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Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Danielle's stepmother and stepsisters are the absolute worst, it's all she can do to wait until high school is over so she can escape them. But when forced to repair an attic leak, she finds a box of her parents’ things including their infamous cosplay outfits for Starfield. On a whim, she decides to tailor the outfits with the help of her fairy godfriend/coworker and attend ExcelsiCon on the wings of a pumpkin food truck.

1 day ago

a bouquet of blue and gray flowers and leaves tied with a long white string on a yellow and gold background

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

As people across the world wake one morning, they find a box waiting for them. Inside the box is a string. Every single person twenty-two years old or older receives a string - which tells them how long there life will be.

5 days ago

the right side of the face of a white woman with dark red lipstick and a lot of freckles looks into the camera with her curly dark red hair around her face and a ship reflects in her bright blue eye.

Fable by Adrienne Young

Fable was left by her father on an island full of questionable (at best) characters. If she can survive long enough to get herself off the island and find him, he will give her what she's owed. That was four years ago and it's time for Fable to find her father and remind him that while he never forgets the wrongs done to him, neither does his daughter.

Aug 25

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The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul

RuPaul's memoir documenting the time from when he was a child living in California with his family, hid teenage years spent in Atlanta, and finally traveling to New York to make it big - recounting all the good times, bad times, and hijinks in between.

Aug 21

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Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

August never wanted to go back to the island of Saiorse after he and his mother snuck away, not after everything happened and they were driven out. But after his mother died, her will requested that she be buried on the island, so August travels back to the one place he never wanted to go back to and the one person that he never wanted to leave.

Aug 18

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

When Zelu gets fired from her teaching job and has her most recent book rejected by yet another publisher, she's feeling lower than ever. That night, she finally lets loose with nothing left to lose and writes a novel that will take the world by storm.

Aug 14

a black city skyline sits against a purple sky with stars and comets as the white title is shone into the sky by one of the buildings.

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Adina was born to human parents, but she is anything but human. Sent here by her people to study humans, she is to report on them via an ancient fax machine until she receives the order by her superiors to return to her people.

Aug 11

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First-Time Caller by B K Borison

When Lucie's daughter calls into a radio hotline that gives advice on love, she's looking for ways to help her mother not be so lonely. The call goes viral, leading to Lucie becoming temporary co-host during "Lucie's Road to Love - sponsored by Mr. Tire", but it turns out that what she looking for may look a little different than she expected.

Aug 8

a blonde woman in a green bikini and black sunglasses and a brunette man in orange shorts and shoes and a yellow long sleeved shirt and black sunglasses lounge on white beach chairs as the man reads. Palm leaves decorate the edge of the orange background with white title.

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

After not speaking for years, Poppy takes the plunge and reaches out to Alex - who agrees to go with her on their (mostly) annual vacation. Poppy wants to repair their fractured friendship but can they ever get past what tore them apart?

Aug 4

three kids in bathing suits are seen swimming in the ocean from the surface of the ocean down, one wearing red, one in black, and one in green.

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Luisa's life was changed when she saw a postcard of C Jat's famous painting "The One of the Sea". What she doesn't understand is how no one else realizes that it's not really a painting of the sea at all, but of friendship.

Aug 1

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Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole

Diem Bellator is a healer who is passionate about caring for people, regardless of if they are mortal or Descended. But when her mother goes missing, Diem starts down a path that she cannot easily leave, and that will open her eyes to more than she ever imagined.

Jul 28

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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Someone robs a bank. They don't want to, but they are out of other options. Unfortunately for them, they choose to rob a bank that doesn't actually carry cash and the calamity that follows changes their life and the lives of all the people they accidentally take hostage.

Jul 25

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I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

When Bodie Kane is invited to teach a short class on podcasting at her high school alma mater, she asks her students to come to the first class with an idea for what they would like to report on. One of those students decides to investigate the murder of a student in the 90's, who happened to be Bodie's roommate junior year.

Jul 21

A woman with dark curly hair stands in a gray jumpsuit looking a the sky as a space shuttle can be see lifting off in her aviator sunglasses

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

In 1978, NASA announced that it was looking for astronaut candidates and they were opening their doors to women and people of color for the first time. Joan Goodwin applies and although she is not accepted at first, she does eventually get invited to the program. The training that she goes through teaches her more than she ever expected, including where it is that she truly belongs.

Jul 18

a small dark island covered in trees sits at night with the star studded sky reflected in the water around it with the title in red.

Pike Island by Tony Wirt

When Krista's boss, the young and promising congressman from Minnesota Harrison Leonard, begins to receive strange and vaguely threatening postcards, Krista feels compelled to investigate and finds that the congressman hasn't been completely honest with her. But what does that mean for his career, or for hers?

Jul 14

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Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

When Beth's brother-in-law shoots the animal that is killing their sheep, she has no idea that it will usher in the reintroduction of her first love and foreshadow the catastrophe that awaits them all.

Jul 11

Looking for Smoke by K A Cobell

When Samantha White Tail is found murdered, four of the people who last saw her band together to find out what happened.

Jul 7

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We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

Lila is dealing with enough. Her husband has left her for a younger woman, her daughters are struggling, her mother recently died, and her stepfather seems to have moved into her house when she wasn't looking. So when her absent father shows up looking for a place to stay, Lila thinks she might just explode.

Jul 4

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Happy Place by Emily Henry

Harriet is ready to see her best friends during their annual trip to the vacation house in Maine. She needs a break. But she is surprised to see her fiancé Wyn there too. One little, awkward detail: she and Wyn broke up months ago and haven't yet broken the news to their friends.

Jun 30

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Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas

The time has come for Aelin to start calling in favors and gathering allies. Hopefully she can convince them to fight with her in the impending war, a fight they have every chance of losing - costing them their lives and dooming the rest of the world.

Jun 27