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  • Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel
    Israel Zangwill

    Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People

    Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People (1892) is a novel by Israel Zangwill. Raised in London by parents from Latvia and Poland, Zangwill understood the plight of the city's Jewish community firsthand. Having risen through poverty to become an educator...
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  • Fitzgerald Treasury - The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Fitzgerald Treasury - The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned

    Complete editions of The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise, and The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. His oozing verse and indulgent styling are fully captured here.His three early novels, written in and describing the post World War period of 1920's America,...
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  • Chapatis for Breakfast by Lavan S. Nathan
    Lavan S. Nathan

    Chapatis for Breakfast

    50-year old Rama is a chapati seller living in Patparganj with his 46-year old wife Rachel, 18-year old son Rohit and 16-year old daughter Renuga. Before leaving for work every morning, he patiently prepares chapatis and chickpea curry for his family's breakfast. Despite Rama's...
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  • The Princesses Coronavirus Adventure by Ransom, Minnie L.
    Minnie L. Ransom

    The Princesses Coronavirus Adventure

    Two sisters and their cousin love to play being princesses when they get together.The oldest sister plays along with them when she is in the mood. They all love to do art, cooking, riding their bikes, dramatic play, dressing up, dancing, gymnastic, and playimaginative...
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  • Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Stories and Essays by McLoughlin, Tim
    Tim McLoughlin

    Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Stories and Essays

    An enthralling collection of short fiction and nonfiction that draw upon McLoughlin's three-decade career in the criminal justice system.Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms couldn't be more New York. Tim McLoughlin drops a ton of big-city knowledge and wisdom, rich in lived-in detail, with humor that's...
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  • The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas by Patterson, James
    James Patterson

    The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas

    Move over, Dickens--America's favorite storyteller has written a gift, "a delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family" (Kirkus), destined to become as treasured as A Christmas Carol. At Christmastime, a family of three are missing someone dear to them. Until unexpected...
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  • The Deserter by Lepan, Douglas
    Douglas Lepan

    The Deserter

    A new edition of the classic novel by Douglas LePan.Returned from the ravages of war, met with a city that offers him only despair, a young man finds himself caught between two opposing worlds -- the ordered but empty everyday life of "schedules and...
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  • The California Book of the Dead by Farrington, Tim
    Tim Farrington

    The California Book of the Dead

    Marlowe and Daa search for a lover and roommate to replace the departed Jackson, while masseur Jack seduces Marlowe's cousin, Sheba, into their world of Buddhist rituals, banana smoothies, and California enlightenment. This story of an eclectic cast of characters in a house share...
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  • Stolen Moments of Joy by Baika, Hamour
    Hamour Baika

    Stolen Moments of Joy

    An "...engaging and readable tale about escaping the bonds of the past."Kirkus Reviews"Stolen Moments of Joy... offers far more social and political depth than many LGBTQ stories that focus on romance and sexual maturity alone... Readers gain solid insights into this culture and realistic...
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  • Wellington City Blues by Hankinson, Adam
    Adam Hankinson

    Wellington City Blues

    Through a series of unfortunate events, twenty-year-old Corey, is left homeless in Wellington city. His out-of-the-ordinary experiences teach him to see the world through different eyes. Disgusted by the modern world, he embarks on an urban odyssey in order to find peace and freedom...
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  • Virtue by Hoby, Hermione
    Hermione Hoby

    Virtue

    Named a Summer Must Read by Wall Street Journal, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Esquire, Bustle, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, and more "[Hoby] might have just written the defining New York City novel of our fraught, socially anxious, and politically tumultuous...
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  • The Blackmailer's Guide to Love by Thurm, Marian
    Marian Thurm

    The Blackmailer's Guide to Love

    Chosen by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best books of fiction of 2021One of the many well-educated Ivy League graduates with literary ambitions who flock to New York City every year, 25-year-old Melissa Fleischer has the great fortune to being hired as the...
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  • The Lost of New York by Rigney, John, Jr.
    John Jr. Rigney

    The Lost of New York

    Out on bail, Bob Coffin meets Nancy, a shy and pretty girl, on a warm summer night at a Bronx dance hall in 1963. Their chance meeting sets off an intimate drama of desperation, petty crimes and betrayals in the streets and tenements of...
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  • Bibliolepsy by Apostol, Gina
    Gina Apostol

