Suggested Gift Books: Fiction

Bomber's Moon: A Joe Gunther Novel (Joe Gunther Series #30) By Archer Mayor Cover Image
$27.99
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ISBN: 9781250113306
Published: Minotaur Books - September 24th, 2019

The murder of a small-time drug dealer snowballs into the most complex case ever faced by Joe Gunther and his VBI team.

It is said a bright and clear bomber’s moon is the best asset to finding one’s target. But beware what you wish for: What you can see at night can also see you. Often with dire consequences.


Convenience Store Woman By Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802129628
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Published: Grove Press - September 17th, 2019

Shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award
Longlisted for the Believer Book Award

Longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation

A Los Angeles Times Bestseller


Olive, Again: A Novel By Elizabeth Strout Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9780812996548
Published: Random House - October 15th, 2019

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout continues the life of her beloved Olive Kitteridge, a character who has captured the imaginations of millions.


The Silence of the Girls: A Novel By Pat Barker Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525564102
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Published: Vintage - August 27th, 2019

A Washington Post Notable Book
One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, The Economist, Financial Times
 
Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award
Finalist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction


Disappearing Earth: A novel By Julia Phillips Cover Image
$26.95
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ISBN: 9780525520412
Published: Knopf - May 14th, 2019

One of The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year

National Book Award Finalist
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize
Finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize


The Beekeeper of Aleppo: A Novel By Christy Lefteri Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9781984821218
Published: Ballantine Books - August 27th, 2019

This unforgettable novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable.

“A beautifully crafted novel of international significance that has the capacity to have us open our eyes and see.”—Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz


Killing Commendatore: A novel By Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel (Translated by), Ted Goossen (Translated by) Cover Image
By Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel (Translated by), Ted Goossen (Translated by)
$19.00
ISBN: 9780525435761
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Published: Vintage - October 1st, 2019

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A tour de force of love and loneliness, war and art—from one of our greatest writers. “Exhilarating ... magical.” —The Washington Post


The Killing Light (The Sacred Throne #3) By Myke Cole Cover Image
$19.99
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ISBN: 9780765395993
Published: Tordotcom - November 12th, 2019

The thrilling conclusion to Myke Cole's Sacred Throne trilogy

Heloise and her allies are marching on the Imperial Capital. The villagers, the Kipti, and the Red Lords are united only in their loyalty to Heloise, though dissenting voices are many and they are loud.


A Stranger Here Below: A Gideon Stoltz Mystery (Gideon Stoltz Mystery Series) By Charles Fergus Cover Image
$24.99
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ISBN: 9781510738508
Published: Skyhorse - March 19th, 2019

For fans of C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series, a fabulous historical mystery series set in early America.

“Deeply imagined and intricately plotted, A Stranger Here Below marries richly textured historical fiction with the urgency of a mystery novel.


Curious Toys By Elizabeth Hand Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9780316485883
Published: Mulholland Books - October 15th, 2019

An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turn-of-the-century Chicago in "this rich, spooky, and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of Henry Darger and Erik Larson alike" (Sarah McCarry).


A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) By Joe Abercrombie Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9780316187169
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Published: Orbit - September 17th, 2019

The New York Times bestselling first book in Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness Trilogy where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities.


Grand Union: Stories By Zadie Smith Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780525558996
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Published: Penguin Press - October 8th, 2019

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal! 

A dazzling collection of short fiction


On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel By Ocean Vuong Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9780525562023
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Published: Penguin Press - June 4th, 2019

The instant New York Times Bestseller • Nominated for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction

“A lyrical work of self-discovery that’s shockingly intimate and insistently universal…Not so much briefly gorgeous as permanently stunning.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post


The Starless Sea: A Novel By Erin Morgenstern Cover Image
$32.00
ISBN: 9780385541213
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Published: Doubleday - November 5th, 2019

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.


Queenie By Candice Carty-Williams Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781501196027
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Published: Gallery/Scout Press - November 5th, 2019

*SOON TO BE A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES*

*ONE of NPR’s and TIME’s BEST BOOKS of the YEAR * NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK of the YEAR by WOMAN’S DAY, NEWSDAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BUSTLE, and BOOK RIOT!*

“A book that sneaks up on you...I am hooked.” —Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling