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by Laura Thalassa
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A siren with a magical debt bracelet must reconnect with the fae king who knows her past. They race to stop a plot snatching fae warriors, finding glass caskets and whispers of an ancient evil.
by Haruki Murakami
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After the Kobe earthquake, ordinary people face strange challenges: an electronics salesman delivers a mysterious package, a 'son of God' searches for his human father, and a giant talking frog asks for help to save Tokyo. These events reveal the odd, often unsettling, parts of human life.
by Rachel Hawkins
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A Southern belle born for tiaras discovers her destiny is to become a super-powered Paladin, protecting the sarcastic boy she despises, who might just be fated to destroy the world.
by Rick Riordan
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Apollo, now the mortal Lester, must go through the Labyrinth with a demigod and a satyr to face a Roman emperor and an Oracle, all to save Camp Jupiter.
by Martha Wells
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To understand the massacre in its past and the truth behind its 'Murderbot' nickname, a security unit teams with a research vessel to revisit the site where it went rogue. It unearths a conspiracy deeper than its fragmented memories suggest.
by Fernando Pessoa
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Explore the mind of a Lisbon clerk as everyday life turns into a maze of existential dread, dreams, and personal discovery.
by J.D. Robb
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In a future New York where ancient evils persist, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a fellow officer's death, forcing her to confront loyalty, justice, and the power of malevolence, all while a personal warning lands on her doorstep.
by Laura Marshall
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A Facebook friend request from a long-dead classmate forces a woman to face dark secrets and a forgotten night that could shatter her life.
by Emily M. Danforth
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After her parents' sudden death, a teenage girl dealing with her first same-sex kiss is sent to live with her conservative aunt, forcing her to find herself and navigate forbidden love in a small, judgmental Montana town.
by Agatha Christie
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At a Mesopotamian archaeological dig, a nurse becomes involved in a series of murders, leading Hercule Poirot to find the killer before more people die.
by Danny Sugerman
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Explore Jim Morrison's complex life, the Doors' frontman, through the eyes of those closest to him, showing the poet, rebel, and self-destructive figure who challenged reality until his early death.
by John Steinbeck
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In 1960s Long Island, a fallen aristocrat trapped in a grocery clerk's life grapples with the corrosive allure of ambition and the slippery slope of moral compromise, desperate to reclaim his family's lost prestige.
by Judy Blume
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Sheila Tubman, a girl who calls herself 'great,' faces her secret fears and carefully built image during a summer away. She learns to accept her real, imperfect self with help from a new friend.
by Annie Duke
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Annie Duke explains why quitting is not a failure but a smart strategy for success in business, career, and personal life.
by Tahereh Mafi
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Newly crowned Supreme Commander Juliette Ferrars struggles with her lethal touch and global power, as a tragedy threatens to dismantle her new world and make her the monster she fears.
by Erik Larson
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In an era of scientific marvels and Edwardian opulence, a meek doctor's desperate attempt at the perfect murder collides with Marconi's revolutionary wireless, igniting the first global manhunt across the vast, once-silent Atlantic.
by Lloyd Alexander
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Taran, no longer an Assistant Pig-Keeper, travels through Prydain to find his family, discovering that true identity comes from within, not from noble birth.
by Gary Shteyngart
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In a near-future America collapsing under credit crises and digital oversharing, an analog man clinging to books and diaries falls for a ruthlessly modern woman, hoping their improbable love can redeem a world obsessed with immortality and instant gratification.
by Brother Lawrence
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Learn how a 17th-century cook found constant, joyful connection with God in everyday tasks, even in life's busiest moments.
by Tahereh Mafi
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Adam faces war against his half-brother, a broken heart, fears for his loved ones, and the weight of a rebellion that could destroy everything.
by Lisa Jewell
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An Easter weekend tragedy breaks the Bird family, scattering them for decades until an unseen force brings them back to their childhood home to find the truth.
by Gore Vidal
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Gore Vidal strips away the myth to reveal Abraham Lincoln as a shrewd, melancholic political animal, navigating personal tragedy and a deeply divided capital to reluctantly emancipate a nation teetering on the brink of collapse.
by K.L. Randis
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After a desperate call to social services backfires, a single glass of spilled milk becomes the catalyst for Brooke Nolan to expose her father's escalating brutality and navigate a broken system, risking everything for justice even as she confronts the painful truth that not everyone wants to be saved.
by E.L. Doctorow
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In early 20th-century America, the lives of a wealthy New Rochelle family, a Harlem pianist, and an immigrant peddler intersect with historical figures like Houdini and Freud, exploring class, race, and the pursuit of justice.