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by Karen Tei Yamashita
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As a magical orange line descends upon Los Angeles, an ambitious TV executive and a jaded reporter chase their next big story, oblivious to the fantastical chaos unraveling the city around them.
by Graham McNamee
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Trapped in a desolate Canadian winter, a teenager unearths a chilling thousand-year-old legend as a monstrous entity, once confined to myth, emerges from a frozen lake to hunt him and the town's disappearing youth.
by John Braine
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Joe Lampton ruthlessly climbs the social ladder in 1950s Britain, finding that wealth and status come at a devastating cost of betrayal and heartbreak.
by Rosanne Parry
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Separated from his pack by a rival attack, a young wolf named Swift embarks on a thousand-mile journey across the Pacific Northwest to find a new home, mirroring the true story of OR-7.
by Devon C. Ford
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After gaining prosperity, a besieged society must use its darkest methods to defend its home from relentless external threats.
by Richard Flanagan
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A river guide drowns in the Franklin River, and his final vision of life, love, and Tasmania's history connects him to the land he died to protect.
by Anne Michaels
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Amidst the relocation of ancient Egyptian temples and a drowned Canadian river, a couple's love faces creation and destruction, finding solace and self-discovery in war-torn Warsaw's echoes.
by F. Paul Wilson
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A small-town doctor's miraculous gift of healing with a touch unravels his life, revealing a sinister, ancient power that demands a terrifying price.
by Emily Bold
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A modern teen finds an ancient pendant and a forbidden love that reignites a centuries-old family feud, putting her life in mortal danger.
by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
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Two sisters from a legendary vampire-hunting family face a brutal choice when one becomes a vampire, forcing a twenty-four-hour decision between family loyalty and forbidden affection.
by Linda Gerber
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After a romantic whirlwind leads Aphra to a cold reunion with her estranged mother, she uncovers a deadly lie tied to a coffee shop murder, making her the next target in a city where love and family are anything but safe.
by Shi Naian
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In a corrupt Song Dynasty, over a hundred outlaws, forced by tyranny, unite in a mountain stronghold to defy the government with an epic saga of intrigue, warfare, and adventure.
by Holly Lisle
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Divided by sun and moon, two human siblings travel through the dangerous Night Worlds to find a fabled key and defeat the immortal Nightling lord who threatens their village.
by Ann Rinaldi
3.9(1,964)
After Lincoln's assassination, fourteen-year-old Emily navigates a world where her uncle may be a grave robber and her best friend's family is accused of treason, making her question trust and darkness.
by Nicki Pau Preto
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As an empire nears war, Veronyka, Tristan, and Sev must navigate loyalties and battles to protect the Phoenix Riders from destruction, even if it means sacrificing everything.
by David Malouf
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Exiled to the desolate edge of the Roman world, the sophisticated poet Ovid finds unexpected redemption and a deep connection to the wild through his guardianship of a boy raised by deer.
by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
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Sedgwick shows how defining male homo/heterosexuality is an unavoidable, often difficult, way 20th-century knowledge is built and understood.
by Sherman Alexie
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Before he captivated audiences on screen, Sherman Alexie laid bare the beautiful brutality of contemporary Spokane Indian life through elegiac poems and raw stories in this foundational collection.
by Peter Behrens
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During the 1847 Irish Famine, a young man named Fergus travels across Ireland, Britain, and the Atlantic, facing violence, desire, and the start of the industrial age alongside a generation shaped by disaster and neglect.
by Sidney Sheldon
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Three ambitious female doctors navigate medical ethics, illicit affairs, and a murder trial, where the line between healing and betrayal blurs.
by Anne Bishop
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In a village where emotions are suppressed, a young woman uncovers the dark secret behind the "Voice" and embarks on a journey to find true freedom and confront the Temple of Sorrow.
by Alberto Moravia
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A man obsessed with appearing normal and with the appeal of fascism finds his carefully built life, and the corrupt core of the regime, exposed when he's ordered to kill his former professor and falls for a woman.
by Alyson Noel
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To break an ancient curse and finally touch, Ever and Damen must journey into Summerland, facing the origins of their souls and a choice that decides their eternal fate.
by Philip Larkin
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Philip Larkin's 'The Whitsun Weddings' takes readers on a journey through post-war England, capturing everyday life with tender observation and melancholic wit.