    Bibliolepsy

    Moving, sexy, and archly funny, Gina Apostol's Philippine National Book Award-winning Bibliolepsy is a love letter to the written word and a brilliantly unorthodox look at the rebellion that brought down a dictatorship Gina Apostol's debut novel, available for the first time in the...
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  • The Real Mrs. Tobias by Koslow, Sally
    Sally Koslow

    The Real Mrs. Tobias

    "Sally Koslow channels Nora Ephron in this lively tale of obligation versus desire and the politics of family power. Deftly written with equal parts intelligence, pathos, and humor, The Real Mrs. Tobias is a pure pleasure to read."--Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling...
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  • Wellington City Blues by Hankinson, Adam
    Adam Hankinson

    Wellington City Blues

    Through a series of unfortunate events, twenty-year-old Corey, is left homeless in Wellington city. His out-of-the-ordinary experiences teach him to see the world through different eyes. Disgusted by the modern world, he embarks on an urban odyssey in order to find peace and freedom...
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  • The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas: The New Holiday Classic People Will Be Reading for Generations by Patterson, James
    James Patterson

    The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas: Inspiration for the Emmy-Winning Holiday Special

    Move over, Dickens--America's favorite storyteller has written a gift, "a delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family" (Kirkus), destined to become as treasured as A Christmas Carol. At Christmastime, a family of three are missing someone dear to them. Until unexpected...
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  • All Joe Knight by Morris, Kevin
    Kevin Morris

    All Joe Knight

    In the audacious and lyrical debut novel All Joe Knight, longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, critically acclaimed writer Kevin Morris cements his place as a bold new voice in American literature. 1961. Orphaned before his first birthday, Joe Knight begins...
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  • Made in L.A. Vol. 4: Beyond the Precipice by Sisco, Cody
    Cody Sisco

    Made in L.A. Vol. 4: Beyond the Precipice

    Everything looks different beyond the precipice. We cross the threshold and we're changed irrevocably. What was familiar doesn't stay that way. We hunger desperately for new experiences even as nostalgia consumes us. Both strange and delightful, the city is a phantom limb that points...
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  • A Warm Rainy Day In Tokyo by Wu, Kana
    Kana Wu

    A Warm Rainy Day In Tokyo

    Unexpected opportunity. Urgent call from home. Romance not on the agenda.Bella Bell lives a perfectly ordinary life with a perfectly ordinary office job in suburban California, where she longs to break free from her perfect sister's shadow. So when Little Bear Café chooses her...
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  • The Princesses Coronavirus Adventure by Ransom, Minnie L.
    Minnie L. Ransom

    The Princesses Coronavirus Adventure

    Two sisters and their cousin love to play being princesses when they get together.The oldest sister plays along with them when she is in the mood. They all love to do art, cooking, riding their bikes, dramatic play, dressing up, dancing, gymnastic, and playimaginative...
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  • The Night Shift by Burian, Natalka
    Natalka Burian

    The Night Shift

    "The Night Shift is an engrossing and vibrant novel, and I loved watching my fair city shine in these pages. This is a great book for readers who love New York City after dark, and who see mysterious possibilities around every corner." -- Emma...
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  • Three Broken Rules: Magnetic North Series by Kaleigh, Kathryn
    Kathryn Kaleigh

    Three Broken Rules: Magnetic North Series

    Wynter broke the first rule the first day she met him. Never crush on a pilot. But in her defense, she thought he was a chauffeur. And she had no rule against chauffeurs.Some Rules Begged to Be Broken.Wynter Worthington. Rules were there for a...
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  • Welcome to the Game by Henderson, Craig
    Craig Henderson

    Welcome to the Game

    From a brilliant new voice, Welcome to the Game is a gripping thriller that races through Motor City at heart-stopping pace as its protagonists swerve to avoid danger at every turn Craig Henderson screeches onto the scene with this fast-paced debut starring ex-rally driver...
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  • Queer by Burroughs, William S.
    William S. Burroughs

    Queer

    The definitive text of William S. Burroughs's early, long-unpublished novel, reissued on the seventieth anniversary of the year of its writing, set to be adapted for film directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Daniel CraigOriginally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, Queer...
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  • With Your Crooked Heart by Dunmore, Helen
    Helen Dunmore

