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• River Spirit

  a Novel

  Aboulela, Leila, 1964-

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  Fiction. Africa, Sudan. This enchanting and eye-opening new novel follows an embattled young woman coming of age during the Mahdist War in nineteenth-century Sudan, and illuminates the tensions that shape her course. (Publisher Description)

• Mother of Strangers

  Amiry, Suad,

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  Fiction. Asia, Palestine. Amiry’s stirring debut novel (after the memoir My Damascus) follows the young love between two Palestinians whose families become displaced during the 1947–1948 civil war. (Publishers Weekly)

• What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

  a Novel

  Aoyama, Michiko, 1970-

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  Fiction. Asia, Japan. For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a reader's life. (Publisher Description)

• Boulder

  Baltasar, Eva,

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  Fiction. Europe, Spain/Catalonia. Originally written in Catalan, Boulder is a book about navigating queerness in a often hostile world and how to balance the desire for love with the want of independence. (Publisher Description)

• The Ministry of Time

  Bradley, Kaliane,

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  Fiction. Europe, United Kingdom. British Cambodian writer Bradley’s clever debut features time travel, romance, cloak-and-dagger plotting, and a critique of the British Empire. (Publishers Weekly)

• Birnam Wood

  Catton, Eleanor, 1985-

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  Fiction. Oceania, New Zealand. Eleanor Catton's Birnam Wood is a psychological thriller that combines Shakespearean drama with Austenian wit. It explores human intentions, actions, and consequences, offering a captivating examination of our survival…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Saint of Bright Doors

  Chandrasekera, Vajra,

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  Fiction. Asia, Sri Lanka. Chandrasekera debuts with a lyrical fantasy following “chosen one” Fetter, son of Mother-of-Glory and her former husband, the Perfect and Kind. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Death of Vivek Oji

  Emezi, Akwaeke,

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  Fiction. Africa, Nigeria. Emezi returns to adult fiction (after YA novel Pet) with a brisk tale that whirs around the mysterious death of a young Nigerian man. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Years

  Ernaux, Annie, 1940-

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  Nonfiction. Europe, France. Winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, The Years is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present—even projections into the future—photos, books,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What My Bones Know

  a Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma

  Foo, Stephanie,

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  Nonfiction. Asia, Malaysia. Foo, radio journalist and former producer of This American Life, recounts her astounding story of living with complex PTSD (C-PTSD), a diagnosis that describes the psychological pain experienced by those who’ve suffered…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Promise

  Galgut, Damon, 1963-

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  Fiction. Africa, South Africa. Haunted by an unfulfilled promise, the Swart family drifts apart after their matriarch's death. Their dwindling family reflects the nation's atmosphere of resentment, renewal, and hope. (Publisher Description)

• One Hundred Years of Solitude

  García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014

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  Fiction. South America, Colombia. One Hundred Years of Solitude, one of the most significant works of the twentieth century, chronicles the rise and fall of Macondo through the Buendía family. The novel explores universal themes such as love, war,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Afterlives

  Gurnah, Abdulrazak, 1948-

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  Fiction. Africa, Tanzania. In Nobel laureate Gurnah’s riveting latest (after Gravel Heart), the lives of three East Africans play out in an unnamed coastal town during the period of German colonial rule in Africa in the early 20th century.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unmarriageable

  a Novel

  Kamal, Soniah,

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  Fiction. Asia, Pakistan. Kamal masterfully transports Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice from Regency England to modern-day Pakistan in this excellent retelling. (Publishers Weekly)

• Age of Vice

  Kapoor, Deepti,

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  Fiction. Asia, India. In Kapoor’s searing portrait of India at the turn of the 21st century, finely wrought characters go to great lengths to escape the bonds into which they were born. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Hour of the Star

  Lispector, Clarice

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  Fiction. South America, Brazil. Lispector cuts away the reader's preconceived notions about poverty, identity, love and the art of fiction in this slim little book. This book follows Macabéa who is living in the slums of Rio and seeking out a poor…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Three-body Problem

  Liu, Cixin,

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  Fiction. Asia, China. Fans of hard SF will revel in this intricate and imaginative novel by one of China’s most celebrated genre writers. (Publishers Weekly)

• Shubeik Lubeik

  Muḥammad, Dīnā,

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  Graphic Novel. Africa, Egypt. Mohamed (the Qahera webcomic) unspools the complexities—emotional, financial, logistical—that arise when magic meets corporate corruption and bureaucracy, in this splendid graphic novel. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Lions' Den

  Mwanza, Iris, 1969-

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  Fiction. Africa, Zambia. Young queer dancer Wilbess “Bessy” Mulenga is arrested by corrupt police, prompting rookie lawyer Grace Zulu to take on his pro bono case. (Publisher Description)

• The Mountains Sing

  a Novel

  Nguyẽ̂n, Phan Qué̂ Mai, 1973-

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  Fiction. Asia, Vietnam. Nguyễn’s lyrical, sweeping debut novel chronicles the Tran family through a century of war and renewal. (Publishers Weekly)