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  • Accidental Virgin by Costa, James A., Jr.
    James A. Jr. Costa

    Accidental Virgin

    The last thing Bryan expected to find that day was love, and the last place he ever expected to find it was in a cemetery. Yet, both those things happened when his eyes first lit upon Carly Miller, a vision of beauty standing mysteriously...
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  • The Boss by O'Keeffe, Andrew
    Andrew O'Keeffe

    The Boss

    Got a spirit-crushing boss?Well so does Lauren Johnson - five of them.Based on true stories of bosses' political maneuverings and workers under siege, The Boss tells Lauren's story - a talented but naive professional struggling under a self-serving, insensitive boss who undermines her at...
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  • Catfish Honeytrap by Walker, Camren
    Camren Walker

    Catfish Honeytrap

    Faye Gardner needs to sort her life out. Dumped by her boyfriend, overlooked in her job, lingering in her South London bedsit ... this is no way to live when her ex is parading his happiness with his swanky new girlfriend from Hong Kong....
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  • Manhattan Transfer by Dos Passos, John
    John Dos Passos

    Manhattan Transfer

    John Dos Passos's "Manhattan Transfer" captures the relentless energy and dramatic social shifts of early 20th-century New York City. This landmark of literary modernism explores the sprawling metropolis of Manhattan and its impact on the lives of its inhabitants. A panoramic vision of urban...
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  • His Family by Poole, Ernest
    Ernest Poole

    His Family

    Ernest Poole's "His Family" offers a compelling portrait of family dynamics against the backdrop of early 20th century New York City. This meticulously prepared print edition revives a classic exploration of social change and the immigrant experience. Through the lens of urban life, the...
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  • Six Stories About Motoring Nowhere by Champion, Ancient
    Ancient Champion

    Six Stories About Motoring Nowhere

    Six Stories About Motoring Nowhere is a collection of short stories by indie musician and writer, Ancient Champion. Throughout people just motor nowhere. Ancient Champion began writing this on a bus to Colmore Row. The juddering and shaking making it feel like journeying on...
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  • The Other Beautiful People by Bock, Caroline
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    Caroline Bock

    The Other Beautiful People

    In the entertainment world, the spotlight shines on the beautiful-- but behind the scenes are those who make the magic happen. Amy Greene is one of them. As head of marketing and public relations at the Cinema Channel, a beloved yet struggling cable network...
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  • Dollartorium by Pullins, Ron
    Ron Pullins

    Dollartorium

    Ralph makes the best corndogs in Kansas-golden, crispy perfection on a stick. But perfection doesn't pay the bills, and with money running out before the month does, his wife's had enough of scraping by. Enter the "Dollartorium," a too-good-to-be-true business scheme promising riches for...
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  • Fetty on the Switches by Simmons, David
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    David Simmons

    Fetty on the Switches

    In this debut crime-horror story collection, David Simmons drags you into a phantasmagoric Baltimore where the dead refuse to stay dead and the living claw for meaning.Hallucinatory and darkly comic love stories are set against the gritty backdrop of the city, where guns and...
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  • Anderby Wold by Holtby, Winifred
    Winifred Holtby

    Anderby Wold

    Winifred Holtby's "Anderby Wold" offers a compelling glimpse into Yorkshire social life during the 20th century. This rediscovered work of English literature explores the intricacies of rural life and the experiences of women within a specific time and place. Set against the backdrop of...
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  • Quarterlife by Rege, Devika
    Devika Rege

    Quarterlife

    Quarterlife is a groundbreaking portrait of a nation on the cusp of a new age. A group of young people converge in Mumbai after an election brings the divisive Bharat Party to power: Naren, a jaded Wall Street consultant lured home by the promise...
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  • Mr. Jack and the Greenstalks by Horowitz, Gene
    Gene Horowitz

    Mr. Jack and the Greenstalks

    "While others have drained the smoggy mystique of the garment center for its more robustly available elements--from schmooz to showroom sex -- Horowitz illuminates the way of the merchantman with a lasar probe and kultur recognitions.... For as Philip had confessed to Howie --...
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  • Inferno by Cohen, Alan
    Alan Cohen

