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Anxious PeopleA NovelBy Fredrik BackmanFredrik Backman’s writing in Anxious People had me laughing out loud and left me wanting more. This latest novel is the inside-out telling of a bank robbery—starting with one scenario and leading into a million others in the past, present, and future, zooming in and out on details you might have overlooked, but that ultimately bring all of the characters’ storylines together. It is funny, heartwarming, and devastating at times, but reading this book reminded me that to have flaws and to care is what makes us human. For fans of A Man Called Ove and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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White IvyA NovelBy Susie YangWhite Ivy is a fascinating, page-turning look at how far one young woman will go in order to fit her definition of “ideal.” Ivy Lin has never been satisfied with her life; her parents are too strict and too Chinese, her clothes are too cheap, her neighborhood too poor. In her twenties, a chance encounter with an old school crush gives her the opportunity to snatch the wealthy, New England life she’s always wanted for herself. But what price is she willing to pay for the life she thinks she wants?For fans of Everything I Never Told You and We Could Be Beautiful

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Hardcover: 9781501160837Ebook: 9781501160851Atria Books, September 2020Literary Fiction/Friendship

Hardcover: 9781982155551Ebook: 9781982155575Scribner, October 2020Family Life/Cultural Heritage

CuyahogaA NovelBy Pete BeattyThis is the kind of novel that sweeps you into a whirlpool full of larger-than-life characters and rushes you head-first along a rowdy and bumpy current. In order for Meed’s brother, Big Son, to win the hand of his beloved Cloe, Big must earn an honest living. And In 1830’s Ohio, that means building a bridge between two warring cities: Ohio City and Cleveland. Told in equal parts hilarity and sincerity, each sentence of Cuyahoga is an event as the book reinvents the myth-making tall tales of the Midwest into a fresh picaresque epic.For fans of Lincoln in the Bardo and Night Boat to Tangier

Hardcover: 9781982100599Ebook: 9781982100612Simon & Schuster, September 2020Literary Fiction/Asian American

GroupHow One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My LifeBy Christie TateI was instantly drawn to Christie Tate’s Group because I love to read memoirs. At times I was shocked by her brutal honesty in telling the story of how years of group therapy helped her deal with an eating disorder, self-doubt, and intimate relationships. I felt uncomfortable reading something so personal, yet I had to stay on the journey with her. Group is a story of transformation and the strength found in strangers who become family.For fans of The Valedictorian of Being Dead and Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Hardcover: 9781982154615Ebook: 9781982154639Avid Reader Press, October 2020Memoir/Interpersonal Relationships

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Black SunA NovelBy Rebecca RoanhorseNew York Times bestselling author (Star Wars: Resistance Reborn, Trail of Lightning) Rebecca Roanhorse’s Black Sun is a fresh and vital addition to the wave of fantasy novels inspired by underrepresented cultures and societies. Inspired by the indigenous civilizations of the Americas before European colonization, Black Sun follows warring matriarchies, all vying for power in a world filled with celestial prophecies, political machinations, and forbidden magic.For fans of the Broken Earth trilogy and Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Cobble HillA NovelBy Cecily von ZiegesarFrom the author of the bestselling Gossip Girl books comes a highly entertaining novel following four married couples as they seek purpose, community, and meaningful relationships in their excessively comfortable, hip south Brooklyn neighborhood. As private storms brew amongst the couples and their children, their lives intersect. Cobble Hill is a delightfully witty portrait of modern life and the strangest regular people New York City has to offer.For fans of Modern Lovers and When Life Gives You Lululemons

Dark TidesA NovelBy Philippa GregoryThe #1 New York Times bestselling author, Philippa Gregory, continues where Tidelands left off, following a poor young woman as she flees a brutal past and begins to build a shipping empire. This sweeping historical fiction takes the reader from London to Venice, delivering Gregory’s signature compelling plots, suspense and intrigue, romance, and expertly researched historical detail in a novel that proves both a satisfying sequel and stand-alone.For fans of Tidelands and The Last Tudor

The Deepest South of AllTrue Stories from Natchez, Mississippi By Richard GrantRichard Grant, the bestselling author of Dispatches from Pluto, returns to Mississippi where he explores the thin line between the past and present in an unforgettable Southern town that serves as a microcosm for the country. Seamlessly weaving together history and adventure, Grant tells the story between scenes in the Antebellum South and a cast of modern-day Natchez residents. The result is a piercing exploration of the nation’s past that also happens to be riotously entertaining.For fans of Dispatches from Pluto and Spying on the South

The End of the Day A Novel By Bill Clegg Moved from Summer 2020 A widow in Connecticut wakes to an unexpected visit from her childhood best friend whom she hasn’t seen in forty-nine years. A man arrives at a Pennsylvania hotel to introduce his estranged father to his newborn daughter and finds him collapsed on the floor. A sixty-seven-year-old taxi driver in Kauai receives a call that jars her back to a traumatic past. These seemingly disconnected lives come together as old secrets begin to surface. It is in this moment that Bill Clegg reminds us how choices become our legacy For fans of Did You Ever Have a Family and Clock Dance

Fortune and GloryA Stephanie Plum Novel (#27)By Janet EvanovichThe #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich and everyone’s favorite fictional bounty hunter Stephanie Plum have found a new home with Atria Books! Filled with all of the series characters readers have come to love, including Joe Morelli, Ranger, Lula, and of course Grandma Mazur, Fortune and Glory is as fresh, funny, and exciting as Stephanie Plum herself.For fans of Stephanie Plum and the Fox & O’Hare series

Guns, an American ConversationHow to Bridge Political Divides By the editors at Spaceship MediaA first-of-its-kind experiment in a new type of public discourse, strangers were recruited from across the country and across the political divide to discover if they could have a civil conversation about guns. Based on an article by Pulitzer Prize–winning reporters, this book is one of the first full-length narrative books about the Second Amendment—a contentious election-year issue—to tackle understanding and accepting both sides of the issue through productive dialogue.For fans of First Freedom and Control

The Hollow PlacesA NovelBy T. KingfisherSet in a small Southern town filled with the bewildering, sinister wonder of a Grimm’s fairy tale, The Hollow Places is cloaked in a dark, palpable atmosphere, and culminates in a chilling end that will stay with readers long after the book is finished. T. Kingfisher combines distinctively modern storytelling with direct inspiration from folklore, fairy tales, and supernatural monsters, appealing to die-hard horror fans and newcomers alike. For fans of Every Heart a Doorway and The Cabin at the End of the World

Hardcover: 9781534437678Ebook: 9781534437692Saga Press, October 2020Epic Fantasy/Native American

Hardcover: 9781501187186Ebook: 9781501187209Atria Books, November 2020Historical Fiction/Women’s Fiction

Paperback: 9781534451124Ebook: 9781534451148Saga Press, October 2020Horror/Occult & Supernatural

Hardcover: 9781501177828Ebook: 9781501177835Simon & Schuster, September 2020Personal Memoirs/Southern History

Hardcover: 9781476798202 Ebook: 9781476798226 Scout Press, September 2020 Literary Fiction/Friendship

Hardcover: 9781982154837Ebook: 9781982154868Atria Books, November 2020Crime Thriller/Humorous

Hardcover: 9781982132989Ebook: 9781982132996Tiller Press, September 2020Commentary & Opinion/Social Theory

Hardcover: 9781982147037Ebook: 9781982147051Atria Books, October 2020Women’s Fiction/Marriage & Divorce

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The Museum of Forgotten MemoriesA NovelBy Anstey HarrisAfter Cate’s partner Richard dies by suicide and she is fired from her job in London, she packs up and moves to a crumbling Victorian museum owned by Richard’s uncle. Cate falls in love with the quirky exhibits and makes it her mission to revive the museum. As she becomes more invested in the museum and family that runs it, she must finally confront Richard’s death and the part she played in it in order to reimagine her future.For fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over and How to Walk Away

