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by Teju Cole
3.5(13,808)
A Nigerian doctor's walks through New York City become an exploration of identity, memory, and belonging, revealing his past and present.
by John Shors
4.0(13,806)
Princess Jahanara navigates the treacherous court of her grieving emperor father, who builds the Taj Mahal, while secretly loving its architect amidst a world of wealth and betrayal.
by Elizabeth George
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Grief-stricken Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley is drawn into a puzzling cliffside murder investigation in a remote Cornish village, forcing him to confront a clever killer and his own haunting past.
by Matthew Reilly
4.0(13,788)
Trapped in the New York Public Library, a father fights seven alien warriors in a deadly contest to save his daughter and escape.
by Han Kang
4.2(13,786)
Han Kang's novel uses fragmented, haunting accounts from those affected by a boy's death during a brutal South Korean uprising to show the lasting trauma and defiant search for justice amid state violence.
by Charles Dickens
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Mr. Dombey's rigid pride and commercial ambition lead to his personal and professional ruin as he neglects his children, especially his daughter Florence, in this Victorian story of family and downfall.
by Philip Pullman
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In 1878 London, financial consultant Sally Lockhart uncovers a deadly conspiracy linking the collapse of a shipping firm to the city's most powerful and corrupt figures, risking her life to expose the truth.
by Jacquelyn Frank
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A demon warrior, left for dead, falls in love with the queen of his ancestral enemies, a forbidden passion that could unite their warring races or destroy them both.
by Robert J. Sawyer
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Seven billion people glimpse their future in a two-minute global blackout, unraveling the present as they grapple with the terrifying, interconnected mosaic of their destinies.
by Matthew Woodring Stover
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As the Republic falls to civil war and a manipulative leader, Anakin Skywalker's fear for his secret love pushes him to a decision that creates Darth Vader and plunges the galaxy into darkness.
by Jennifer McMahon
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Twenty-five years after her hard-drinking mother vanished, a severed hand the only clue to her kidnapping by a serial killer, an architect must confront her past and the chilling possibility that the killer is back when her mother suddenly reappears, alive.
by Marisha Pessl
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After her boyfriend's mysterious death, Beatrice and her friends are caught in a repeating day. They must face their secrets and make a terrible choice to escape a time loop that holds the truth.
by Elizabeth George
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A woman's confession to her father's death reveals illicit passion, deceit, and murder, forcing Inspector Lynley and Detective Havers to question everyone's innocence.
by Meg Waite Clayton
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In the turbulent 1960s, five young mothers form a strong bond through their love of books, changing their lives and the world as they chase their dreams and write their own stories.
by Cherie Dimaline
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In a drowned world where dreams are a lost luxury, Frenchie and his Indigenous family must outrun those who would steal their very essence to reclaim what it means to be human.
by Claire Fuller
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An isolated eight-year-old, convinced by her survivalist father that the world has ended, slowly unearths the chilling truth of their wilderness exile and the strength to reclaim a life she believed lost.
by Clifford D. Simak
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Simak's "City" tells the bittersweet story of humanity's decline through fireside legends shared by Dogs and their robot companions, leaving behind a universe shaped by the gifts they gave their loyal creations: speech, exploration, and service.
by Maeve Binchy
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In the charming Irish village of Rossmore, the proposed bypass through Whitethorn Woods ignites a debate between tradition and progress, as Father Flynn navigates the interwoven stories and secret hopes of his parishioners, all while the fate of the ancient St. Ann's Well hangs in the balance.
by Joseph Boyden
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From the remote Cree bush to the glittering, dangerous world of Manhattan, a comatose pilot and his niece unravel a family's legacy of love, betrayal, and resilience against a backdrop of ancient feuds and modern peril.
by Nina LaCour
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Two strangers, lost in the city and dealing with unrequited love, find unexpected comfort and connection in each other during one magical night, becoming the confidantes they needed.
by Jeff Garvin
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Caught between a secret gender-fluid identity, a viral anonymous blog, and a congressman father's conservative campaign, Riley must choose between authenticity and remaining hidden.
by Debbie Macomber
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On Blossom Street, a knitting class helps women leave old habits behind and start fresh, one stitch at a time.
by François Rabelais
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Rabelais's tale of a giant prince and his philosophical son uses humor and obscenity to critique education, law, and religion, while celebrating human joy and the search for wisdom.
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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During the brutal winter at Valley Forge, a runaway slave named Curzon must become a free man and a soldier while facing war, the constant threat of discovery, and a complicated reunion with Isabel.