbow Rowell Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781250135025
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Published: Wednesday Books - May 9th, 2017

#1 New York Times best seller!
Booklist Editors’ Choice 2015 - Youth!

Named a "Best Book of 2015" by Time Magazine, School Library Journal, Barnes & Noble, NPR, PopSugar, The Millions, and The News & Observer!


Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.


This special edition invites fans inside the world of Pride and Prejudice with the inclusion of gorgeous, removable replicas of 19 letters from the story.
 

Step inside the world of Pride and Prejudice, one of the most beloved novels of all time.


Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #10) By Agatha Christie Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062073495
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - January 18th, 2011

THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT!

“The murderer is with us—on the train now . . .”


Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781912714070
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Published: Chiltern Publishing - September 27th, 2018

Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the World's finest literature.

Your favourite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colours of these remarkable covers make these titles feel extra special and will look striking on any shelf.


Little Women (Puffin in Bloom) By Louisa May Alcott, Anna Bond (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Louisa May Alcott, Anna Bond (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780147514011
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Published: Puffin Books - August 28th, 2014

Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of four sisters in a deluxe hardcover edition, with beautiful cover illustrations by Anna Bond, the artist behind world-renowned stationery brand Rifle Paper Co.


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: 150th Anniversary Edition By Lewis Carroll, Salvador Dalí (Illustrator), Mark Burstein (Editor) Cover Image
By Lewis Carroll, Salvador Dalí (Illustrator), Mark Burstein (Editor)
$24.95
ISBN: 9780691170022
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Published: Princeton University Press - September 29th, 2015

A stunning anniversary edition of Alice's adventures, illustrated by Salvador Dal

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before.


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Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) By Kathleen Gros, Kathleen Gros (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kathleen Gros, Kathleen Gros (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062875969
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Published: Quill Tree Books - September 22nd, 2020

A modern-day graphic novel adaptation of Little Women that explores identity, friendships, and new experiences through the eyes of thirteen-year-old Jo March. A must-read for fans of Raina Telgemeier.


Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library) By William Shakespeare, Dr. Barbara A. Mowat (Editor), Paul Werstine, Ph.D. (Editor) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780743477109
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Published: Simon & Schuster - July 1st, 2003

The authoritative edition of Macbeth from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.

In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish history for material.


Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare's The Tempest Retold: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare) By Margaret Atwood Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780804141314
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Published: Hogarth - May 16th, 2017

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved author of The Handmaid’s Tale reimagines Shakespeare’s final, great play, The Tempest, in a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge.
 


The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths) By Margaret Atwood Cover Image
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Published: Canongate Us - October 1st, 2006

Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. Describing her own remarkable vision, the author writes in the foreword, "I've chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids.


All's Well: A Novel By Mona Awad Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781982169664
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Published: S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books - August 3rd, 2021

From the author of Bunny, which Margaret Atwood hails as “genius,” comes a “wild, and exhilarating” (Lauren Groff) novel about a theater professor who is convinced staging Shakespeare’s most maligned play will remedy all that ails her—but at what cost?

Miranda Fitch’s life is a waking nightmare.


How to be both: A novel By Ali Smith Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780307275257
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Published: Anchor - October 13th, 2015

MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • A novel all about art's versatility, borrowing from painting’s fresco technique to make an original literary double-take.


Autumn: A Novel (Seasonal Quartet) By Ali Smith Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781101969946
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Published: Anchor - October 17th, 2017

MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • The first novel in Ali Smith’s Seasonal Quartet is an unforgettable story about aging and time and love—and stories themselves.
 


Winter: A Novel (Seasonal Quartet) By Ali Smith Cover Image
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Published: Anchor - November 6th, 2018

From Man Booker Prize Finalist Ali Smith, Winter is the second novel in her Seasonal Quartet. This much-anticipated follow-up to Autumn is one of the Best Books of the Year from the New York Public Library.
 
