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Bookworms

Bookworms

Whether you’re catching a chapter on your morning commute or staying up past your bed time to read just ‘one more page’, the search for new books never ends. Whatever your favorite genre might be, we’re here to help you discover your next literary love.

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The Falconer

The Falconer
by Dana Czapnik

In 1993 New York, 17-year-old street-smart, trash-talking baller Lucy Adler finds her comfortable life playing pick-up games with her unrequited love, Percy, thrown into turmoil when a pair of female artists draw her into their world.

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Talent

Talent
by Juliet Lapidos

An English grad student struggling with her dissertation about the intellectual history of inspiration desperately searches for a perfect case study to anchor her thesis, only to find it in the unlikeliest of places.

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The Current

The Current
by Tim Johnston

Surviving the accident that killed her friend, a young woman delves into the case of another victim from a decade earlier to identify a killer among her neighbors.

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The Far Field

The Far Field
by Madhuri Vijay

After the death of her mother, Shalini, a young woman from Bangalore, arrives in Kashmir to confront a man from her mother's past but instead is brought face to face with the city's politics, forcing her to make difficult choices.

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To Keep the Sun Alive

To Keep the Sun Alive
by Rabeah Ghaffari

A cinematic novel about an Iranian family and their fruit orchard, caught up in the Revolution of 1979.

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Sugar Run

Sugar Run
by Mesha Maren

Released after serving 18 years for manslaughter, Jodi McCarty finds her efforts to track down a friend and move on with the woman she loves challenged by the insular values of their rural West Virginia community.

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An Orchestra of Minorities

An Orchestra of Minorities
by Chigozie Obioma

In a contemporary twist of Homer's The Odyssey, a guardian spirit recounts the tragic story of a Nigerian poultry farmer who sacrifices everything for the wealthy woman he loves.

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Looker

Looker
by Laura Sims

A woman's obsession with the beautiful actress on her block drives her to the edge.

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Adele

Adele
by Leila Slimani

Adáele seems to have a perfect life as a successful journalist living with her surgeon husband and young son, but she is consumed by boredom and a sex addiction that she has to organize her entire day around.

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You Know You Want This

You Know You Want This
by Kristen Roupenian

A collection of short stories that includes the popular tale "Cat Person," as well as others that explore the complex--and often darkly funny--connections between gender, sex, and power across genres.

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