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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies Cover Image

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Paperback)

By Deesha Philyaw
$18.99
ISBN: 9781949199734
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Published: West Virginia University Press - September 1st, 2020
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The Girls Are All So Nice Here: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
$27.00
ISBN: 9781982144623
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Published: Simon & Schuster - March 9th, 2021
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Aftershocks: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Nadia Owusu
$26.00
ISBN: 9781982111229
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Published: Simon & Schuster - January 12th, 2021
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We Run the Tides: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Vendela Vida
$26.99
ISBN: 9780062936233
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Published: Ecco - February 9th, 2021
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You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism (Hardcover)

By Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar
$28.00
ISBN: 9781538719367
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - January 12th, 2021
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The Other Black Girl: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Zakiya Dalila Harris
$27.00
ISBN: 9781982160135
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Published: Atria Books - June 1st, 2021
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments Cover Image

World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (Hardcover)

By Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illustrator)
$25.00
ISBN: 9781571313652
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Published: Milkweed Editions - September 8th, 2020
Group: How One Therapist an a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life Cover Image

Group: How One Therapist an a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life (Hardcover)

By Christie Tate
$27.00
ISBN: 9781982154615
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Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - October 27th, 2020
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White Ivy: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Susie Yang
$26.00
ISBN: 9781982100599
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Published: Simon & Schuster - November 3rd, 2020

This debut novel about assimilation, class, and gender mesmerized me with delicious morsels of prose. Ivy is relentless in her pursuit of the WASP good life. Chang’s work was brutally honest and hard to put down.
 

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Transcendent Kingdom: A novel (Hardcover)

By Yaa Gyasi
$27.95
ISBN: 9780525658184
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Published: Knopf - September 1st, 2020
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Rules for Being a Girl (Paperback)

By Candace Bushnell, Katie Cotugno
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062803382
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Published: Balzer + Bray - January 5th, 2021
Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) Cover Image

Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) (Paperback)

By Bernardine Evaristo
$17.00
ISBN: 9780802156983
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Published: Grove Press, Black Cat - November 5th, 2019
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All Adults Here: A Novel (Paperback)

By Emma Straub
$17.00
ISBN: 9781594634703
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Published: Riverhead Books - April 13th, 2021
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The Last Flight (Paperback)

By Julie Clark
$16.99
ISBN: 9781728234229
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Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - May 4th, 2021
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Such a Fun Age (Paperback)

By Kiley Reid
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525541912
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - April 20th, 2021
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Nothing to See Here (Paperback)

By Kevin Wilson
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062913494
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Published: Ecco - September 1st, 2020
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Is There Still Sex in the City? (Paperback)

By Candace Bushnell
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802148865
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Published: Grove Press - August 18th, 2020
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The Gifted School: A Novel (Paperback)

By Bruce Holsinger
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525534976
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Published: Riverhead Books - June 30th, 2020
Fleishman Is in Trouble: A Novel Cover Image

Fleishman Is in Trouble: A Novel (Paperback)

By Taffy Brodesser-Akner
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525510895
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - July 7th, 2020
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Bunny: A Novel (Paperback)

By Mona Awad
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525559757
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Published: Penguin Books - June 9th, 2020
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Trust Exercise: A Novel (Paperback)

By Susan Choi
$15.99
ISBN: 9781250231260
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Published: Holt Paperbacks - May 5th, 2020
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The Island of Sea Women: A Novel (Paperback)

By Lisa See
$18.00
ISBN: 9781501154867
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Published: Scribner - March 10th, 2020