    With Your Crooked Heart

    In sharp, elegant prose (Publishers Weekly, starred review), With Your Crooked Heart introduces Louise, a tough and introspective Londoner trapped in a subtle battle between two brothers. Paul and Johnnie were born twelve years apart, in a one-bedroom flat in a dingy London suburb....
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  • Chicago Street Corner Stories by Wright, Roger
    Roger Wright

    Chicago Street Corner Stories

    Roger Wright's Chicago Street Corner Stories starts with a kind of spiritual walking tour in Graceland Cemetery to hear what the ghosts are saying. Wright's descriptions of seasons and vignettes, interspersed with remembrances of people, both famous and personal, who have influenced the rich...
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  • The Street Hawker's Apprentice by Kareem-Bello, Kabir
    Kabir Kareem-Bello

    The Street Hawker's Apprentice

    A Dickensian tale of two young boys from opposite sides of the track who form a bond of brotherhood and friendship as they survive the streets of Lagos.Temilola is a kind-hearted boy from the upper echelons of Nigerian society who wakes up alone in...
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  • Make Believe by Epperson, Tom
    Tom Epperson

    Make Believe

    Make Believe is a light-hearted love story, set in the cynical, cutthroat world of Hollywood. Dustin Prewitt is a handsome screenwriter with a taste for women, money, big houses, and hot cars. His life is turned upside-down when Laura Keene, his beautiful but crazy...
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  • Life After Death and Other Stories by Compo, Susan
    Susan Compo

    Life After Death and Other Stories

    Life After Death is a deep dive into the subcultures of Los Angeles and London in the 1980s as glam turned to punk and goth. Susan Compo captures the lives of aspiring musicians, scenesters, and obsessive fans-lives in which reality is a constant threat...
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  • To Dare: (A Sainsbury's Magazine Book Club Pick) by Wayne, Jemma
    Jemma Wayne

    To Dare: (A Sainsbury's Magazine Book Club Pick)

    A Sainsbury's Magazine Book Club pick 2020'Tense, dark and so real as to be almost unbearable, this novel is utterly compelling' Rosamund LuptonVeronica and her wealthy husband George are unpacking boxes, hoping a fresh start in their newly refurbished Victorian terrace will help them...
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  • Redemption by McGill, Bridgett
    Bridgett McGill

    Redemption

    Khalil Benson has taken on the biggest case of his legal career. His client pulled the trigger, but something else might be the cause of the victim's death. Pressure mounts as the media and public press for answers in a city cover-up. Khalil will...
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  • Cult Classic by Crosley, Sloane
    Sloane Crosley

    Cult Classic

    Hilariously insightful and delightfully suspenseful, Cult Classic is an original: a masterfully crafted tale of love, memory, morality, and mind control, as well as a fresh foray into the philosophy of romance. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR at the Washington Post, the BBC,...
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  • Barcelona Dreaming by Thomson, Rupert
    Rupert Thomson

    Barcelona Dreaming

    The Irish Times Best Book of the Year New York Times Book Review: Editor's ChoiceThe Times (UK): Book of the Week Pick Foreword Reviews: Book of the Day Pick Conde Nast Traveler Best Book of the Season Pick Set on the eve of the...
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  • Hysteria by Gross, Jessica
    Jessica Gross

    Hysteria

    One of The Observer's Five Most Anticipated Debuts of August ∙ One of Refinery29's Best Books of the Summer ∙ One of Lit Hub's Best New Books of the Summer ∙ One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of August In HYSTERIA, we meet...
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  • No Memes of Escape by Blacke, Olivia
    Olivia Blacke

    No Memes of Escape

    Amateur sleuth Odessa Dean is about to discover the only thing harder than finding her way out of an escape room is finding an affordable apartment in Brooklyn in this sequel to Killer Content. Odessa Dean has made a home of Brooklyn. She has...
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  • Write My Name Across the Sky by O'Neal, Barbara
    Barbara O'Neal

    Write My Name Across the Sky

    The USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids returns with a tale of two generations of women reconciling family secrets and past regrets.Life's beautiful for seventysomething influencer Gloria Rose, in her Upper West Side loft with rooftop garden and scores of...
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  • Cairo Circles by Mahmoud, Doma
    Doma Mahmoud

