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Dark Matter

In 16th-century Spain, a girl with a talent for little miracles finds herself dangerously embroiled in palace intrigue.

The Familiar

In this warm, winning romcom that may just convert a few reality TV skeptics, a romance writer learns to walk the walk.

The True Love Experiment

The cameras may be rolling but don’t go trusting everything you hear...some stories really are too good to be true.

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Out: Cat and Mouse. In: Witch and Witch Hunter. Welcome to a bloody world brimming with magic, romance, and intrigue.

Heartless Hunter

Tracing a coming-of-age and a nation gravely divided, an epic tribute to undersung female heroes of the Vietnam War.

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The Women

Grab your sword and shield! This epic story of romance and bravery will have you amped up for love and the battlefield.

A Fate Inked in Blood

All is chaos when the gods are at war, but two rival journalists with a magical connection may hold the key to peace.

Divine Rivals

Who is Evie Porter? Definitely not who she says she is...but her past is catching up with her, which spells trouble.

First Lie Wins

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In this moving memoir, a woman uses the gifts and letters bequeathed by her mom to navigate her coming-of-age journey.

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Did I Ever Tell You? 

Vengeful spirits, spunky frauds, and all manner of queer affairs lurk in the shadows of this gothic Parisian fable.

Spitting Gold

Expertly researched and gripping, this epic Civil War history from Erik Larson illuminates a dark American chapter.

The Demon of Unrest

Feeling up for something a little taboo? Come join these rich, misbehaving Angelenos on their latest art theft scam.

The Lady Waiting

A collection of stories as elegant, indulgent, and timeless as a three-martini lunch. Go ahead, treat yourself.

Table for Two

A small-town sheriff’s daughter inherits more than a house when her father passes away, leaving behind secrets aplenty.

Daughter of Mine

Plagued by a mysterious condition, a young woman embarks on a globetrotting journey of self-discovery and adventure.

A Short Walk Through a Wide World

1995. Simpler times, amirite? Wrong. Not in this remote town. Here nothing’s simple as it seems and murder abounds.

Murder Road

Have doubts about your hubby-to-be? Enlist these pro wedding crashers. But be warned: They might be hot for each other.

Happily Never After

Serial killers need love, too. Don’t take our word for it. Read this biting, steamy, and edgy murderers-to-lovers tale.

Butcher & Blackbird

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Taking inspiration from Chinese folklore, this winter tale follows a fox seeking revenge in the dangerous world of men.

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The Fox Wife

Grief has its own grammar. This poetic, visceral exploration of the sudden loss of a spouse will rewire your heart.

Here After

A sharp, vibrant debut collection about Cambodian Americans trying to carve out a new path in their adopted home.

Afterparties

Knowledge is power in this potent, Oxford-set tale about the magic of translation and the tumult of revolution.

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Babel

A story of old wounds, new passions, and life as a Japanese-American teen.

This Time Will Be Different

A clever account of a Viet Cong spy, who escapes Saigon for a complicated double life in the United States.

The Sympathizer

Hop aboard, we’re embarking on a proper adventure with dragons, pirates, island myths, and epic second chances!

Dragonfruit

This riveting Partition story captures the tumultuous moment when a nation and family are torn irreparably apart.

Independence

A sumptuous tale about female friendship and leadership in 15th-century China, challenging women’s place in society.

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

An emotional and magical story of a teenage girl who, after her mother's suicide, travels to Taiwan in search of her heritage.

The Astonishing Color of After

After a failed one-night stand (or two), Anna Sun realizes she might've found something rare with Quan Diep: true love.

The Heart Principle

Why should boys have all the fun? In this epic tale that pulls heartstrings, Kaikeyi fights for her place in history.

Kaikeyi

While helping clients achieve #RelationshipGoals, two matchmakers learn the most amazing love story may be their own.

Lunar Love

A dilapidated Florida mansion is more than a home in this multigenerational story of Vietnamese mothers and daughters.

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Banyan Moon

A moving memoir filtered through a child's eyes about a Chinese family struggling in the shadow of the American dream.

Beautiful Country

This multi-generational epic traces the enthralling story of a mother and son who journey from China to America.

Peach Blossom Spring

Moving and kaleidoscopic, this lyrical story of inheritance explores the ties that bind us to past and future family.

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

In this action-packed adult debut from Chloe Gong, Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra is remade into a fantasy epic.

Immortal Longings

A vibrant memoir of heritage—cultural, culinary, and otherwise—rediscovered in the wake of a shattering loss.

Crying in H Mart

You know that picture-perfect suburb? Watch as dirty secrets and juicy neighborhood drama bring it down in flames.

Little Fires Everywhere

Brimming with warmth and vibrancy, this beautiful debut collection of stories asks sharp questions about modern life.

Tomb Sweeping

Part family drama, part war epic—this harrowing, emotionally riveting debut depicts the havoc wreaked in WWII Malaya.

The Storm We Made

This lush, gothic fairytale follows the moment when a dreamy marriage risks transforming into a childhood nightmare.

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

One biracial family grapples with the meaning of happiness and their own lives when their father suddenly goes missing.

Happiness Falls

Steeped in atmosphere and mystery, this poignant portrait of motherhood and belonging will have you turning pages.

The Leftover Woman

When her father turns up dead in the NY Public Library, a disgraced mapmaker has to find her true north ASAP.

The Cartographers

This inventive satire about the end of the world as we know it is one we just didn't want to miss in 2018.

Severance

Follow one Korean-American family moving between ‘70s and ‘90s LA as they grapple with the meaning of home and dreams.