“A stunning meditation on a complex, emotional moment in history.” —Time
 


Spring: A Novel (Seasonal Quartet) By Ali Smith Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781101969960
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Published: Anchor - April 7th, 2020

From the Man Booker Prize Finalist comes the third novel in her Seasonal Quartet—a New York Times Notable Book and longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2020


Summer: A Novel (Seasonal Quartet) By Ali Smith Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781101969977
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Published: Anchor - May 11th, 2021

The fourth novel in the Seasonal Quartet by Man Booker Prize Finalist Ali Smith is “a prose poem in praise of memory, forgiveness, getting the joke, and seizing the moment” (The New York Times).


The Everlasting: A Novel By Katy Simpson Smith Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062873675
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Published: Harper Perennial - March 23rd, 2021

NEW  YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF 2020


The Girls: A Novel By Emma Cline Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780812988024
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - May 9th, 2017

THE INSTANT BESTSELLER • An indelible portrait of girls, the women they become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrong


The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel By Taylor Jenkins Reid Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781501161933
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Published: Washington Square Press - May 29th, 2018

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“If youre looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —Bustle

From the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and &ldq


Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel By Taylor Jenkins Reid Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781524798642
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Published: Ballantine Books - February 4th, 2020

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup—from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back


These Violent Delights: A Novel By Micah Nemerever Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062963642
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Published: Harper Perennial - September 14th, 2021

A Literary Hub Best Book of Year • A Crime Reads Best Debut of the Year • A Newsweek 25 Best Fall Books • A Philadelphia Inquirer 10 Big Books for the Fall • An O Magazine.com LGBTQ Books That Are Changing the Literary Landscape • An Electric Lit Most Anticipated Debut • A Paperback Paris Best New LGBTQ+ Bo


Thin Girls: A Novel By Diana Clarke Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062986696
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Published: Harper Perennial - June 8th, 2021

A dark, edgy, voice-driven literary debut novel about twin sisters that explores body image and queerness as well as toxic diet culture and the power of sisterhood, love, and lifelong friendships, written by a talented protégé of Roxane Gay.


The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1) By Maggie Stiefvater Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780545424936
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - July 30th, 2013

An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school.


SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome By Mary Beard Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781631492228
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Published: Liveright - September 6th, 2016

New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Book
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus Reviews
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)
Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature


The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York By Robert A. Caro Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780394720241
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Published: Vintage - July 12th, 1975

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A modern American classic, this huge and galvanizing biography of Robert Moses reveals not only the saga of one man’s incredible accumulation of power but the story of his shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York.


Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) By Herman Melville, Nathaniel Philbrick (Foreword by), Tony Millionaire (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Herman Melville, Nathaniel Philbrick (Foreword by), Tony Millionaire (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9780143105954
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Published: Penguin Classics - October 27th, 2009

Herman Melville’s masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history
 


In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex By Nathaniel Philbrick Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780141001821
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Published: Penguin Books - May 1st, 2001

From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick


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Civilizations: A Novel By Laurent Binet, Sam Taylor (Translated by) Cover Image
By Laurent Binet, Sam Taylor (Translated by)
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ISBN: 9780374600815
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - September 14th, 2021

An ambitious and highly entertaining novel of revisionist history from the author of the international bestseller HHhH, Laurent Binet's Civilizations is nothing less than a strangely believable counterfactual history of the modern world, fizzing with ideas about colonization, empire-building, and the eternal human quest for domination.


HHhH: A Novel By Laurent Binet, Sam Taylor (Translated by) Cover Image
By Laurent Binet, Sam Taylor (Translated by)
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ISBN: 9781250033345
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Published: Picador - July 23rd, 2013

“Captivating . . . [HHhH] has a vitality very different from that of most historical fiction.” —James Wood, The New Yorker

The basis for the major motion picture, "The Man with the Iron Heart " available on streaming and home video.


1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created By Charles C. Mann Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780307278241
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Published: Vintage - July 24th, 2012

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply engaging history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world—from the highly acclaimed author of 1491. "Fascinating...Lively...A convincing explanation of why our world is the way it is." —The New York Times Book Review


A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century By Barbara W. Tuchman Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780345349576
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - July 12th, 1987

A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August
 
*Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, in The Wall Street Journal
 


A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure) By Christopher Alexander Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780195019193
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Published: Oxford University Press, USA - August 25th, 1977

You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, or a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction.