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A Tonight Show Summer Reads Pick and New York Times bestseller, Mary Beth Keane’s Ask Again, Yes is a powerful exploration of love, family, and forgiveness.
Ask Again, Yes
Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Contemporary Fiction
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A Tonight Show Summer Reads Pick and New York Times bestseller, Mary Beth Keane’s Ask Again, Yes is a powerful exploration of love, family, and forgiveness. Hailed as “a gem of a book” by Taylor Jenkins Reid and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Vogue, this moving novel holds a stellar 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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Named one of the Best Books of the Year by People, Vogue, Parade, NPR, and Elle
“A gem of a book.” —Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A triumphant New York Times bestseller and Tonight Show Summer Reads Pick about love, forgiveness, and family—perfect for book clubs and fans of Little Fires Everywhere and The Paper Palace.
How much can a family forgive?
Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope, rookie NYPD cops, are neighbors in the suburbs. What happens behind closed doors in both houses—the loneliness of Francis’s wife, Lena, and the instability of Brian’s wife, Anne, sets the stage for the explosive events to come.
In Mary Beth Keane's extraordinary novel, a lifelong friendship and love blossoms between Kate Gleeson and Peter Stanhope, born six months apart. One shocking night their loyalties are divided, and their bond will be tested again and again over the next thirty years. Heartbreaking and redemptive, Ask Again, Yes is a gorgeous and generous portrait of the daily intimacies of marriage and the power of forgiveness.
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Tom Crewe’s The New Life—winner of the Orwell Prize and the Sunday Times Novel of the Year—brims with “intelligence and insight” (The New York Times).
The New Life
LGBTQIA+ · Literary Fiction · Coming of Age
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Tom Crewe’s The New Life—winner of the Orwell Prize and the Sunday Times Novel of the Year—brims with “intelligence and insight” (The New York Times). With 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this richly detailed queer historical novel follows two men in Victorian London risking everything to fight for truth, freedom, and the possibility of a better world.
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London, 1894. John Addington and Henry Ellis have never met, yet they share a dangerous ambition: to publish a book arguing that homosexuality—illegal and reviled—is a natural variation of love. Each man is married, each marriage unconventional, and each harbors forbidden attachments that threaten the fragile balance of their lives.
As they edge closer to publication, news breaks of Oscar Wilde’s arrest. Suddenly their project isn’t just radical, it’s perilous. To continue risks imprisonment, scandal, and the ruin of their families. To stop means betraying their ideals—and the possibility of a freer future.
Winner of the Orwell Prize and the Sunday Times Novel of the Year, Tom Crewe’s debut is a visceral, stirring portrait of love, courage, and the price of progress.
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Craig Davidson’s The Saturday Night Ghost Club is a Stranger Things-meets-Stand by Me coming-of-age gem.
The Saturday Night Ghost Club
Horror · Coming of Age · Occult Horror
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Craig Davidson’s The Saturday Night Ghost Club is a Stranger Things-meets-Stand by Me coming-of-age gem. With 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this bittersweet tale of kids chasing ghost stories in 1980s Niagara Falls blends nostalgia with haunting truths. Poignant, eerie, and unforgettable, it proves that the scariest stories are the ones closest to home.
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Some towns are more haunted than others—Niagara Falls in the 1980s is one of them.
Twelve-year-old Jake Baker would rather spend summer hanging out with his eccentric Uncle Calvin, a collector of occult trinkets and conspiracy theories, than navigating the local bullies. When two new kids move to town, Calvin ropes them all into the “Saturday Night Ghost Club,” a summer project dedicated to chasing legends, swapping ghost stories, and exploring the shadowy corners of their small town.
But soon, the game turns serious. Behind the campfire tales lurks a truth that’s more unsettling than Jake expected, and what begins as play starts uncovering ghosts of a different kind—ones that linger in families, memories, and the heart.
Not all hauntings wear sheets. Some live inside us.
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Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s debut When We Were Birds is a mythic Trinidadian love story, named one of The New York Times’ Best Books of the Year.
When We Were Birds
Literary Fiction · Coming of Age · Magical Realism
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Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s debut When We Were Birds is a mythic Trinidadian love story, named one of The New York Times’ Best Books of the Year. With a 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this radiant novel of inheritance, loss, and love’s power to heal unfolds in a haunted cemetery where fate, tradition, and passion converge.
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In the city of Port Angeles, where rainforest shadows press against crumbling streets, Yejide stands on the edge of inheritance. Her dying mother leaves her a legacy older than memory: the St. Bernard women alone can guide the restless dead into the afterlife. But Yejide, scarred by years of neglect, wants freedom—not duty.
