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The Heat of the Day
Elizabeth Bowen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1948

The Husbands: A Novel
Chandler Baker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Velvet Was the Night
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Reformatory: A Novel
Tananarive Due

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Phoenix Crown: A Novel
Kate Quinn, Janie Chang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Book of Doors
Gareth Brown

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Will of the Many
James Islington

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Summer Island: A Novel
Kristin Hannah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Changeling: A Novel
Victor Lavalle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

It's Not All Downhill From Here
Terry McMillan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Swimming in the Dark
Tomasz Jedrowski

Fiction | Memoir in Verse | Adult | Published in 2020

The Night Shift
Alex Finlay

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Husbands
Holly Gramazio

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The House of Wolves
James Patterson, Mike Lupica

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

How Does It Feel?
Jeneane O'Riley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Family Family
Laurie Frankel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

What Moves the Dead
T. Kingfisher

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2022

Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
Lorna Landvik

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Translation State
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