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• True Biz

  a Novel

  Nović, Sara, 1987-

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  A “tender, beautiful and radiantly outraged” novel that follows a year of seismic romantic, political, and familial shifts for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaf.

• Fortune Favors the Dead

  a Novel

  Spotswood, Stephen

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  A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics, Fortune Favors the Dead introduces Pentecost and Parker, an audacious new detective duo for the ages.

• How Lucky

  a Novel

  Leitch, Will

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  A first novel as suspenseful and funny as it is moving, the unforgettable story of a fiercely resilient young man living with a physical disability, and his efforts to solve a mystery unfolding right outside his door.

• We Are All the Same in the Dark

  a Novel

  Heaberlin, Julia

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  The discovery of a girl abandoned by the side of the road threatens to unearth the long-buried secrets of a Texas town’s legendary cold case in this superb, atmospheric novel.

• Get a Life, Chloe Brown

  a Novel

  Hibbert, Talia

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  A romantic comedy novel about a chronically ill computer geek who creates a list of seven things to "get a life" after a near-death experience, enlisting her building's superintendent, Red, to help her complete the tasks.

• Just by Looking at Him

  a Novel

  O'Connell, Ryan, 1986-

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  A “funny, tender, and beautiful” novel following a gay TV writer with cerebral palsy as he fights addiction and searches for acceptance in an overwhelmingly ableist world.

• The Sign for Home

  a Novel

  Fell, Blair

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  When a young DeafBlind man learns the girl he thought was lost forever might still be out there, he embarks on a life-changing journey to find her—and his freedom.

• The Music of Bees

  a Novel

  Garvin, Eileen

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  A heartwarming novel about three lonely strangers in rural Oregon—a widowed beekeeper, a paraplegic teenager, and an anxious young man—who form an unlikely friendship through a honeybee farm, finding healing and a chosen family while learning about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Room Called Earth

  Ryan, Madeleine (Novelist)

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  An unforgettable story following a young autistic woman over 24 hours as she navigates a party in Melbourne, exploring themes of love, connection, and neurodiversity through her unique inner world.

• Into the Drowning Deep

  Grant, Mira

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  A science fiction horror novel about a new crew investigating the disappearance of a ship that went searching for mermaids, only to discover that mermaids are real, carnivorous, and far more dangerous than anyone imagined.

• One Two Three

  a Novel

  Frankel, Laurie

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  A a novel about three teenage triplets—Mab, Monday, and Mirabel—who live in a small town polluted by a chemical plant, leading to health issues for them and their mother, Nora, who has been fighting for justice.

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  Meet Kaz Brekker and his crew: Jesper, Inej, Wylan, and the star-crossed Nina and Matthias, on the heist of a lifetime in Six of Crows.

• The Kiss Quotient

  a Novel

  Hoang, Helen

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  A contemporary romance novel about Stella Lane, a successful econometrician with Asperger's, who hires an escort, Michael Phan, to teach her about dating and intimacy.

• Greek Lessons

  a Novel

  Han, Kang, 1970-

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  A a novel about two unnamed individuals in Seoul—a woman who has inexplicably lost her voice and a man who is slowly going blind—who form a profound connection while taking an ancient Greek class together.

• How to Dance

  a Novel

  Dutton, Jason B.

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  Opposites attract and sparks fly as a passionate dancer and a ladies’ man who's given up on love fall for each other—one tango at a time.

• The Framed Women of Ardemore House

  a Novel

  Schillace, Brandy,

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  An abandoned English manor. A peculiar missing portrait. A cozy, deviously clever murder mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz.

• Out on a Limb

  a Novel

  Bonam-Young, Hannah,

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  A one-night stand leads to an unexpected pregnancy, and a young woman finds love and support from a charming man.