    Inferno

    Inferno unfolds between 1984 and 1986, primarily in Holyoke, Chicopee, and Amherst, Massachusetts, with excursions to Springfield, Vermont, New York City, Hawaii, 19th-century France, and 12th-century Spain. At its center is Nancey Reese, a nurse whose coming-of-age takes her from a state of youthful...
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  • Prison Without Walls by Brown, Warren
    Warren Brown

    Prison Without Walls

    There are prisons without walls. We have heard of them and seen a few of them in movies and read about them in stories. Author: Warren BrownISBN-13: 9798232450618Publisher: Warren BrownLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2025Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.35d
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  • Grace Under Glass by Leeann
    Leeann

    Grace Under Glass

    Grace Under Glass is a story about integrity tested, dignity reclaimed, and the quiet brilliance of a woman who would not bite the bait. Author: LeeannISBN-13: 9798232020279Publisher: LeeannLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2025Pages: 54Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.13d
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  • Single Girls by Searles, John
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    John Searles

    Single Girls

    An infectious and utterly charming fictionalization of the iconic Helen Gurley Brown's early years at the helm of Cosmopolitan, and the intrepid group of women she took under her wing to create one of the most talked about magazines of all time.In 1965, Helen...
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  • Manhattan: The Rising War (Studio Edition) by Cosenza, Sal
    Sal Cosenza

    Manhattan: The Rising War (Studio Edition)

    Experience the Wonders of Manhattan with Legendary Towers and Mythic BattlesStep into a New York City unlike any you've ever known. Manhattan: The Rising War (Studio Edition) by Sal Cosenza transforms the skyline into living titans, where skyscrapers breathe and legends stride through the...
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  • Supersonic by Kohnstamm, Thomas
    Thomas Kohnstamm

    Supersonic

    "Masterfully rendered and mercilessly readable. Kohnstamm populates these pages with insight, hilarity, emotion, and unforgettable characters. Supersonic is a novel with so much narrative propulsion that it manages to live up to its name." --Jonathan Evison, author of Small World and Lawn Boy When...
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  • The Homecoming and Other Stories by Baruah, Indrani
    Indrani Baruah

    The Homecoming and Other Stories

    Inspired by everyday life, especially in the northeast of India, The Homecoming and Other Stories is a heartwarming collection of short stories exploring diverse themes. Separated from her loved ones at a tender age and forced into the world's oldest profession, all Meera wants...
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  • The Furies by Croft, Corey
    Corey Croft

    The Furies

    The city of Fury is a mother that eats its young. It is a working class melting-pot found at the end of the line on the Quad-City Express. It is a place with where the predators are equal to the number of those preyed...
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  • The Truth About Truly by Meyers, Lynda
    Lynda Meyers

    The Truth About Truly

    She was the girl of his dreams.It was a chance meeting, but Finn knew her at a glance. The likeness was unmistakable. Even her smell was familiar. The problem was, Truly wasn't looking for love.When Truly loved someone, it was a death sentence--and she...
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  • After a Dance: Selected Stories by O'Connor, Bridget
    Bridget O'Connor

    After a Dance: Selected Stories

    'These are some of the wildest, arresting, just plain brilliant short stories I've read in a long time.' - Roddy Doyle, author of The Woman Who Walked Into Doors After a Dance is the compiled collection of short stories from acclaimed writer Bridget O'Connor,...
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  • Stun: A Novel in Fragments by Wills, Becky
    Becky Wills

    Stun: A Novel in Fragments

    In the fictional Chicago suburb of New Lawn, a young woman grows up with a workaholic father and a dysfunctional mother who has a predilection for Stun--a prescription drug prone to abuse. Between Dad's business trips and Mom's affairs and overdoses, she grows self-reliant...
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  • Hot Desk by Dickerman, Laura
    Laura Dickerman

    Hot Desk

    Author: Laura DickermanISBN-10: 1420530313ISBN-13: 9781420530315Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/24/2025Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.44lbsSize: 8.58h x 5.81w x 1.14dLarge Print
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  • The Book of Reservations by Buchwald, Laura
    Laura Buchwald

    The Book of Reservations

    Between the living and the lost, one woman delivers the truth.Josie Gray has always believed Miss Sylvie's Bistrot could be a sanctuary for the living... and the dead, with whom she can communicate. As the restaurant struggles to survive in Greenwich Village, the challenges...
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  • Ghostroots: Stories by Aguda, 'Pemi
    'Pemi Aguda

