Fiction

Tristram Shandy (Staff Pick)

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Tristram Shandy: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions) By Laurence Sterne, Judith Hawley (Editor) Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393921366
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 24th, 2018

Before "the novel" as we know it was even a thing, Sterne was already making it weird.

- Sam


Geneva (Staff Pick)

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Geneva: A Novel By Richard Armitage Cover Image
$22.36
ISBN: 9781639365401
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Published: Pegasus Crime - October 12th, 2023

Acclaimed British actor Richard Armitage’s (The Hobbit, The Stranger, Fool Me Once) début novel is a fast-paced, intricate thriller set in the ruthless world of biotech. Picturesque Switzerland is the setting for this masterfully written novel which is like a downhill ski race taking the reader on an exhilarating up and down journey with a crafty cast of characters keeping the reader guessing up until the end.

- Nathan


Still Born (Staff Pick)

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Still Born By Guadalupe Nettel, Rosalind Harvey (Translated by) Cover Image
By Guadalupe Nettel, Rosalind Harvey (Translated by)
$21.59
ISBN: 9781639730032
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - August 8th, 2023

I’ve loved Nettel’s work since reading her short story collection Natural Histories and have read everything of hers since. Shortlisted for the 2023 International Book Prize, Still Born builds a nuanced portrait of two friends who embrace or reject motherhood and caretaking in various ways. Still Born is a read for fans of Valeria Luiselli, Sheila Heti, and Rachel Cusk.

- Katie H.


The End of the World is a Cul De Sac (Staff Pick)

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The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac: Stories By Louise Kennedy Cover Image
$22.40
ISBN: 9780593540923
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Published: Riverhead Books - December 5th, 2023

Best accompanied with Linger by the Cranberries (specifically the acoustic version!) playing softly on repeat in the background, this book is for those who celebrate March as a month for the Irish, and devastatingly bleak weather that teases us with the idea of the spring to come.

- Emma

 


Case of Cem (Staff Pick)

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The Case of Cem By Angela Rodel (Translated by), Vera Mutafchieva Cover Image
By Angela Rodel (Translated by), Vera Mutafchieva
$24.95
ISBN: 9789533514376
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Published: Sandorf Passage - January 16th, 2024

Every individual is actually a chorus. This brilliant beefy historical fiction imagines unraveling the story of Cem, pretender to the Ottoman throne & at one point arguably the most important person on Earth, through the testimony of dozens of historic figures. Rich in detail, insight, and narrative, this is a must for fans of historical fiction.

- Josh


Mumbo Jumbo (Staff Pick)

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Mumbo Jumbo By Ishmael Reed Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780684824772
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Published: Scribner - June 11th, 1996

You'll be cooler than all your friends for reading this sleeper postmodern classic. A wild mash-up of historical record, diasporic religion, and international conspiracy. Ishmael Reed reminds us that racism is not only ugly and dangerous but profoundly absurd.

- Sam


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