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The Covenant of Water By Abraham Verghese Cover Image

The Covenant of Water (Hardcover)

By Abraham Verghese
$32.00
ISBN: 9780802162175
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Published: Grove Press - May 2nd, 2023

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A New History of the American South By W. Fitzhugh Brundage (Editor), Laura F. Edwards, Jon F. Sensbach Cover Image

A New History of the American South (Hardcover)

By W. Fitzhugh Brundage (Editor), Laura F. Edwards, Jon F. Sensbach
$45.00
ISBN: 9781469626659
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Published: University of North Carolina Press - May 2nd, 2023
Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel By Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Cover Image

Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593317334
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Published: Pantheon - May 2nd, 2023

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A History of Burning By Janika Oza Cover Image

A History of Burning (Hardcover)

By Janika Oza
$29.00
ISBN: 9781538724248
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - May 2nd, 2023
Shy: A Novel By Max Porter Cover Image

Shy: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Max Porter
$25.00
ISBN: 9781644452295
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Published: Graywolf Press - May 2nd, 2023
The Salt Grows Heavy By Cassandra Khaw Cover Image

The Salt Grows Heavy (Hardcover)

By Cassandra Khaw
$21.99
ISBN: 9781250830913
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Published: Tor Nightfire - May 2nd, 2023
Fatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets By Burkhard Bilger Cover Image

Fatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets (Hardcover)

By Burkhard Bilger
$28.99
ISBN: 9780385353984
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Published: Random House - May 2nd, 2023
The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them By Peter Wohlleben, Jane Billinghurst (Editor), Jane Billinghurst (Translator) Cover Image

The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them (Hardcover)

By Peter Wohlleben, Jane Billinghurst (Editor), Jane Billinghurst (Translator)
$28.95
ISBN: 9781771647748
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Published: Greystone Books - May 2nd, 2023
The Half Moon: A Novel By Mary Beth Keane Cover Image

The Half Moon: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Mary Beth Keane
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982172602
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Published: Scribner - May 2nd, 2023
The Rope Artist By Fuminori Nakamura, Sam Bett (Translated by) Cover Image

The Rope Artist (Hardcover)

By Fuminori Nakamura, Sam Bett (Translated by)
$27.95
ISBN: 9781641293259
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Published: Soho Crime - May 2nd, 2023
The East Indian: A Novel By Brinda Charry Cover Image

The East Indian: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Brinda Charry
$28.00
ISBN: 9781668004524
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Published: Scribner - May 2nd, 2023
The Ferryman: A Novel By Justin Cronin Cover Image

The Ferryman: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Justin Cronin
$30.00
ISBN: 9780525619475
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Published: Ballantine Books - May 2nd, 2023

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Swamp Story: A Novel By Dave Barry Cover Image

Swamp Story: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Dave Barry
$27.99
ISBN: 9781982191337
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Published: Simon & Schuster - May 2nd, 2023
Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir By Kenny Smith Cover Image

Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Kenny Smith
$29.00
ISBN: 9780385548052
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Published: Doubleday - May 9th, 2023
Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” By Héctor Tobar Cover Image

Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” (Hardcover)

By Héctor Tobar
$27.00
ISBN: 9780374609900
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Published: MCD - May 9th, 2023
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A novel By Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A novel (Hardcover)

By Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illustrator)
$32.50
ISBN: 9780525655596
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Published: Knopf - May 9th, 2023

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Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain By Andrew McCarthy Cover Image

Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain (Hardcover)

By Andrew McCarthy
$28.00
ISBN: 9781538709207
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - May 9th, 2023
The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History By Serhii Plokhy Cover Image

The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History (Hardcover)

By Serhii Plokhy
$30.00
ISBN: 9781324051190
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - May 9th, 2023
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World By Henry Grabar Cover Image

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Hardcover)

By Henry Grabar
$30.00
ISBN: 9781984881137
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Published: Penguin Press - May 9th, 2023
The Guest: A Novel By Emma Cline Cover Image

The Guest: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Emma Cline
$28.00
ISBN: 9780812998627
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Published: Random House - May 16th, 2023

Alex loses her precariously schemed position as girlfriend (escort?) to a wealthy man and is cast out of the bright, carefree Hamptons summer illusion into eddies of dead-ends. Dark, uncomfortable, propulsive. An earworm of a book in the best possible way. --Elese

Quietly Hostile: Essays By Samantha Irby Cover Image

Quietly Hostile: Essays (Paperback)

By Samantha Irby
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593315699
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Published: Vintage - May 16th, 2023
Building: A Carpenter's Notes on Life & the Art of Good Work By Mark Ellison Cover Image

Building: A Carpenter's Notes on Life & the Art of Good Work (Hardcover)