    Ghostroots: Stories

    In this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, 'Pemi Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before.In "Manifest," a woman sees the ghost of her abusive mother in...
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  • The Palm House by Riley, Gwendoline
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    Gwendoline Riley

    The Palm House

    From the author of My Phantoms and First Love, a droll and quietly evocative novel about work, friendship, family, and the path--so often muddled--toward finding one's place in life. In The Palm House, Laura's long friendship with Edmund Putnam is tested when he resigns...
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  • A Comedy of Elopement by Reid, Christian
    Christian Reid

    A Comedy of Elopement

    Set against the vibrant backdrop of late 19th-century Florida, Christian Reid's "A Comedy of Elopement" is a charming tale of love and adventure. This Southern fiction explores the complexities of relationships and the allure of forbidden romance. The story delves into themes of elopement...
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  • His Family by Poole, Ernest
    Ernest Poole

    His Family

    Ernest Poole's "His Family" offers a compelling portrait of family dynamics against the backdrop of early 20th century New York City. This meticulously prepared print edition revives a classic exploration of social change and the immigrant experience. Through the lens of urban life, the...
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  • Cascade by Krause, J. J.
    J. J. Krause

    Cascade

    Four Seattleites--a failed homosexual, a crypto-obsessed mom, a party-girl-turned-caretaker, and an unorthodox professor--are going about their lives when, for each of them, things get messy. Over the course of a year, their jobs, relationships, investments, and even their grasps on reality all seem to...
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  • Skinless by Moor, Maggie
    Maggie Moor

    Skinless

    Lower East Side, NYC, 1999-2001. Fresh from teenage homelessness and trauma, Charmay-velvet-voiced, street-tough-sings to find the self she lost. Struggling to survive the PTSD she calls "Skinless"-and alcohol's grip-she invents a glittering alter ego, Cindy, an elegant, high-earning magnet for power and manipulators. Past...
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  • Lovers XXX by Rowbottom, Allie
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    Allie Rowbottom

    Lovers XXX

    For fans of Mary Gaitskill, Lisa Taddeo, and Rachel Kushner: a raw and unforgettable portrait of friendship, sex, and the perilous edge of liberation--set against the neon-lit porn world of 1980s Los Angeles Los Angeles, 1982. Jude is eighteen, newly out of reform school...
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  • The Nacullians by Jordan-Baker, Craig
    Craig Jordan-Baker

    The Nacullians

    Welcome to the world of The Nacullians, three generations of one family, living in a brick house in a line of other brick houses. Craig Jordan-Baker's dark comedy charts the tensions and traumas of one family and their relationship with the city they inhabit.Author:...
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  • Virtual Velocity: An L.A. Story by Mora, Anthony
    Anthony Mora

    Virtual Velocity: An L.A. Story

    "Think Lolita meets Holden Caulfield." -The Huffington Post"Drawing upon his background as a rock-music journalist... Anthony Mora offers a world-premiere glimpse behind the scenes... engaging." -BackstageVirtual Velocity is the story of the curious creation of pop phenomena, Jake Jenkins, America's most renowned and successful...
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  • The Mysteries of Paris by Sue, Eugène
    Eugène Sue

    The Mysteries of Paris

    Venture into the heart of 19th-century Paris with "The Mysteries of Paris," the sixth and final volume in Eug? Sue's sweeping historical fiction series. A captivating exploration of city life, this volume delves into the hidden corners and untold stories of the Parisian metropolis....
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  • Ashley Sievwright

    The Shallow End

    It was one of the most perfect days, only just warm enough, an ever so slight breeze I could see in the hairs on my arm and in the flutter of flags across each end of the pool but couldn't feel. It must have...
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  • Henry Von Doussa

    The Park Bench

    Lennie and Dan have been together five years - five years of love and trouble. But they split up, and Lennie begins to trawl the parks, the streets, the night.'...von Dousa writes beautifully ... with the cold water clarity of the unillusioned, unhurriedly and...
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  • Skinless by Moor, Maggie
    Maggie Moor

