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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.

Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Hernan Diaz

Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Hernan Diaz

An immersive novel set during the roar of the 1920s, Hernan Diaz's exhilarating story dives into the mystery of how a Wall Street tycoon and a daughter of ecentric aristocrats acquired their wealth at any cost.

The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez

The Vulnerables

Sigrid Nunez

A meditation on our contemporary era, as a young woman asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks at her past.

The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

The Personal Librarian

Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, a Black American woman who was forced to pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation.

The First Ladies by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

The First Ladies

Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune—an unlikely friendship that changed the world.

Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Horse

Geraldine Brooks

Based on the remarkable true story of a record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism.

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel.

Bunny by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

A spellbinding novel, Bunny is a down-the-rabbit-hole tale of loneliness and belonging, friendship and desire, and the fantastic and terrible power of the imagination.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed and bestselling author of How To Stop Time and The Comfort Book.

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