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Summary: Nothing burns like a love up in flames. Critically acclaimed author Ashley Woodfolk delivers a blistering story of queer love, loss, and friendship.

Summary: Bruce Duncan, a WWII battlefield surgeon, is haunted by wartime traumas as he struggles to build a new life as a small town general practitioner. In a story that flashes back from postwar America to England under the siege of German rockets and to the killing fields of Alsace, A Stream to Follow gives fresh vision for paths to redemption and healing.

Summary: From award-winning Spanish poet Elena Medel comes a mesmerizing new novel of class, sex, and desire

Summary: An instant New York Times, Washington Post, and USA TODAY bestseller—based on the true story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris during World War II—The Paris Library is a moving and unforgettable “ode to the importance of libraries, books, and the human connections we find within both” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author).

Summary: Acclaimed storyteller Lan Samantha Chang returns with “a gorgeous and gripping literary mystery” that explores “family, betrayal, passion, race, culture and the American Dream” (Jean Kwok). Brimming with heartbreak, comedy, and suspense, The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town.

Summary: A transfixing and beautifully rendered novel about a refugee’s escape from civil war—and the healing power of community.

Summary: At twelve years old, Frankie Spril is driving his family nuts with his many fears. After Frankie is blamed for a tragic accident at Schuster’s Lake because he's too terrified to swim, The Caretaker of the Universe, Miss Eileen, orders her overworked administrative assistant, Karl, to send a pair of guardian angels trainees to help Frankie learn how to swim. Unfortunately, the only two angels available are not particularly good students.