Fiction

Heaven (Staff Pick)

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Heaven By Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator) Cover Image
By Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator)
$13.56
ISBN: 9781609457457
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Published: Europa Editions - August 16th, 2022

Such a stunningly raw and lyrical piece of Japanese literature!! This book will leave you absolutely heartbroken alongside the characters, while still reeling in the uplifting beauty of a story of two teenagers who find friendship in the midst of social isolation. (The bullying scenes can be a bit difficult to read, but it’s well worth it.)

- Alyssa


Cousins (Staff Pick)

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Cousins By Aurora Venturini, Kit Maude (Translated by) Cover Image
By Aurora Venturini, Kit Maude (Translated by)
$14.36
ISBN: 9781593767297
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Published: Soft Skull - May 16th, 2023

This irreverent, dark comedy coming of age story about a young artist in 1940s La Plata, Argentina made me chuckle. Don’t want to take my word for this strange posthumous translation? Then let the introduction by Mariana Enríquez persuade you.

- Katie H


The Tale of Genji (Staff Pick)

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The Tale of Genji: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) By Murasaki Shikibu, Royall Tyler (Translated by) Cover Image
By Murasaki Shikibu, Royall Tyler (Translated by)
$28.80
ISBN: 9780142437148
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Published: Penguin Classics - November 26th, 2002

This fits into the category of books where reading it increasingly becomes a life experience. Royall Tyler's translation, notes, and appendices are the perfect blend of the scholarly and literary. And for anyone looking to get ahead on their holiday shopping, this is a beautiful edition and would make a lovely gift (although I’m not sure it would fit in a stocking).

- James


The Employees (Staff Pick)

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The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century By Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken (Translated by) Cover Image
By Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken (Translated by)
$11.96
ISBN: 9780811234825
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Published: New Directions - February 7th, 2023

Inspired by the sculpture of Danish artist Lea Guldditte Hestelund, this experimental, philosophical sci-fi consists of a smattering of HR interviews from humans and humanoids aboard a spaceship. Among topics discussed are the nature of humanity, mortality, and the uncanny objects that have been brought on board and seem to hold a mysterious sway over the psyches of the crew. Eerily beautiful, this novel is as spare and cryptic as Hestelund’s art.

- Rachael


Land of Milk and Honey (Staff Pick)

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Land of Milk and Honey: A Novel By C Pam Zhang Cover Image
$22.40
ISBN: 9780593538241
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 26th, 2023

Fine dining in a blighted world. Zhang’s new book is mysterious, engaging and the most delicious dystopian novel you’ll ever read. A 1984 Chianti—dark, rich, and densely layered with thematic notes of consumption, conservation and the violent, primal pleasures we take in eating the flora and fauna of a dying planet. 

- Sam


At The Edge of the Woods (Staff Pick)

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At the Edge of the Woods By Kathryn Bromwich Cover Image
$20.80
ISBN: 9781953387318
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Published: Two Dollar Radio - June 6th, 2023

As a girl who dreams about running away and living alone in the woods at any minor inconvenience, I had been searching for a book like this for a while! This novel reads like a poetic breath of fresh air, and a unique decent into madness, all set in the Italian Alps. Strange, stunning, and beautifully written; you wont want to put this book down, or live alone in the woods.

- Emma


Starling House (Staff Pick)

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Starling House By Alix E. Harrow Cover Image
$23.19
ISBN: 9781250799050
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Published: Tor Books - October 3rd, 2023

"I dream sometimes about a house I’ve never seen. I should be scared, but in the dream I don’t hesitate. In my dream, I’m home." Starling House is a contemporary Southern Gothic novel about a small town, a haunted house, and a young woman trying desperately to be a Good Adult; it also happens to be my favorite 2023 release! Charming, heartbreaking, delightfully creepy, and hilariously romantic, this is a great addition to everyone's fall to-be-read list!!!

- Engel


The Children on the Hill (Staff Pick)

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The Children on the Hill By Jennifer McMahon Cover Image
$14.39
ISBN: 9781982153960
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Published: Gallery/Scout Press - October 25th, 2022

Told in split timelines, this novel of epic suspense will keep you hooked from page one. From simple childhood summers in 1970s Vermont, to hunting a kidnapper across the country in the 2010s, we follow this cast of characters to hell and back. You'll truly question your own morality and be left wondering who the real monsters are.

- Jen


Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone (Staff Pick)

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Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone By Sequoia Nagamatsu Cover Image
$13.56
ISBN: 9781625579447
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Published: Black Lawrence Press, Inc. - May 31st, 2016

Snow babies. Mermaids. Amphibian river monsters. Love. Laughs. Death. It is everything and more. Will you really say no to a most delicious collection of 12 short-stories, woven together by Japanese folktale and contemporary fantastical roots?

- Kai


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