| Author: | Etaf Rum |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
A The Millions Most Anticipated Book of 2019
"Sometimes heroism is loud and dramatic. Other times, it is daring to listen to that quiet voice within and having the courage to follow it. In this story, we see inside the lives of three generations of Palestin... read more
| Author: | Tessa Hadley |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
The lives of two close-knit couples are irrevocably changed by an untimely death in the latest from Tessa Hadley, the acclaimed novelist and short story master who "recruits admirers with each book" (Hilary Mantel).Alexandr and Christine and Zachary and Lydia have been ... read more
| Author: | Madhuri Vijay |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
An elegant, epic debut novel that follows one young woman's search for a lost figure from her childhood, a journey that takes her from Southern India to Kashmir and to the brink of a devastating political and personal reckoning. In the wake of her mother's death, Shalini,... read more
| Author: | Barbara Kingsolver |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
New York Times bestseller
An NPR pick for Best Books of 2018
An O, The Oprah Magazine's Best Book of 2018
A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2018
One of Christian Science Monitor's best fiction reads of 2018
One of Newsweek's B... read more
| Author: | Lisa Taddeo |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
Over the past eight years, journalist Lisa Taddeo has driven across the country six times to embed herself with ordinary women from different regions and backgrounds. The result, Three Women, is the deepest nonfiction portrait of desire ever written and one of the most anticip... read more
| Author: | Lillian Li |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
| Reading Level: | 1 Fiction |
| Awards: | Longlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction |
The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it is its own world, inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting, loving, and aging within its walls for decades.
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| Author: | Joanne Ramos |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
| Reading Level: | 1 Fiction |
What would you sacrifice for a new life? 'A firecracker of a novel, at once caustic and tender, page-turning and thought-provoking. Highly recommended' Madeline Miller 'Ramos's debut novel couldn't be more relevant or timely' O: The Oprah Magazine, '25 Books We Can't Wait to R... read more
| Author: | Isabella Hammad |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
In this masterful debut novel, Plimpton Prize winner Isabella Hammad delivers a sweeping, brilliantly crafted portrait of a young man's coming-of-age alongside the embattled development of a nation. Midhat Kamal is the son of a wealthy textile merchant from Nablus, a t... read more
| Author: | Richard Powers |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
| Awards: | Winner Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2019 Shortlisted Man Booker Prize 2018 |
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2019
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A wondrous, exhilarating novel about nine strangers brought together by an unfolding natural catastrophe 'The be... read more
| Author: | Siri Hustvedt |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
| Reading Level: | near fine |
A provocative, wildly funny, intellectually rigorous and engrossing novel, punctuated by Siri Hustvedt's own illustrations - a tour de force by one of America's most acclaimed and beloved writers. Fresh from Minnesota and hungry for all New York has to offer, twe... read more
| Author: | Ophelia Field |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
The scandalous true history of the duchess who became her beloved queen's blackmailer, published in a new and updated edition to coincide with the major motion picture starring Rachel Weisz with Olivia Colman and Emma Stone.
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough,... read more
| Author: | Claire Adam |
| Category: |
Fiction Contemporary |
A new novel from Sarah Jessica Parker's imprint, SJP for Hogarth: a deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and love
"Golden Child is a stunning novel... read more