By Mark Ellison
$28.99
ISBN: 9780593449127
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Published: Random House - May 16th, 2023
The Postcard By Anne Berest, Tina Kover (Translator) Cover Image

The Postcard (Hardcover)

By Anne Berest, Tina Kover (Translator)
$28.00
ISBN: 9781609458386
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Published: Europa Editions - May 16th, 2023
Unti Memoir By Anon9780063159419 Cover Image

Unti Memoir (Hardcover)

By Anon9780063159419
$35.00
ISBN: 9780063159419
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Published: Harper - July 11th, 2023
Dykette: A Novel By Jenny Fran Davis Cover Image

Dykette: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jenny Fran Davis
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250843135
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. - May 16th, 2023
Yellowface: A Novel By R. F. Kuang Cover Image

Yellowface: A Novel (Hardcover)

By R. F. Kuang
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063250833
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Published: William Morrow - May 16th, 2023

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King: A Life By Jonathan Eig Cover Image

King: A Life (Hardcover)

By Jonathan Eig
$35.00
ISBN: 9780374279295
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - May 16th, 2023
A Line in the Sand: A Novel By Kevin Powers Cover Image

A Line in the Sand: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Kevin Powers
$29.00
ISBN: 9780316507127
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - May 16th, 2023

An interesting, unusual cast of characters in a police procedural - thriller- private military mashup that's a compelling read with satisfying plot twists. --Jamie F.

Size: How It Explains the World By Vaclav Smil Cover Image

Size: How It Explains the World (Hardcover)

By Vaclav Smil
$32.00
ISBN: 9780063324091
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Published: William Morrow - May 16th, 2023
Flavor+Us: Cooking for Everyone [A Cookbook] By Rahanna Bisseret Martinez Cover Image

Flavor+Us: Cooking for Everyone [A Cookbook] (Hardcover)

By Rahanna Bisseret Martinez
$29.99
ISBN: 9781984860569
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Published: 4 Color Books - May 16th, 2023
The Late Americans: A Novel By Brandon Taylor Cover Image

The Late Americans: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Brandon Taylor
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593332337
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Published: Riverhead Books - May 23rd, 2023
Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances By Kwame Alexander Cover Image

Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances (Hardcover)

By Kwame Alexander
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316417228
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - May 23rd, 2023

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Rogue Justice: A Thriller (Avery Keene #2) By Stacey Abrams Cover Image

Rogue Justice: A Thriller (Avery Keene #2) (Hardcover)

By Stacey Abrams
$29.00
ISBN: 9780385548328
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Published: Doubleday - May 23rd, 2023
Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs By Jamie Loftus Cover Image

Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs (Hardcover)

By Jamie Loftus
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250847744
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Published: Forge Books - May 23rd, 2023

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The Lock-Up By John Banville Cover Image

The Lock-Up (Hardcover)

By John Banville
$30.00
ISBN: 9781335449634
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Published: Hanover Square Press - May 23rd, 2023
Boy Parts: A Novel By Eliza Clark Cover Image

Boy Parts: A Novel (Paperback)

By Eliza Clark
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063328921
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Published: Harper Perennial - May 23rd, 2023
Sing Her Down: A Novel By Ivy Pochoda Cover Image

Sing Her Down: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Ivy Pochoda
$28.00
ISBN: 9780374608484
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Published: MCD - May 23rd, 2023
Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street By Victor Luckerson Cover Image

Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street (Hardcover)

By Victor Luckerson
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593134375
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Published: Random House - May 23rd, 2023
Witch King By Martha Wells Cover Image

Witch King (Hardcover)

By Martha Wells
$28.99
ISBN: 9781250826794
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Published: Tordotcom - May 30th, 2023
The Celebrants By Steven Rowley Cover Image

The Celebrants (Hardcover)

By Steven Rowley
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593540428
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - May 30th, 2023
Good Night, Irene: A Novel By Luis Alberto Urrea Cover Image

Good Night, Irene: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Luis Alberto Urrea
$29.00
ISBN: 9780316265850
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - May 30th, 2023

Beautiful, flowing language illustrates the bonds between women serving in a little-known capacity in the European theater of WWII, and the stereotypes they were bucking. As rewarding as historical fiction gets. --Jamie F.

Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds By Hetty Lui McKinnon Cover Image

Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds (Hardcover)

By Hetty Lui McKinnon
$40.00
ISBN: 9780593534861
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Published: Knopf - May 30th, 2023
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea By Rita Chang-Eppig Cover Image

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea (Hardcover)

By Rita Chang-Eppig
$28.99
ISBN: 9781639730377
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - May 30th, 2023
Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World By Theresa MacPhail Cover Image

Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World (Hardcover)

By Theresa MacPhail
$28.99
ISBN: 9780593229194
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Published: Random House - May 30th, 2023