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Ann Leckie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Sex and Vanity: A Novel
Kevin Kwan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Masterpiece
Francine Rivers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Masters of Death
Olivie Blake

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Last Devil to Die
Richard Osman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The List: A Novel
Yomi Adegoke

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Brom

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
India Holton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

This Could Be Us
Kennedy Ryan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Flight Of The Sparrow: A Novel of Early America
Amy Belding Brown

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Pecan Man
Cassie Dandridge Selleck

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Case Histories: A Novel
Kate Atkinson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

The Soulmate: A Novel
Sally Hepworth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

This Summer Will be Different
Carley Fortune

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

A Calamity of Souls
David Baldacci

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Last Letter
Rebecca Yarros

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Too Loud A Solitude
Bohumil Hrabal

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1976

Against the Loveless World
Susan Abulhawa

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Maid's Diary
Loreth Anne White

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride
Joe Siple

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Becky Chambers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Katherine Arden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Stone Cold Fox
Rachel Koller Croft

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Greenwood
Michael Christie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Annie Bot
Sierra Greer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
Angie Cruz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Vineland
Thomas Pynchon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

Eat a Bowl of Tea
Louis Chu

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1961

The Truth about the Devlins
Lisa Scottoline

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle: A Novel
Jennifer Ryan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Sicilian Inheritance
Jo Piazza

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

A Touch of Ruin
Scarlett St. Clair

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Home Is Where the Bodies Are
Jeneva Rose

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Night Watch: A Novel
Jayne Anne Phillips

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

One Perfect Couple
Ruth Ware

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The End of Drum-Time
Hanna Pylväinen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

The Girl Who Was Taken
Charlie Donlea

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Return of Ellie Black
Emiko Jean

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Real Americans
Rachel Khong

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Invisible Hour
Alice Hoffman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Long Island
Colm Tóibín

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Once Upon a Wardrobe
Patti Callahan Henry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Last Carolina Girl
Meagan Church

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age Inspired by the True Story of Arabella Huntington Who Became the Richest Woman in the Country
Shana Abe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Ice Planet Barbarians
Ruby Dixon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Last Word
Taylor Adams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The New Couple in 5B
Lisa Unger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Invisible Girl: A Novel
Lisa Jewell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Leftover Woman
Jean Kwok

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Pilgrim's Regress
C. S. Lewis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1933

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
Michiko Aoyama, Transl. Alison Watts

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Final Girls: A Novel
Riley Sager

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

If Cats Disappeared From The World
Genki Kawamura

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Silent Companions
Laura Purcell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Worst Best Man
Lucy Score

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

When the Moon Hatched
Sarah A. Parker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

These Impossible Things
Salma El‑Wardany

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Shadow of the Galilean
Gerd Theissen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

Honey & Spice
Bolu Babalola

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Guardians
Ana Castillo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Revival
Stephen King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Last Murder at the End of the World
Stuart Turton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Forever, Interrupted: A Novel
Taylor Jenkins Reid

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Done and Dusted
Lyla Sage

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Simple Wild: A Novel
K. A. Tucker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Nanny
Lana Ferguson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Museum of Failures
Thrity Umrigar

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Close to Death
Anthony Horowitz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Playing For Pizza
John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Fight Night
Miriam Toews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

All Fours
Miranda July

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Ring Shout
P. Djèlí Clark

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2020

Maybe Next Time
Cesca Major

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Consider Phlebas
Iain M. Banks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

How to Kill Your Family
Bella Mackie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Tales From the Cafe
Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Girls in the Garden: A Novel
Lisa Jewell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Paradise Problem
Christina Lauren

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Lioness of Boston
Emily Franklin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Murder Road
Simone St. James

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Darling Girls
Sally Hepworth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Leather & Lark
Brynne Weaver

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Widows of Malabar Hill
Sujata Massey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Virgil Wander
Leif Enger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Who Is Maud Dixon?
Alexandra Andrews

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Midnight Feast
Lucy Foley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

I Am Watching You
Teresa Driscoll

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Mrs. Wiggins
Mary Monroe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

True Colors: A Novel
Kristin Hannah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Drowning Woman
Robyn Harding

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Locked Door
Freida McFadden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Fox Wife
Yangsze Choo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Rom-Commers
Katherine Center

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Bad Cree
Jessica Johns

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Generals Die In Bed
Charles Yale Harrison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1930

The Last Garden in England
Julia Kelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Familiaris
David Wroblewski

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024