    Cairo Circles

    One of BuzzFeed's New Books You'll Love "Cairo Circles is a novel that proves literature needn't choose between pleasure and substance. You will tear through the pages of this delicious book, and you will be changed in the process. Doma Mahmoud is a tremendous...
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  • Love at First: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Story of Love and Second Chances by Clayborn, Kate
    Kate Clayborn

    Love at First: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Story of Love and Second Chances

    A sparkling and tender novel from the acclaimed author of Love Lettering, full of bickering neighbors, surprise reunions, and the mysterious power of love that fans of Christina Lauren, Sarah Hogle, and Emily Henry will adore. Sixteen years ago, a teenaged Will Sterling saw--or...
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  • Yes, Daddy by Parks-Ramage, Jonathan
    Jonathan Parks-Ramage

    Yes, Daddy

    "A gut-churning, heart-wrenching, blockbuster of a first novel . . . Parks-Ramage is an extraordinary new talent and Yes, Daddy is truly something special." --Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead ThingsA propulsive, scorching modern gothic, Yes, Daddy follows an ambitious young man who is...
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  • Redhead by the Side of the Road by Tyler, Anne
    Anne Tyler

    Redhead by the Side of the Road

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE - From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a sparkling novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of human connection.Micah Mortimer is a creature of habit. A self-employed tech expert, superintendent of his Baltimore...
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  • It Had to Be You by Clark, Georgia
    Georgia Clark

    It Had to Be You

    "A wedding planner dies and leaves the business to his wife--and his mistress. What could possibly go wrong? A charming rom-com to kick off your summer."--People An Elin Hilderbrand Entertainment Weekly Summer Reading Pick "The book-equivalent of a perfect first date... Highly highly recommend."...
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  • Tropic of Cancer by Miller, Henry
    Henry Miller

    Tropic of Cancer

    Now hailed as an American classic, Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller's masterpiece, was banned as obscene in this country for twenty-seven years after its first publication in Paris in 1934. Only a historic court ruling that changed American censorship standards, ushering in a new...
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  • Jacket Weather by Decapite, Mike
    Mike Decapite

    Jacket Weather

    Nick Hornby meets Patti Smith, Mean Streets meets A Visit From the Goon Squad in this quintessential New York City story about two people who knew each other in the downtown music scene in the 1980s, meet again in the present day, and fall...
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  • The Reading List by Adams, Sara Nisha
    Sara Nisha Adams

    The Reading List

    A BEST OF SUMMER READ ACCORDING TO NEWSWEEK, PARADE MAGAZINE, NBC NEWS, LITHUB, AND POPSUGAR!"The most heartfelt read of the summer...a surprising delight of a novel."--ShondalandAn unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an...
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  • Das Kapital: A Novel of Love and Money Markets by Berberian, Viken
    Viken Berberian

    Das Kapital: A Novel of Love and Money Markets

    Moving seamlessly between the financial skyscrapers of New York and the crisp blue skies of Corsica and Marseille, Das Kapital is an extraordinary homage to Marx's seminal work for the twenty-first century. Wayne is the emblematic Wall Street trader: opportunistic, brash and driven. His...
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  • Bad Publicity by Frank, Jeffrey
    Jeffrey Frank

    Bad Publicity

    In the twilight of the Reagan era, as prospects appear brighter than ever for a Democratic restoration, the lawyers, lobbyists, advisers and socialites of Washington are looking ahead -- but over their shoulders, too. With good reason. Charlie Dingleman, a former congressman, has gotten...
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  • Revolution by Dorrough, David
    David Dorrough

    Revolution

    We all know it's not easy being a 21st century middle-aged, well-educated American with a decent job, no major health issues, no legal or financial problems, and plenty of family and friends. But most of us are pretty short on details. What exactly are...
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  • The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition

    Complete edition of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Written in and describing the decadent period of 1920's America, Fitzgerald's lyrical verse is a tragically simple love story that is strangely profound. This is a haunting classic that stays with the reader. "Only...
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  • Convenience Store Woman by Murata, Sayaka
    Sayaka Murata

    Convenience Store Woman

    Shortlisted for the Best Translated Book AwardLonglisted for the Believer Book AwardLonglisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in TranslationA Los Angeles Times BestsellerThe English-language debut of an exciting young voice in international fiction, selling 660,000 copies in Japan alone, Convenience Store Woman is...
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