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by Roxane Gay
3.9(85,671)
In a collection of sharp, funny, and deeply personal essays, Roxane Gay dissects pop culture, politics, and her evolving identity as a woman of color, challenging the rigid confines of modern feminism.
by Jhumpa Lahiri
3.9(85,481)
Two inseparable brothers in 1960s Calcutta are torn apart when one joins a radical political movement, leaving his pregnant wife and family to grapple with the devastating, generation-spanning repercussions of his idealism and sacrifice.
by Erin Watt
4.0(85,319)
An orphan leaves poverty for immense wealth and five hostile, captivating brothers in a treacherous mansion, especially one determined to break her.
by William Kent Krueger
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In the summer of 1961, a thirteen-year-old boy in rural Minnesota deals with several tragedies that show the hidden side of his quiet town, making him face sin, grace, and the end of his innocence.
by Norman Vincent Peale
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Live a fulfilling life by using faith and practical methods to achieve your goals and overcome self-doubt.
by Tomie dePaola
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When Big Anthony, left alone with Strega Nona's magic pasta pot, unleashes an uncontrollable torrent of pasta upon the town, he learns that even the simplest magic demands respect and a spoon.
by Dodie Smith
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In a crumbling English castle, a sharp-witted seventeen-year-old chronicles her eccentric family's struggles and her own first blush with love as two handsome American brothers arrive, upending their impoverished, literary-tinged lives.
by J.R. Ward
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A powerful, ancient vampire warrior, newly freed and gravely wounded, finds her life tied to a human surgeon. He must heal her body while they battle the intense, forbidden passion that threatens to shatter both their worlds.
by Edith Wharton
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In Gilded Age New York, Lily Bart, beautiful and charming, navigates a society obsessed with wealth and status, where her allure becomes the trap that leads to her tragic downfall.
by Janet Evanovich
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Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum navigates a chaotic mix of family vendettas, hidden millions, and a monkey named Carl, all while juggling her on-again-off-again romance with Joe Morelli and a tempting offer from the enigmatic Ranger.
by Jack Kerouac
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Two young men find spiritual truth through Bohemian life and mountain solitude, mixing Zen with poetry, wine, and American wilderness.
by Michael Lewis
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A homeless, illiterate giant finds family, purpose, and a multi-million dollar destiny on the football field as the protector of a quarterback's blind side, forever changing the game and his own improbable life.
by Robert McCloskey
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Follow Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings as they find a safe home in Boston's busy streets.
by Sophie Kinsella
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Becky Bloomwood's world of designer handbags and best friends is hilariously upended when a long-lost sister with a penchant for thrift stores threatens her carefully curated, albeit shopaholic, life.
by Jodi Ellen Malpas
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Ava returns to Jesse's world, ready to uncover the dark truths beneath his magnetic charm, even if it means giving in to the desires she once ran from.
by Stephen King
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From the wonder of 1960 to the reflections of 1999, Stephen King weaves five connected tales. They show how the Vietnam War and hidden evils scar ordinary Americans.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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A bitter, reclusive former official rages from his 'underground' against utopian ideals and the very notion of human rationality, exposing the tormented, self-contradictory core of modern consciousness.
by Tui T. Sutherland
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Five young dragons, raised in secret to fulfill a prophecy and end a brutal war, escape their hidden cave only to discover their true destinies might be far more complex and dangerous than their captors ever imagined.
by Alan Gratz
4.4(83,613)
Three young refugees, separated by continents and decades, make dangerous journeys for survival and freedom, their searches for home bound by shared hope.
by Charles Bukowski
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In Depression-era Los Angeles, a perpetually bruised and pimply Henry Chinaski navigates an adolescence of alcohol, fleeting women, and the unexpected solace of D.H. Lawrence, all while grappling with the brutal absurdity of simply existing.
by Brandon Sanderson
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A lawman and his shapeshifting partner must stop a religiously-motivated terrorist from unraveling Scadrial's new society, forcing the lawman to confront his past.
by Anna Todd
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Tessa faces a devastating betrayal, unsure if the passionate, volatile Hardin she loves can truly change, or if their romance is built on lies she can no longer bear.
by Anne Tyler
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Four generations of the Whitshank family navigate their intricate bonds, revealing the tender moments, quiet jealousies, and guarded secrets that truly connect them within their sprawling Baltimore home.
by Barbara Kingsolver
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When a restless Appalachian farm wife discovers a valley filled with monarch butterflies, she faces scientific findings, religious views, and personal changes that challenge her beliefs about her life and the changing world.