    Skinless

    Author: Maggie MoorISBN-13: 9798993121222Publisher: Pearl of Peace PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/12/2025Pages: 390Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.87d
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  • Swinica: And Other Stories by Linczak, Paul
    Paul Linczak

    Swinica: And Other Stories

    Author: Paul LinczakISBN-10: 1682832848ISBN-13: 9781682832844Publisher: Texas Tech University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/24/2026Pages: 160Format: Paperback
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  • Chelsea Girls by Lloyd, Catherine
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    Catherine Lloyd

    Chelsea Girls

    A glamorous and revealing biographical novel for readers of Renee Rosen, Allison Pataki, and Fiona Davis, starring one of Swinging London's defining figures, Mary Quant, who made history with the miniskirt, slashed hemlines, and transformed more than fashion, for herself, for her friends, and...
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  • The Policewomen's Bureau by Conlon, Edward
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    Edward Conlon

    The Policewomen's Bureau

    "A page turning story, based on fact, about how it was to be an NYPD cop and a woman several decades ago: frightening, exciting, rewarding, as well as insulting, demoralizing and surreal, all at the same time. Policewoman Marie Carrara is the ultimate survivor."--Joseph...
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  • The Princess Casamassima by James, Henry
    Henry James

    The Princess Casamassima

    Return to 19th-century London with Henry James's "The Princess Casamassima," a captivating exploration of social life and simmering unrest. This meticulously prepared edition, Volume 2 of 2, offers a glimpse into the heart of a city grappling with profound social inequalities and the rise...
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  • Manhattan Transfer by Dos Passos, John
    John Dos Passos

    Manhattan Transfer

    John Dos Passos's "Manhattan Transfer" captures the relentless energy and dramatic social shifts of early 20th-century New York City. This landmark of literary modernism explores the sprawling metropolis of Manhattan and its impact on the lives of its inhabitants. A panoramic vision of urban...
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  • The Guermantes Way by Proust, Marcel
    Marcel Proust

    The Guermantes Way

    'the social kaleidoscope was shifting' The Guermantes Way, the third volume of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, provides a transition from the realm of adolescence into the adult social world of Belle Epoque Paris. Its pages buzz with worldly conversations, with bravado...
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  • Unstoppable Me: Affirmations For Black Girls Every Day by Leeann
    Leeann

    Unstoppable Me: Affirmations For Black Girls Every Day

    Unstoppable Me is an affirmation book to help young girls believe in themselves and be strong. I list 100 affirmations after the story that you can write down to memorize. These affirmations are sure to change a girl's life.Author: LeeannISBN-13: 9798232615499Publisher: LeeannLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/19/2025Pages:...
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  • Hash 207: A Hash House Harriers Story by Norman, Dave
    Dave Norman

    Hash 207: A Hash House Harriers Story

    "Hash 207" is a work of contemporary American fiction set in modern day Portland, Maine.Unsure of his direction in life, "Just Jamie" leaves behind a world designed for him, to learn a few hard lessons...and find unlikely camaraderie in the Hash House Harriers--a drinking...
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  • The Vivisectors by Williams, Missouri
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    Missouri Williams

    The Vivisectors

    A reclusive graduate student is forced into a friendship that destabilizes her life in this surreal, allegorical romance. In a famed but crumbling university city overrun by nature, where power is held in a fragile balance between academics and a contingent of rogue gardeners,...
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  • Nice Places by Chu, Vincent
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    Vincent Chu

    Nice Places

    Philosophical, tender, and hilariously observed, Nice Places subverts the "go find yourself" travel story, unpacking our shared desire for meaning, connection, and a true place in the worldWhen Georgie quits his job at Oats Technologies to travel the world for one year, he hopes...
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  • The Life Insurance Company by Alexander, William
    William Alexander

    The Life Insurance Company

    "The Life Insurance Company" by William Alexander offers a compelling glimpse into the early 20th century through the lens of its characters' lives intertwined with the burgeoning life insurance industry. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing New York City, the narrative explores...
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  • Vertical Journey: When Life Happens by Muara Makarim
    Muara Makarim

    Vertical Journey: When Life Happens

    Diagnosed with cancer 9 months after losing her mom to cancer, Muara decided to travel non-stop for a year in a hope to be healed and happy. Leaving all the memories behind, she spent all of her money on plane tickets with Paris as...
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