Adult Fiction Coming Soon

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Sestanovich, Clare

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From the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize finalist, whose short stories received instant acclaim (“Sparingly told, evoked with lacerating intimacy . . . Extraordinary”—Esquire), a debut novel about a young woman’s coming of age, and the singular friendship that challenges her values, her beliefs, and the course of her life

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Phillips, Julia

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A mesmerizing novel of two sisters on a Pacific Northwest island whose lives are upended by an unexpected visitor—a tale of family, obsession, and a mysterious creature in the woods, by the celebrated, bestselling author of Disappearing Earth.

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Ibeh, Chukwuebuka

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Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this searing debut of self-acceptance, sexual awakening, and first love set in a Nigeria on the verge of criminalizing same-sex relationships

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Dawson, Ella

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A burned-out bisexual confronts old demons, her estranged chosen family, and the ex she maybe shouldn’t have walked away from, when she attends her five-year college reunion.

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O'Hagan, Andrew

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A biting portrait of British class, politics, and money told through five interconnected families and their rising--and declining--fortunes.

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Murrin, Alan

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A poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it.

 

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Talty, Morgan

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"Utterly consuming. . . . Fire Exit absolutely smolders."--Tommy Orange The blood that came out of me was blood that ran through her veins. It's strange: all bloodlooks the same, yet it's different, we're told, in so many various ways and for so many various reasons. But one thing is for certain, I thought: you are who you are, even if you don't know it.

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Finger, Bobby

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From the beloved author of The Old Place comes a tender, funny, and fresh novel about a gay writer in New York City whose life is irrevocably altered, and then again thirty years later.
 

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Thomas, Joseph Earl

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A stirring, unsparing novel about Black life in Philadelphia and the struggle to build intimate connections through the eyes of a struggling ex-Army grad student that “reads like a direct communication from the soul,” (Justin Torres) from the virtuoso author of Sink. 
 

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O'Neill, Joseph

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From the acclaimed author of Netherland (a New York Times Book Review Best Book of the year): the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African soccer prodigy who might change their fortunes.

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Sanchez, Santiago Jose

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A novel by a brilliant new voice, Hombrecito is a queer coming-of-age story about a young immigrant's complex relationships with his mother and his motherland

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Pooley, Clare

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A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy from New York Times-bestselling author Clare Pooley
 

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Elmendorf, Dana

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An engrossing and atmospheric debut that follows young Weatherly Wilder as she uses her unique gift to solve her cousin’s mysterious murder and prove her own innocence, set in the beautiful wilds of Appalachia and imbued with magic realism.

 

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Mwanza, Iris

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A remarkable debut set in 1990 Lusaka in which a young lawyer fights for the life and rights of a teenage sex worker who is accused of crimes “against the order of nature" in a landmark case that changes Zambian law forever.

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Miller, Kirsten

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The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, brings us a bracing, wildly entertaining satire about a small Southern town, a pitched battle over banned books, and a little lending library that changes everything.

 

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Fuentes, Marcela

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A novel with alternating timelines in which the consequences of one old woman's questionable curse reverberate through the generations of a Tejano family

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Thorpe, Rufi

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A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world-from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen

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Obioma, Chigozie

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A sweeping, heartracing, mystical novel about a university student in Lagos who must save his brother, and himself, amid the chaos of Nigeria's civil war—a story of love, friendship, and family by the two-time Booker Prize finalist and "the heir to Chinua Achebe" (New York Times)
 

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Lombardo, Claire

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A woman named Julia reflects on her life and marriage in the suburbs of Chicago

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Newman, Catherine

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From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go.

