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This is a charming premise: After a 23-month coma, Jack Jr. wakes up to find his Manhattan life has evaporated and a global pandemic has set in. Where in this bewildering new world can he begin again? At his Umma and Appa’s sushi restaurant, back in Jersey. Jinwoo Chong, the author of Flux, offers guaranteed laughter and even a chance of romance in this promising sophomore novel.

This is a charming premise: After a 23-month coma, Jack Jr. wakes up to find his Manhattan life has evaporated and a global pandemic has set in. Where in this bewildering new world can he begin again? At his Umma and Appa’s sushi restaurant, back…

From the sweeping success of his debut, A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman has consistently charmed readers with his vivid prose and unique narratives. As always, in My Friends, Backman’s characters take center stage. Our protagonist is 18-year-old artist Louisa, who, after noticing a cluster of figures in the background of a famous painting, becomes determined to uncover the origin of the painting and the story of the mysterious friends it depicts.

From the sweeping success of his debut, A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman has consistently charmed readers with his vivid prose and unique narratives. As always, in My Friends, Backman’s characters take center stage. Our protagonist is 18-year-old artist Louisa, who, after noticing a…

Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and all things space and astronomy will find themselves united in anticipation of the bestselling author’s upcoming release, Atmosphere: A Love Story. The Daisy Jones & The Six, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising author’s latest complex protagonist is one of the first women to train with NASA in the 1980s. Of course, with space travel, the stakes are incredibly high, and she and her fellow candidates will be tested to the max in this suspenseful romantic drama.

Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and all things space and astronomy will find themselves united in anticipation of the bestselling author’s upcoming release, Atmosphere: A Love Story. The Daisy Jones & The Six, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising

Send in the clowns! Kristen Arnett (With Teeth, Mostly Dead Things) is back and more absurd than ever. Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One follows Cherry Hendricks, a struggling clown for hire who is finding her life to be more a cause for tears than hilarity. Then she meets an older magician, Margot the Magnificent, and becomes both inspired and smitten. If this sounds familiar, you might have recently watched Chappell Roan’s “Red Wine Supernova” music video (or is that just me?), which will certainly get you in the spirit of things.

Send in the clowns! Kristen Arnett (With Teeth, Mostly Dead Things) is back and more absurd than ever. Stop Me if You've Heard This One follows Cherry Hendricks, a struggling clown for hire who is finding her life to be more a cause…

Lisa Genova (Still Alice) is known for novels that take on medical issues with both heart and accuracy. Her latest follows a college student who’s learning to manage bipolar disorder while launching a career in stand-up.

Lisa Genova (Still Alice) is known for novels that take on medical issues with both heart and accuracy. Her latest follows a college student who’s learning to manage bipolar disorder while launching a career in stand-up.

Costanza Casati’s captivating and historically insightful second novel, inspired by a real Assyrian queen, is a resonant page turner.

Costanza Casati’s captivating and historically insightful second novel, inspired by a real Assyrian queen, is a resonant page turner.

Nuanced, hopeful and insightful, Ava Robinson’s Definitely Better Now is an endearing portrayal of a young woman redefining herself after one year of sobriety.

Nuanced, hopeful and insightful, Ava Robinson’s Definitely Better Now is an endearing portrayal of a young woman redefining herself after one year of sobriety.

In Bluebird Day, Megan Tady delivers a cozy tale with layers as numerous as midseason snowpack, delving into the psyches of mother and daughter competitive skiers Claudine and Wylie.

In Bluebird Day, Megan Tady delivers a cozy tale with layers as numerous as midseason snowpack, delving into the psyches of mother and daughter competitive skiers Claudine and Wylie.

Julia Armfield leans in to science fiction and the supernatural in stories that examine urban life and women’s experiences.

Julia Armfield leans in to science fiction and the supernatural in stories that examine urban life and women’s experiences.

In addition to whiplash-inducing twists, Kate Fagan’s The Three Lives of Cate Kay also packs an emotional punch, and readers will find that Cate’s story is as relatable as it is riveting.

In addition to whiplash-inducing twists, Kate Fagan’s The Three Lives of Cate Kay also packs an emotional punch, and readers will find that Cate’s story is as relatable as it is riveting.

Though entertaining in the vein of Bridget Jones’s Diary, I Made It Out of Clay is darker and more complex, following a Jewish woman grieving the loss of her father who creates a golem when she can’t secure a date for her sister’s wedding.

Though entertaining in the vein of Bridget Jones’s Diary, I Made It Out of Clay is darker and more complex, following a Jewish woman grieving the loss of her father who creates a golem when she can’t secure a date for her sister’s wedding.

In Bluebird Day, Megan Tady delivers a cozy tale with layers as numerous as midseason snowpack, delving into the psyches of mother and daughter competitive skiers Claudine and Wylie.

In Bluebird Day, Megan Tady delivers a cozy tale with layers as numerous as midseason snowpack, delving into the psyches of mother and daughter competitive skiers Claudine and Wylie.

For the Lahiris, the family at the heart of Nayantara Roy’s deliciously long The Magnificent Ruins, white-hot hate, resentment and violence mingle with love, loyalty and moments of tenderness.

For the Lahiris, the family at the heart of Nayantara Roy’s deliciously long The Magnificent Ruins, white-hot hate, resentment and violence mingle with love, loyalty and moments of tenderness.

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