What We Kept to Ourselves

Don’t be fooled by the floating cities and brain implants, this mysterious polar camp riven by inequality is no utopia.

Camp Zero

In this grand Indian tale—part crime story, part family saga—everyone is at risk from the corrupting gravity of greed.

Age of Vice

In this life-affirming novel, a surprising prophecy upends a family curse that has plagued generations of Viet women.

The Fortunes of Jaded Women

Singed by New York’s melting pot, an immigrant family continues to fight movingly for a piece of the American Dream.

Paper Names

This epic tale of sisterhood and reclaiming homelands will have your heart pounding in your chest like drums of war.

Bronze Drum

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Having trouble finding the love of your life? Have you considered that you might be looking in the wrong century...

The Ministry of Time

This tensely atmospheric story about a failed writer’s uneasy return to his hometown is steeped in the natural world.

Middletide

Missing girls and small-town secrets are not the only things hiding in the woods of this Pacific Northwest outpost.

The Return of Ellie Black

Five killers unite for a high-stakes quest to topple an unkillable king in this bloody, exhilarating fantasy adventure.

Five Broken Blades

Money makes people do strange things. For example, get married for a mega inheritance, then actually fall in love.

The Paradise Problem

Epic and immersive, this big-hearted family saga tackles important questions of inheritance, destiny, and forgiveness.

Real Americans

May selections

Two writers with plenty of shared history end up staffed on the same TV show... Can they write themselves a new ending?

How to End a Love Story

Pre-Civil War Philadelphia brings together three Black women fighting for abolition in this emotionally riveting drama.

All We Were Promised

When a body turns up under their former foster home, three sisters must confront their past to keep their names clear.

Darling Girls

Not satisfied with your current husband? Just direct him back up to the attic; we’ll send down a nice replacement ASAP.

The Husbands

Abby Jimenez returns with a rom-com possessing all the fun of a summer fling and the emotional richness of true love.

Just for the Summer

Movingly exploring friendship, love, and community—this memoir peers into the unique, tight-knit world of army wives.

The Wives

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Real-world celebrity gossip pales in comparison to the glamorous life—and loves—of the silver screen star Evelyn Hugo.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Following a shattering tour in the Vietnam War, Ernt Allbright attempts a fresh start by moving his family to Alaska, where they encounter old demons and new challenges on the last American frontier.

The Great Alone

Two doctors unlucky in love realize romance may still be in the cards—literally—when they start writing to each other.

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Yours Truly

Follow the meandering, funny, and heartbreaking adventures of a young Irishman searching for belonging.

The Heart's Invisible Furies

This charming story of an unlikely small-town romance will have you swooning and firmly reassured love can conquer all.

Part of Your World

After a fake relationship generates real sparks, a rising scientist must decide if she's ready to experiment with love.

The Love Hypothesis

A life of immortality is not all it’s cracked up to be when no one remembers who you are. That is, until someone does.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Nothing like a &quot;friendly&quot; writing competition to set the scene for some quirky, cute, inter-author love.

Beach Read

From suburban soccer mom to convicted felon to bestselling ghostwriter, her remarkable true story is totally riveting.

The Many Lives of Mama Love

A hopeful coming-of-age, where a young Nigerian woman strives to finish her education and live the life she wants.

The Girl with the Louding Voice

Drugs, sex, and rock 'n’ roll, from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

Daisy Jones & The Six

From the Texas plains to the California coast, this Depression-era tale follows a family striving for a better life.

The Four Winds

A coming-of-age odyssey that'll leave you in awe of the rawness of the Great Depression and the American Midwest.

This Tender Land

The moving story of a fiercely protective nurse who will stop at nothing to get justice for the girls in her charge.

Take My Hand

Like a juicy history lesson. Unearth a hidden time in Spain full of hardship, family duty, and scandal.

The Fountains of Silence

This powerful story tracks the journey to self-discovery and hope of a young Syrian woman whose life is upended by war.

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

The adorable frenemy-turned-lover romance you wish the Royals and First Family were mixed up in. Maybe one day. Sigh.

Red, White & Royal Blue

A therapist unravels the mind of a shattered woman ... who may be a murderer (or not).

The Silent Patient

Protect and serve, that’s the job. But in this witty romance, the real question is whose heart needs protecting?

The Bodyguard

Members’ most loved

This novel has the perfect molecular structure: a charming protagonist, humor, a lovable dog, and feminist bonafides.

Lessons in Chemistry

Be careful what you wish for: an attempted memory wipe of a bad ex leaves a young woman a stranger to her best friend.

This Spells Love

This raw, wrenching exploration of a toxic relationship and its aftermath doubles as an ode to the power of self-love.

Adelaide

Prepare to shed a couple tears for this moving, inspirational story about a death doula learning not to fear living.

The Collected Regrets of Clover

A struggling deputy sheriff finds himself in over his head when a local teen is murdered in his lakeside small town.

Northwoods

Brimming with wisdom, a moving story of two siblings who wend their way to reconciliation after losing their mother.

Black Cake

This newly discovered classic explores the intimate, everyday moments and horrors found in life under Jim Crow.

Neighbors and Other Stories

This moving, transportive story follows four bookish souls competing for a rare book from their favorite author.

The Wishing Game

Let your faith in love be renewed by a commitment-phobe and hopeless romantic who go from enemies to friends to lovers.

You, Again

Follow one woman’s messy and emotionally riveting navigation of open marriage towards self-discovery and acceptance.

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Posing incisive questions about time, fate, and civilization, this genre-bendy tale is the ultimate literary what-if.

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