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James, Kelsey

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In this Gilded Age gothic homage to “Gaslight” starring Ingrid Bergman, a wealthy young newlywed in early 20th century New York is isolated within her opulent, yet ominously empty mansion by the charismatic and controlling new husband plotting to undermine her sanity…
 

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Kilroy, Claire

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In her first novel for over a decade, Claire Kilroy takes readers deep into the early days of motherhood. Exploring the clash of fierce love for a new life with a seismic change in identity, Kilroy vividly explores the raw, tumultuous emotions of a new mother, as the narrator, Soldier's, marriage strains and she struggles with questions of equality, autonomy and creativity

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Chambers, Essie

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“A powerful novel about how our family history shapes us. Swift River broke my heart, and then offered me hope.” —Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful
 

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Robson, Cecy

Fantasy

Gladiator meets Dungeons and Dragons in this dark fantasy series—both a metaphor for the immigrant experience and a captivatingly romantic read, from National Readers Choice Finalist Cecy Robson.
 

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Lin, Rosalie M.

Fantasy

Jingwen spends her nights as a showgirl at the Paramount, one of the most lavish clubs in Shanghai, competing ruthlessly to charm wealthy patrons. To cap off her shifts, she runs money for her grandmother, the exclusive surgeon to the most powerful gang in the city. A position her grandmother is pressuring her to inherit…
 

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Penelope, Leslye

Fantasy

A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home in this powerful historical fantasy that shines a light on the drowned Black towns of the American South. 

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Dimova, Genoveva

Fantasy

The Witcher meets Naomi Novik in this fast-paced fantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, from an assured new voice in genre fiction.
 

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Rowland, Alexandra

Fantasy

Our Flag Means Death meets Six of Crows: a new standalone novel and queer pirate fantasy adventure by Alexandra Rowland, the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron

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Foster, Brooke Lea

Historical

“If you’re looking to dive into historical fiction this summer, look no further than” (Town & Country) the acclaimed author of Summer Darlings and On Gin Lane and her latest page-turning novel about two estranged friends whose unexpected reconnection in the Hamptons forces them to finally confront the terrible event that drove them apart.

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Cameron, Briony

Historical

This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color’s rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history.
 

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Wroblewski, David

Historical

The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name.

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Tripp, Dawn

Historical

In this mesmerizing novel of the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, bestselling author Dawn Tripp has crafted an intimate story of love and power, family and tragedy, loss and reinvention.
 

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Robuck, Erika

Historical

Set in the Prohibition Rum Wars, two women masterminds try to outwit each other in a compelling game of ambition, envy and high stakes, from bestselling author Erika Robuck.


 

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Thomas, Trisha R.

Historical

From acclaimed African-American novelist Trisha Thomas comes the story of Bailey Dowery, a Black dressmaker in 1950s Oklahoma whose gift of "second sight" pulls her into a dangerous small-town scandal involving a society wedding, a murder, and shocking family secrets

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Felker-Martin, Gretchen

Horror

From the acclaimed author of Manhunt comes a vicious new novel about a group of teens who must stay true to themselves while in a conversion camp from hell.
 

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Kliewer, Marcus

Horror

Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original movie starring Blake Lively—about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit.

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Morris, Wanda M.

Mystery

Award-winning author Wanda Morris returns with a powerful, haunting thriller following a lawyer who after the mysterious disappearance of a local landowner and the death of his sister just months before, uncovers a conspiracy that dates back to Reconstruction and persists in half the United States today.

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Cain, Matt

Romance

A Man Called Ove meets “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” in this vibrant, joyful, universally relatable story about kindness, self-acceptance, and blooming at any age from the acclaimed author of the LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle.
 

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Allen, Danielle

Romance

Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s CURVY GIRL SUMMER, a smoking-hot, hilarious novel about the perils of online dating.
 

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Greenwald, Carlyn

Romance

After taking a guest teaching gig, Oscar-winning Valeria Sullivan finds herself trapped in a battle of wits with her sexy co-professor, but can she keep her cool when things heat up in and out of the classroom?

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Young, Kate

Romance

Bette is in love for the first time in her life. Finally, everything makes sense. Until it doesn’t.
 

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Everhart, Elle

Romance

Sparks fly when a young woman finds herself cast on a Love Island-inspired reality show and has to choose between her heart and her strategy in this sizzling new queer romantic comedy from the beloved author of Wanderlust

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De La Rosa, Liana

Romance

When a daring Mexican heiress defies Victorian society to protect her country a British war hero makes it his new mission to protect her…
 

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Doyle, Katelyn

Romance

A rom-com screenwriter who doesn't believe in love or soulmates and a hopelessly romantic divorce attorney who does are forced together at their high school reunion fifteen years after their messy breakup and who, during a charged exchange, make a bet on the outcome of five relationships-including their own-over the next five years with the winner to be declared the ultimate authority on true love

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Neilson, Riss M.

Romance

Lifelong best friends spend a fateful summer discovering what might happen if they were to be something more in this radiant, heart-clenching adult debut.
 

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Poston, Ashley

Romance

A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction…literally, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and The Dead Romantics.
 

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Spencer, Kate

Romance

From the cohost of the award-winning Forever35 podcast comes a dreamy, laugh-out-loud summer romance that asks: What do you do when the life you've planned isn't what you've dreamed? 
 

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Hankin, Laura

Romance

A struggling writer is forced to walk down the aisle at her best friend’s wedding with the man who gave her book a very public one-star rating in this fresh romantic comedy from Laura Hankin.
 

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Rochon, Farrah

Romance

The New York Times bestselling author of Almost There delivers the start of a new rom-com series with an enemies-to-lovers romance, perfect for readers of Abby Jimenez and Jasmine Guillory.
 

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Chandrasekera, Vajra

Science Fiction

Rakesfall is a groundbreaking, standalone science fiction epic about two souls bound together from here until the ends of time, from the author of The Saint of Bright Doors.
 

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Kitasei, Yume

Science Fiction

From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes a thrilling anti-colonial space heist to save an alien civilization
 

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Hamilton, Emily

Science Fiction

In her breathtaking debut—part space odyssey, part sapphic rom-com—Emily Hamilton weaves a suspenseful, charmingly irreverent, and ultimately joyous tale of galaxy-spanning friendship, improbable love, and found family.

 

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Williams, Zach

Short Stories

From New Yorker and Paris Review contributor Zach Williams comes a striking and savage debut story collection that confronts parenthood, mortality, and life’s broken promises.
 

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Hart, Rob

Thriller

In this clever, surprising, page-turner, the world’s most lethal assassin gives up the violent life only to find himself under siege by mysterious assailants. It’s a kill-or-be-killed situation, but the first option is off the table. What’s a reformed hit man to do?
 

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Nodarse, Alejandro

Thriller

A gritty, voice-driven debut thriller about a man returning home from prison to try to save his family’s shop from vicious poachers, set in the streets and swamps of today’s Miami
 

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Pearson, Joanna

Thriller

In the tradition of Notes on an Execution and I Have Some Questions for You, a thrilling, wire-taut debut novel about a murder on a college campus and its aftermath twenty years later.

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Coryell, Tasha

Thriller

An aimless young woman starts writing to an accused serial killer while he awaits trial and then, once he’s acquitted, decides to move in with him and take the investigation into her own hands in this dark and irresistibly compelling debut thriller.
 

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Grant, Kimi Cunningham

Thriller

A novel of suspense in which a wilderness guide teams up with the ex-boyfriend who ruined her life years ago when the friend who introduced them goes missing.
 

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Belle, Kimberly

Thriller

From USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Belle comes a deliciously twisty new thriller following a married couple vacationing in Paris whose trip takes a dark turn when the husband goes missing, dredging up secrets from both of their pasts, perfect for fans of THE PARIS APARTMENT.

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Luna, Louisa

Thriller

The Silent Patient meets Gone Girl in this sharp psychological thriller about a psychiatrist with a shocking past and her dangerous new patient

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Jurczyk, Eva

Thriller

You’re locked in the rare book library for one night with seven other students, when suddenly, the lights go out. Not everyone is going to make it out alive…

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Berry, Flynn

Thriller

Two sisters find they can't outrun their past in the riveting new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy, a Reese's Book Club pick
 

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Stephens, Leslie

Thriller

Wellness, motherhood, and technology converge in a near future California, as three women’s seemingly innocuous decisions have further-reaching consequences than any of them could imagine in this timely, clever, and white-knuckled thriller.

Summaries provided by DPL's catalog unless otherwise noted. Click on each title to view more information.