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I Cheerfully Refuse
Adult Fiction. “The transcendent latest from Enger is at once a dystopian love story, a nautical adventure, and a meditation on loss, kindness, and natural beauty. The story unfolds in a near-future America where the billionaire class has complete control and reading has been abandoned. Even so, narrator Rainy and his wife, Lark, have found happiness in a small town on the shores of Lake Superior. Their idyll ends with the arrival of a new boarder, Kellan, a fugitive from a billionaire’s work camp. In a desperate world where kindness is a luxury, Rainy befriends the few people willing to help him…†PW
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Instructions for Traveling West
Adult Nonfiction. “Mid-pandemic, Sullivan left the man she planned to marry, sold her house, quit her corporate job, and drove west. This dazzling poetry collection tells that story as it illuminates the questions haunting us all: What possible futures lie on the horizon? What happens when we heed the call of furious reinvention? A book for anyone flinging themselves into fresh starts, Instructions for Traveling West grapples with loss, loneliness and belonging. These poems teach us that naming our desire is profound alchemy.†Pub description
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Knife
Adult Nonfiction. “From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power to make sense of the unthinkable, Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art—and finding the strength to stand up again. Pub description
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Like Love
Adult Nonfiction. “Poet and critic Nelson draws from nearly 20 years of her career to create this perceptive and lively book. She pulls together conversations, critical essays, cultural criticism, and tributes to the artists she loves, including Björk, Eileen Myles, Carolee Schneemann, Hilton Als, and Judith Butler. Featuring her direct and incisive prose, Nelson's examination of art and the people who make it is poignant and provocative. Nelson's admiration and enthusiasm for her subjects is a palpable driver of joy and delight.†Kirkus
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Ocean's Godori
Adult Fiction. “Ocean Yoon has never felt very Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haenyeo, Jeju Island’s beloved female divers. Ocean’s also persona non grata at the Alliance, Korea’s solar system–dominating space agency, since a mission went awry and she earned a reputation for being a little too quick with her gun. When her best friend, Teo… is framed for murdering his family, Ocean and her misfit crewmates are pushed to the forefront of a high-stakes ideological conflict. A thrilling adventure across the solar that delivers hyperkinetic action sequences and irresistible romance…†Pub description
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The Paris Novel
Adult Fiction. “When her estranged mother dies, Stella is left with an unusual inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading ‘Go to Paris.’ Stella is hardly cut out for adventure… But when her boss encourages her to take time off, Stella resigns herself to honoring her mother’s last wishes. …[S]he stumbles across a vintage store, where she tries on a fabulous Dior dress. She buys the dress—and embarks on an adventure. A feast for the senses, this novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home.†Pub description
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Street Trees of Seattle
Adult Nonfiction. “Using data visualization as a starting point, Ebrahimi takes readers on a tour of existing street trees throughout Seattle's neighborhoods and iconic parks through charming illustrations and maps. In the process, she educates readers on the history of the trees and the city, and offers up sketches of trees, leaves, and leaflets to identify trees throughout 33 different neighborhoods. The most notable of each species are highlighted, so urban adventurers can fully appreciate their surroundings or design their own walking routes to experience these natural wonders in their favorite areas of the city.†Pub description
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Parable of the Sower
Adult Fiction. “When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers… 15-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community… sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions. Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more...†Pub description
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Annie Bot
“Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. Doug says he loves that Annie’s AI makes her seem more like a real woman, so Annie explores human traits such as curiosity, secrecy, and longing. But becoming more human also means becoming less perfect… And in such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?†Publisher description
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The Emperor and the Endless Palace
Adult Fiction. “Across seemingly unrelated timelines woven together only by the twists and turns of fate, two men are reborn, lifetime after lifetime. Within the treacherous walls of an ancient palace and the boundless forests of the Asian wilderness to the heart-pounding cement floors of underground rave scenes, our lovers are inexplicably drawn to each other… As their many lives intertwine, they begin to realize the power of their undying love—a power that transcends time itself…but one that might consume them both.†Publisher description
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