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Wondering what to read next?

These are the new releases we couldn’t put down.

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Keep checking this list as we update it throughout the year!

You’re sure to find something great for your book clubor just a cozy night in.

Both a suspenseful page-turner and a poignant exploration of human connection and bravery, this powerful book is unputdownable.

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(Trust us; it works.)

His mother, Ann, runs a womens retreat center in Vermont.

The two have barely spoken since a pivotal event tore them apart some 20 years ago.

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Now widowed, hes eager to reconnect, but Suchi believes in keeping the past behind her.

In another, a grad student waits to hear whether shes received a competitive fellowship.

Youll want to get this poignant and hilarious collection into the hands of everyone you know.

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He finds her unscathed car, but shes nowhere to be found.

Its impossible to know who to believe in this suspenseful page-turner; the twists will give you whiplash.

This scene inBoat Baby,her memoir, is so dramatic it reads like fiction.

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She runs a lucrative drug trade with total controluntil things take a turn.

First, her younger daughter goes missing.

Her older daughter, Lori, tries to help but is struggling with addiction herself.

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Whoever succeeds first within a year gets Duc’s full fortune.

The siblings set off on a fierce, often hilarious scramble to win.

This insightful read about a complicated family dynamic is a delight.

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All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman book cover

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The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie book cover

The Family Recipe by Carolyn Huynh

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