Darwin arrives from the countryside, newly shorn of his dreadlocks, burdened with a faith that forbids him from touching death. Yet the only job he can find is as a gravedigger in Fidelis Cemetery, where the dead do not rest easily.
As Yejide and Darwin’s paths entwine, myth and reality collide in a tale of love, loss, and fate. Some inherit curses. Others inherit callings. Together, they may inherit hope.
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A must-read for fans of moving, character-driven historical fiction.
Between Earth and Sky
Historical Fiction · Coming of Age · Indigenous Fiction
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Amanda Skenandore’s award-winning debut Between Earth and Sky is a poignant exploration of friendship, betrayal, and cultural loss. Winner of the American Library Association’s Reading List Award and rated 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this powerful historical novel is as heartbreaking as it is unforgettable. A must-read for fans of moving, character-driven historical fiction.
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In 1906 Philadelphia, Alma Mitchell’s carefully ordered life unravels with one shocking headline: her childhood friend, Harry Muskrat, is accused of murder. Once the brightest student at her father’s “savage-taming” boarding school, Harry—Asku—was stripped of his culture, his name, and his future. Now he faces death not just as a defendant, but as a man broken by the weight of assimilation.
Alma cannot reconcile the courageous boy she knew with the embittered man before her. Determined to save him, she convinces her lawyer husband to take the case. But defending Harry means exposing Alma’s long-buried secrets, the betrayals she has hidden even from her own heart.
As past and present collide, Alma must decide: will the truth destroy her, or finally set her free?
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A slum girl’s single act of defiance exposes a dangerous, hidden power the ruling magicians fear.
The Magicians’ Guild
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy
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A slum girl’s single act of defiance exposes a dangerous, hidden power the ruling magicians fear. Hunted across the city, Sonea must survive long enough to learn control or risk destroying everything she knows. This classic epic fantasy earns 4.3 stars on Amazon and 4.0 stars on Goodreads from tens of thousands of readers.
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"We should expect this young woman to be more powerful than our average novice, possibly even more powerful than the average magician."
This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city of undesirables. Cloaked in the protection of their sorcery, they move with no fear of the vagrants and miscreants who despise them and their work—until one enraged girl, barely more than a child, hurls a stone at the hated invaders . . . and effortlessly penetrates their magical shield.
What the Magicians' Guild has long dreaded has finally come to pass. There is someone outside their ranks who possesses a raw power beyond imagining, an untrained mage who must be found and schooled before she destroys herself and her city with a force she cannot yet control.
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Perfect for fans of epic, intricate worlds and high-stakes wizardry.
Mother of Learning: Arc 1
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy
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With 4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Mother of Learning by nobody103 & Domagoj Kurmaic delivers a thrilling time-loop fantasy. Follow Zorian, a sharp but underestimated mage, as he dies, rewinds, and repeats—unraveling dangerous mysteries and mastering magic with each reset. Perfect for fans of epic, intricate worlds and high-stakes wizardry.
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Zorian Kazinski isn’t out to save the world—he just wants out from under his family’s shadow. A third-year student at Cyoria’s magical academy, he’s determined to graduate, get stronger, and control his own future. No time for distractions, no patience for other people’s problems.
Then he dies.
On the eve of the summer festival, Zorian is murdered and wakes up at the start of the month, alive but trapped in a time loop. Again. And again. And again.
Now, he has endless chances to perfect his skills, uncover dangerous secrets, and figure out why he’s stuck in the loop at all. But not everyone wants him to succeed, and magic can be just as deadly the hundredth time as the first.
How many tries before time finally runs out?
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Fans of Harry Potter, Throne of Glass, and Anne Bishop will love this magical adventure from bestselling author Jess Haines.
Smoke and Mirrors
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Coming of Age · Epic Fantasy · Urban Fantasy
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Fans of Harry Potter, Throne of Glass, and Anne Bishop will love this magical adventure from bestselling author Jess Haines. With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Smoke and Mirrors follows an illusionist desperate to graduate, a dragon who refuses to be tamed, and a world that wants them both under control—or dead.
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Kimberly has ultimate cosmic power, but try putting that on a résumé without a diploma. Until she graduates from the secret Blackhollow Academy, she’s stuck slinging coffee, dodging bills, and living with her mom. There’s just one problem: no diploma without a familiar.
As an illusionist, summoning one is impossible. Her only shot is convincing a supernatural creature to let her bind it. And why settle for a cat or a raven when a dragon—complete with treasure hoard—might be game?
Enter a legendary, sarcastic, and very much unbindable dragon who sees through every one of her tricks.
The magi want to control her. Others want her gone for good. If she fails, her future goes up in smoke. But what if the dragon has plans of his own?
