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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery (Flavia de Luce Mysteries) by Alan Bradley
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Fortunately, the Milk ... by Neil Gaiman
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing[ ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING ] by Fforde, Jasper[ Hardcover ]
Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe: A Novel by Heather Webber
Swamp Sniper (A Miss Fortune Mystery, Book 3) by Jana DeLeon
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Mystery by Elle Cosimano
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead: A Mystery (The Finlay Donovan Series, 2) by Elle Cosimano
Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel by Shelby Van Pelt
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization by Neil deGrasse Tyson
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Big Feelings: How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay by Liz Fosslien
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Attack of the Black Rectangles by A. S. King
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Wayfarers 1 by Becky Chambers
We All Want Impossible Things: A Novel by Catherine Newman
Shutter by Ramona Emerson
Dear Emmie Blue: A Novel by Lia Louis
Our Book of Awesome: A Celebration of the Small Joys That Bring Us Together by Neil Pasricha
Chef's Kiss: A Novel by TJ Alexander
Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration by Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts
The Cloisters: A Novel by Katy Hays
The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin
How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future by Maria Ressa
Foster by Claire Keegan
Nine Liars (Truly Devious) by Maureen Johnson
Ms. Demeanor: A Novel by Elinor Lipman
Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon
Ali Cross (Ali Cross, 1) by James Patterson
Demon Copperhead: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver
How We Heal: Uncover Your Power and Set Yourself Free by Alexandra Elle
How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel by Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Hunter by Jennifer Herrera
Better than Fiction by Alexa Martin
I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame by Kevin Nealon
City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita
Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength, and Courage by In This Together Media
Really Good, Actually: A Novel by Monica Heisey
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself: A Novel by Marisa Crane
Hokuloa Road: A Novel by Elizabeth Hand
I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us by Kristin Chenoweth
Scritch Scratch: A Ghost Story by Lindsay Currie
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
The Twist of a Knife: A Novel by Anthony Horowitz
Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
Central Places: A Novel by Delia Cai
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
Small World: A Novel by Laura Zigman
Written in the Stars: A Novel by Alexandria Bellefleur
Choosing Family: A Memoir of Queer Motherhood and Black Resistance by Francesca T. Royster
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: A Novel by Benjamin Stevenson
Point Blank (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
Mistakes Were Made: A Novel by Meryl Wilsner
Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
Drunken Fireworks by Stephen King
Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater by Peggy Orenstein
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia Valdez
Never Far Away by Michael Koryta
The Shamshine Blind: A Novel by Paz Pardo
The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry
My Darkest Prayer by S A Cosby
Mad About You: A Novel by Mhairi McFarlane
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Héctor García
No, You Shut Up: Speaking Truth to Power and Reclaiming America by Symone D. Sanders
Reclaiming Her Time: The Power of Maxine Waters by Helena Andrews-Dyer
Old Babes in the Wood: Stories by Margaret Atwood
The Golden Spoon: A Novel by Jessa Maxwell
The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America by Sarah Kendzior
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Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 1) by M. C. Beaton
Against the Currant: A Spice Isle Bakery Mystery (Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries Book 1) by Olivia Matthews
Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt
Community Board: A Novel by Tara Conklin
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot: A Novel by Marianne Cronin
This Bird Has Flown: A Novel by Susanna Hoffs
Roll with It by Jamie Sumner
Anteater of Death: A Zoo Mystery (Gunn Zoo Series) by Betty Webb
The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
Mango, Mambo, and Murder (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery) by Raquel V. Reyes
Pines: Wayward Pines: 1 (The Wayward Pines Trilogy) by Blake Crouch
Swamp Team 3 (A Miss Fortune Mystery, Book 4) by Jana DeLeon
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Black Coral: A Thriller (Underwater Investigation Unit Book 2) by Andrew Mayne
Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World by Todd Doughty
Posters for the Planet: Tear, Paste, Protest: 50 Reusable and Recyclable Posters by Princeton Architectural Press
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Andrea Vernon and The Big Axe Acquisition by Alexander C. Kane
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club: A Novel by J. Ryan Stradal
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
To Shape a Dragon's Breath: The First Book of Nampeshiweisit by Moniquill Blackgoose
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
Killing Me by Michelle Gagnon
Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby
Liar's Beach by Katie Cotugno
Inciting Joy: Essays by Ross Gay
Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story: A Novel (Untitled Defino, 2) by Terri-Lynne DeFino
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You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory by Ruta Sepetys
Magic Has No Borders by Samira Ahmed
Need You (A Daisy Fortune Private Investigator Mystery—Book 1) by Blake Pierce
One Hit Wonder: A Samantha True Mystery Prequel (The Samantha True Mysteries Book 1) by Kristi Rose
Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride: 25 Tales of Self-Love and Community by Rebel Girls
The Bookshop of Second Chances: A Novel by Jackie Fraser
Cassandra in Reverse: A Reese's Book Club Pick by Holly Smale
Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler
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The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
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The Night in Question (An Agathas Mystery) by Kathleen Glasgow
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The Bullet That Missed: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman
The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, 1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Second Ending: A Novel by Michelle Hoffman
A Cast of Falcons: An unputdownable British cozy murder mystery (A Dr Nell Ward Mystery Book 2) by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Desire or Defense: An Enemies-to-Lovers Hockey Romance (D.C. Eagles Hockey Book 1) by Leah Brunner
The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, 2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Charm City Rocks: A Love Story by Matthew Norman
Congratulations, The Best Is Over!: Essays by R. Eric Thomas
The Breakaway: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner
The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann
Mother-Daughter Murder Night: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick by Nina Simon
Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo
Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James
Grave Expectations by Alice Bell
The Satsuma Complex
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Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell
Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up: A Novel by Alexandra Potter
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Just My Type by Falon Ballard
Big Bad Wolf's Yom Kippur by David Sherrin
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Begin Again: How We Got Here and Where We Might Go - Our Human Story. So Far. by Oliver Jeffers
Gone Tonight: A Novel by Sarah Pekkanen
Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot by Matt Abrahams
Night Will Find You: A Novel by Julia Heaberlin
The Lost Bookshop: The most charming and uplifting novel of 2023 and the perfect gift for book lovers! by Evie Woods
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones by Dolly Parton
What You Do To Me: A Novel by Rochelle B. Weinstein
Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style: A Novel by Paul Rudnick
Dirty Thirty (30) (Stephanie Plum) by Janet Evanovich
It's a Date (Again) by Jeneva Rose
A Potion to Die For: A Magic Potion Mystery by Heather Blake
Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, 2) by B. B. Alston
Catside Up, Catside Down: A Book of Prepositions by Anna Hrachovec
Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World by Eliza Reid
Resurrection Walk (Lincoln Lawyer) by Michael Connelly
The Good Part by Sophie Cousens
A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter
When We Were Birds: A Novel by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
The Burnout: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella
Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank: A Short Story (The Finlay Donovan Series) by Elle Cosimano
Hard Rain: A Novel (Annie McIntyre Mysteries, 2) by Samantha Jayne Allen
Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting: A Novel by Clare Pooley
A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
The Last Love Note: A Novel by Emma Grey
Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery) by Lucy Connelly
Tress of the Emerald Sea: A Cosmere Novel (Secret Projects) by Brandon Sanderson
Buffalo Fluffalo (Buffalo Stories) by Bess Kalb
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Famous in a Small Town: The Perfect Summer Read by Viola Shipman
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect: A Novel by Benjamin Stevenson
Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel by The Authors Guild
Good Material: A novel by Dolly Alderton
Happily Never After by Lynn Painter
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder: A Delicious and Charming Cozy Mystery (A Baker Street Mystery Book 1) by Valerie Burns
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The Best Life Book Club: A Novel (A Moonlight Harbor Novel, 8) by Sheila Roberts
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I Hope This Finds You Well: A Novel by Natalie Sue
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The Peach Keeper: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
Dear Dotty: A Novel by Jaclyn Westlake
Vinyl Resting Place: The Record Shop Mysteries by Olivia Blacke
Vera Kelly: Lost and Found by Rosalie Knecht
Georgie, All Along: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Love Story by Kate Clayborn
The Year of What If: A Novel by Phaedra Patrick
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The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
Tangled Up in You: Meant to Be, Book 4 by Christina Lauren
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The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Drop Dead by Lily Chu
The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories) by Alice Hoffman
Frindle by Andrew Clements
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projects) by Brandon Sanderson
The Frindle Files by Andrew Clements
Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, 3) by B. B. Alston
The Banned Books Club: A Novel by Brenda Novak
Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty by Hillary Rodham Clinton
I Need You to Read This: A Novel by Jessa Maxwell
Libby Lost and Found: A Novel by Stephanie Booth
A Winter Wish: A Novel by Emily Stone
Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix
Hot Hex Boyfriend by Carly Bloom
Now or Never (31) (Stephanie Plum) by Janet Evanovich
Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Sophie Cousens
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret: A Festive Mystery (The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries, 3) by Benjamin Stevenson
How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?: A Novel by Anna Montague
Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe collection) by Ali Hazelwood
The Christmas Book Hunt: A Short Story by Jenny Colgan
The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C. M. Waggoner
Dead Man Talking: A Cozy Paranormal Mystery (The Happily Everlasting Series Book 1) by Jana DeLeon
The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk
Heist Royale: Thieves' Gambit, Book 2 (Thieves Gambit, 2) by Kayvion Lewis
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
A Happy Catastrophe: A Novel by Maddie Dawson
The Last Gifts of the Universe: A Unique Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic Tale, Embark on a Thrilling Interstellar Journey by Riley August
I Might Be in Trouble by Daniel Aleman
The Fall Risk: A Short Story by Abby Jimenez
Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose by Martha Beck
It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier
Work in Progress: An Enchanting Witty Scottish Romance, Perfect for Winter 2025, Join Alice on Her Literary Adventure Today! by Kat Mackenzie
The Holiday Honeymoon Switch by Julia McKay
The Quiet Librarian: A Novel by Allen Eskens
Later Gator (Miss Fortune Mysteries Book 9) by Jana DeLeon
Promise Me Sunshine: A Novel (Dial Delights) by Cara Bastone
The Rule Book: A Novel by Sarah Adams
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Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura
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The Page Turner: A Quirky and Humorous Tale of a Romance Writer's Hidden Past by Viola Shipman
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One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman
Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson
The Matchmaker: A Novel by Aisha Saeed
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Marble Hall Murders: A Novel (Susan Ryeland Series, 3) by Anthony Horowitz
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Shadow of the Solstice: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel, 10) by Anne Hillerman
Fun for the Whole Family: A Novel by Jennifer E. Smith
My Father Always Finds Corpses by Lee Hollis
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
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Kate & Frida: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Books by Kim Fay
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Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home by Jonathan Capehart
The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club: A Feminist Murder Mystery of Three Women Teaming Up to Solve a Crime and Get Revenge on a Cheating Ex (A Hu Done It Mystery Book 1) by Gloria Chao
Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong
Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey
The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant (A Merritt & Blunt Mystery) by Liza Tully
Stupid Cupid: An Enemies to Lovers Hockey RomCom (Nebraska Knights Holiday Hockey Romance) by Ellie Hall
The Day the Crayons Made Friends by Drew Daywalt
Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell
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Once Upon a Time in Dollywood: Reese's Book Club by Ashley Jordan
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Reacher: The Stories Behind the Stories by Lee Child
Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America by Robert B. Reich
The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures) by Katherine Rundell
The Impossible Fortune: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O'Clover
A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer (SCYTHE Mysteries Book 1) by Maxie Dara
Dead & Breakfast (A Dead & Breakfast Mystery Book 1) by Kat Hillis
While It Was Snowing by Julia London
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The Proving Ground: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel by Michael Connelly
The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
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Goodnight, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
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The Murder at World's End: A Gripping Locked-Room Murder Mystery where an Unlikely Duo must Unravel the Truth (Stockingham & Pike, 1) by Ross Montgomery
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This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page
I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig
It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom by Terry McMillan
Good People: A Novel by Patmeena Sabit
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City Spies by James Ponti
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Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder: A Novel (The Pomona Afton series) by Bellamy Rose
The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir by Roy Wood Jr.
The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera
Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Somebody Worth Killing by Jessica Payne
The House of Now and Then: A Novel by Edward Underhill
Lost in France: A Novel by Claire Ross Dunn
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