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• Nicked

  Anderson, M. T.,

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  Fiction. From author Anderson comes a raucous, slyly funny, and delightfully queer work of historical fiction, based on a bizarre but true quest to steal the mystical corpse of a long-dead saint. (Publisher Description)

• To Shape a Dragon's Breath

  Blackgoose, Moniquill,

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  Fiction. A young, Indigenous woman enters a colonizer-run dragon academy after bonding with a hatchling and quickly finds herself at odds with the "approved" way of doing things. (Publisher Description)

• The Venice Sketchbook

  a Novel

  Bowen, Rhys,

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  Fiction. A clever prologue referring to Romeo and Juliet sets the stage for Bowen’s dual timeline, diverting romantic adventure in Venice, complete with intrigue, mystery, and, woe. (Library Journal)

• The Ministry of Time

  Bradley, Kaliane,

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

• Piranesi

  Clarke, Susanna,

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  Fiction. A character known as Piranesi lives within a Classical structure of endless, inescapable halls occasionally inundated by the sea. Weird and haunting and excellent. (Kirkus Review)

• In the Distance

  Díaz, Hernán, 1973-

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  Fiction. After finding himself penniless and alone in California, a young Swedish immigrant travels East in search of his brother. Resonant historical fiction with a contemporary feel. (Library Journal)

• Faebound

  a Novel

  El-Arifi, Saara,

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  Fiction. Two Elven sisters, Yeeran and Lettle, encounter the long-lost Fae and must survive while uncovering secrets about their captors. Fast-paced plot and immersive settings are influenced by African and Arab cultures. (Staff Annotation)

• House of Marionne

  Elle, J.,

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  Teen Fiction. Seventeen-year-old Quell is reluctantly inducted into a magical debutante society of social elites where she must bind with her forbidden magic while evading the assassin who has been tasked with hunting her kind. (Library Journal)

• The Keeper's Six

  Elliott, Kate, 1958-

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  Fiction. Kate Elliott's action-packed tale features a world-hopping, bad-ass, spell-slinging mother who sets out to rescue her kidnapped adult son from a dragon lord with everything to lose. (Publisher Description)

• A Walk in the Park

  the True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

  Fedarko, Kevin,

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  Nonfiction. A rollicking and poignant account of an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America’s most magnificent national park, the Grand Canyon. (Publisher Description)

• The Escape Artist

  the Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

  Freedland, Jonathan, 1967-

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  Nonfiction. Freedland tells the astonishing true story of Rudolf Vrba, the man who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world of a truth too few were willing to hear. (Staff annotation)

• The Vaster Wilds

  Groff, Lauren,

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  Fiction. This historical fever dream of a novel follows the flight of a servant girl through the Colonial American wilderness, red in tooth and claw (Kirkus Review).

• Airplane Mode

  An Irreverent History of Travel

  Habib, Shahnaz,

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  Nonfiction. A wide-ranging, politically acute inquiry into the history of travel and tourism, as seen by a south Indian writer and translator. (Kirkus)

• The Ten Thousand Doors of January

  Harrow, Alix E.,

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  Fiction. In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. (Publisher Description)

• Eastbound

  Kerangal, Maylis de,

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  Fiction. Kerangal's impeccable novel follows two strangers on the Trans-Siberian Railway in search of political and emotional freedom. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Stardust Grail

  Kitasei, Yume,

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  Fiction. Kitasei writes an emotional roller coaster of a space quest, highlighting friendship, family, and the ostracism of those believed to be different. The prose is as intimate as the universe is wide. (Library Journal)

• Lies and Weddings

  Kwan, Kevin,

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  Fiction. Inspired by Anthony Trollope's Doctor Thorne, Kwan weaves together the drama of a nineteenth-century novel with snarky asides on the decadent lifestyles of the rich and famous. (Booklist Review)

• A Well-trained Wife

  My Escape From Christian Patriarchy

  Levings, Tia,

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  Nonfiction. Levings shares a searing account of how she fled her abusive marriage and the fundamentalist theology in which it was rooted. (Publishers Weekly)

• Redemption in Indigo

  a Novel

  Lord, Karen, 1968-

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  Fiction. Paama flees her gluttonous husband; two years later, he hires a master tracker to find her. These events draw the attention of one of the powerful spirits called Djombi, who wants something from Paama. (Publishers Weekly)

• I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself

  One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris

  MacNicol, Glynnis, 1974-

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  Nonfiction. After spending the height of the pandemic anxious and alone, 47-year-old MacNicol jumped at the opportunity to sublet a friend's Paris apartment. An exhilarating account of finding a new lease of life. (Publishers Weekly)