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• Brooklyn Crime Novel

  Lethem, Jonathan,

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  In the streets of 1970s Brooklyn, a daily ritual goes by the dance. Money is exchanged, belongings surrendered, power asserted. The promise of violence lies everywhere, a currency itself. For these children, Black, brown, and white, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Community Board

  Conklin, Tara,

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  "Darcy Clipper, prodigal daughter, nearly thirty, has returned home to Murbridge, Massachusetts, after her life takes an unwelcome left turn. Murbridge, Darcy is convinced, will welcome her home and provide a safe space in which she can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hula

  Hakes, Jasmin 'Iolani,

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  "Hi'i is proud to be a Naupaka, a family renowned for its contributions to hula and her hometown of Hilo, Hawaii, but there's a lot she doesn't understand. She's never met her legendary grandmother and her mother has never revealed the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Moorings of Mackerel Sky

  MZ (Choreographer),

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  "A novel of coming out, surviving grief, and embracing myth in a Maine lobstering town purportedly founded when a sea captain fell in love with a mermaid 300 years ago. For readers of Madeline Miller, Alix E. Harrow, and Erin Morgenstern"

• Night of the Living Rez

  Talty, Morgan, 1991-

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  "Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Rez is a riveting debut collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy. In twelve…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• People From My Neighborhood

  Kawakami, Hiromi, 1958-

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  "A bossy child who lives under a white cloth near a tree; a schoolgirl who keeps doll's brains in a desk drawer; an old man with two shadows, one docile and one rebellious; a diplomat no one has ever seen who goes fishing at an artificial…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pride and Protest

  Payne, Nikki, 1982-

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  "Pride and Prejudice meets Black-ish in this exciting new rom-com by debut author Nikki Payne. Liza B-The Only DJ That Gives a Jam-wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer dropping unaffordable condos on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is Happiness

  Williams, Niall, 1958-

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  "Change is coming to Faha, a small Irish parish that hasn't changed in a thousand years. For one thing, the rain is stopping. Nobody remembers when it started; rain on the western seaboard is a condition of living. But now - just as Father…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Town of Babylon

  Varela, Alejandro, 1979-

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  "When his father falls ill, Andrés, a professor of public health, returns to his suburban hometown to tend to his father's recovery. Reevaluating his rocky marriage in the wake of his husband's infidelity and with little else to do, he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Twilight Garden

  Adams, Sara Nisha,

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  Warring London neighbors Winston and Bernice share an empty patch of greenery lost to time, but when Winston receives photographs of the garden in bloom many years prior, they decide to lay down their arms to revitalize the garden and help…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Welcome to Beach Town

  Wiggs, Susan,

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  "Every town has its secrets... In idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm and chill surfer vibe, it's graduation day. The students at the elite Thornton Academy are the worldly and overindulged children who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Yours for the Taking

  Korn, Gabrielle, 1989-

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  "The year is 2050. Ava and her girlfriend live in what's left of Brooklyn, and though they love each other, it's hard to find happiness while the effects of climate change rapidly eclipse their world. Soon, it won't be safe outside at all.…Read moreRead more of this annotation