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Robert Morgan’s Chasing the North Star follows Jonah Williams, a young slave who escapes north in 1850 with nothing but courage and determination.
Chasing the North Star
Historical Fiction · Coming of Age · Historical Literary Fiction
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Robert Morgan’s Chasing the North Star follows Jonah Williams, a young slave who escapes north in 1850 with nothing but courage and determination. Pursued by hunters and shadowed by Angel, a spirited companion, Jonah’s journey is one of danger, resilience, and hope. A moving historical novel that celebrates the unyielding fight for freedom.
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On his eighteenth birthday in 1850, Jonah Williams makes a desperate choice: escape the South Carolina plantation where he was born into slavery. With only a few stolen coins, a knife, and the clothes on his back, he heads north, guided by a star and the hope of freedom.
Traveling barefoot and without a map, Jonah hides by day and runs by night, evading slave catchers and bounty hunters at every turn. Unbeknownst to him, Angel, a fellow slave with a fierce spirit, follows close behind. She sees in Jonah her own chance to escape.
In Chasing the North Star, Robert Morgan delivers a gripping, historically rich tale of courage, danger, and the unbreakable will to be free.
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Sisterhood, secrets, and supernatural peril collide in Dark Waters by Shannon Mayer.
Dark Waters
Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Coming of Age
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Sisterhood, secrets, and supernatural peril collide in Dark Waters by Shannon Mayer. When a vacation unravels into a Fae-fueled nightmare, two sisters must survive betrayal, illusion, and divided loyalties. With a blend of dark fantasy and emotional depth, this gripping story of love, magic, and destiny will pull you under and refuse to let go.
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What begins as a relaxing getaway turns into a waking nightmare when sisters find themselves caught between warring factions of the Fae. One light, one dark. Neither to be trusted.
Torn from each other by magic and lies, the sisters must fight through illusion, betrayal, and ancient powers to reunite. Each faces impossible choices and shifting loyalties in a realm where nothing is as it seems and danger waits beneath every wave.
As the truth behind their bloodline surfaces, the stakes grow higher. Their bond may be the only thing standing between salvation and chaos.
In Dark Waters, Shannon Mayer delivers a pulse-pounding tale of sisterhood, survival, and supernatural conflict. When love is all you have left, how far will you go to protect it?
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In this bold speculative tale set in 1950s America, women across the country transform into dragons—and no one wants to talk about it.
When Women Were Dragons
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Historical Fantasy
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In this bold speculative tale set in 1950s America, women across the country transform into dragons—and no one wants to talk about it. When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill blends feminist fury with fantastical fire, earning acclaim from Lev Grossman and Bonnie Garmus and a 4.3-star rating on Amazon. Prepare for a story that soars.
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In 1955, thousands of women in America sprouted wings, breathed fire, and disappeared into the sky. No one talks about it—not the government, not your neighbors, and definitely not your mother.
Young Alex Green is growing up in the shadow of the Mass Dragoning, a taboo event that stole her aunt, shook her family, and ignited a quiet fury she’s not allowed to name. Her world tells her to be quiet, to be good, and above all, to forget.
But dragons do not forget.
As Alex begins to question the lies around her and uncovers the truth behind what really happened, she must decide how far she’s willing to go to reclaim her voice.
In a world terrified of female power, what happens when women finally take flight?
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Regret lingers long after the crowds are gone, especially when magic sharpens old wounds.
Arena Forged
Fantasy · Coming of Age · Sword and Sorcery
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Regret lingers long after the crowds are gone, especially when magic sharpens old wounds. In Arena Forged, a once-celebrated arena champion hides from a past shaped by betrayal, fading strength, and forbidden power. When an ancient evil resurfaces and his secret daughter becomes a target, survival demands more than steel, testing loyalty, legacy, and the cost of a life built on blood and fame.
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Regret is a burden. I should know. And magic makes it worse…
Once, the crowd adored me. I was young and the world was small. I fought in the arena, and I was good. The best. Warriors feared me. Kings praised me. And women…
Best to say little of that. Yet one ruined me. Cast me aside. Betrayed me. Those who showered me with gold turned to hunting me with steel. Because of her.
Age hides me now. But it robs me too. Strength and skill are fading, just when I need them most. The adoring crowds of my youth would not know me, and my name is dead on their lips. Fame, you are a traitor.
Now, another woman comes into my life as the ancient evil I once fled casts its shadow over the realm. She is my daughter, and I protect her from her enemies. Yet I do not tell her the truth.
Men I can still fight. Magic I can thwart, with a touch of my own. But the leader of my daughter’s enemies is worse.
She is a god…
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