| | | | Hey, there! If you're a millennial (or if you were just, like, alive in the 2010s), you know just how much John Green's YA novels shaped the generation. | So the news that he's writing his first book for adults feels kind of full-circle. Like we've all grown up and he's still right there with us. | | Quick links: | |
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| | | Bookmarks | Exciting New Releases | | | LITERARY FICTION SPOTLIGHT | Son of Nobody | by Yann Martel | Yann Martel's Life of Pi was a cultural phenomenon—will his new retelling of the Trojan War be one, too? In a starred review, Kirkus certainly thinks so, saying: "A powerful meditation on life, death, and the vanity of human wishes, all illustrated by a poem that would do Homer proud." | Read the Plot |
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| | | | HISTORICAL FANTASY SPOTLIGHT | The Quarter Queen | by Kayla Hardy | A spellbinding debut announces a bold new voice: in 1840s New Orleans, a rebellious young Voodoo witch must unravel her mother's dangerous past to save her life—and a city on the brink of darkness—earning early praise as "an edgy, intoxicating novel pulsing with the dark heartbeat of New Orleans" (Sarah Penner). | Read the Plot |
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| | | Badly Explained Plots: Guess the Book | A father and son take a heartfelt bonding trip through a burned-out wasteland, surviving on canned food, deep thoughts, and a firm commitment to not becoming someone else's dinner. | Answer in footer |
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| | | The Overstock | Here are a few more new books out this week that we didn't have room to feature, but definitely deserve a spot on your radar. | | American Han by Lisa Lee (Contemporary)
Debut. A once "perfect" immigrant family begins to unravel when a son goes missing, exposing the quiet, devastating cost of chasing the American Dream. | | Killing Me Softly by Sandie Jones (Thriller)
New from the author of Reese's Book Club pick The Other Woman. After a hit-and-run shatters their perfect life, a once-devoted couple turns on each other in a deadly game of blame. | | The News from Dublin by Colm Tóibín (Short Stories)
New from the NYT bestselling author of Brooklyn. A series of quietly devastating stories explores how love, loss, and family ties linger long after the moments that break them. |
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