Once I Was YouA Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn AmericaBy Maria HinojosaDetailing her family’s own gripping story of adjusting to life on the south side of Chicago, Emmy Award–winning NPR journalist Maria Hinojosa shares how the communities that surrounded her went from being celebrated to erased, and why the mainstream media is complicit in maintaining the status quo. Once I Was You is perfect for readers of Rachel Maddow’s Blowout, Jose Antonio Vargas’s Dear America, or any other work that reflects how American systems shut people out.For fans of Distance Between Us and In the Country We Love

She Come By It NaturalDolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her SongsBy Sarah SmarshIn She Come By It Natural, National Book Award finalist and Heartland author Sarah Smarsh examines the feminism that Dolly Parton sang in her songs. Stories about women, absent of theoretical jargon, who would otherwise go unheard: the poor woman, the poor mother, the single mother, the woman least valued by society yet essential to its labor. Delivered with Smarsh’s characteristic insight and intelligence, this book pays tribute to the icon Dolly Parton, and the organic feminism she embodies.For fans of Dream More and Girl in a Band

Solutions and Other Problems A Graphic Memoir By Allie Brosh Touching, absurd, and darkly comic, Allie Brosh’s new collection of autobiographical essays showcases her singular voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features all-new material, including stories from Brosh’s childhood, the misadventures of her very bad dogs, merciless dissection of her own character flaws, and serious meditations of grief, loneliness, and powerlessness in the wake of personal tragedy. For fans of Hyperbole and a Half and Furiously Happy

Invisible GirlA NovelBy Lisa JewellInternational bestseller Lisa Jewell returns with another sensational thriller. In Invisible Girl, people’s lives intersect when young Saffyre Maddox disappears in their neighborhood. Owen is suspended from his teaching job for sexual misconduct accusations and gets involved in dark web forums. Across the street lives the Fours family, a physiotherapist and child psychologist parents and two teenagers, with secrets of their own. Owen is the last person to see Saffyre and is suspect number one, but should he be?For fans of Then She Was Gone and Turn of the Key

Little CrueltiesA NovelBy Liz NugentWith stunning insight into the secret life of a troubled family, bestselling author Liz Nugent tries to fathom what turns a much-loved little boy into a sexual predator, or a shy child seeking his mother’s love into a drug-addled narcissist, or an eager, ambitious young man into a liar and a traitor. A thought-provoking, meaningful, frequently moving and sometimes uneasy read, it seeks to explain why, indeed, “some of the most poisonous people come disguised as family.”For fans of Unraveling Oliver and I Let You Go

Magic LessonsThe Prequel to Practical MagicBy Alice HoffmanIn an unforgettable novel tracing a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, matriarch of the family featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic, and her journey from 17th-century England to the vibrant Dutch Caribbean and the dangers of the Salem witch trials. For fans of Practical Magic and A Discovery of Witches

MidlandReports from Flyover CountryEdited by Michael Croley and Jack ShulerAfter the 2016 presidential election, as national media fretted over what they had missed, the Between Coasts forum was called together. The forum was created to push out the robust journalism from the middle to coastal media outlets to counter the traditional narrative foisted on “flyover” country and rural communities. In short, the journalists who attend the Between Coasts forum and fill this anthology didn’t miss Donald Trump’s rise. In many cases, they saw it coming.For fans of Heartland and The Kings of Big Spring

Hardcover: 9781982137335Ebook: 9781982137359Atria Books, October 2020Suspense Thriller/Women’s Fiction

Paperback: 9781982126896Ebook: 9781982127107Gallery Books, November 2020Family Life/Women’s Fiction

Hardcover: 9781982108847Ebook: 9781982108861Simon & Schuster, October 2020Historical Fiction/Occult & Supernatural

Hardcover: 9781501189685Ebook: 9781501189708Scout Press, November 2020Suspense Thriller/Psychological

Hardcover: 9781982156947 Ebook: 9781982156961 Gallery Books, September 2020 Comic Strips/Personal Memoirs

Hardcover: 9781982128654Ebook: 9781982128678Atria Books, September 2020Discrimination/Race/Journalist Memoir

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Hardcover: 9781982157289Ebook: 9781982157302Scribner, October 2020Entertainment/Country & Bluegrass

Paperback: 9781982147778Ebook: 9781982147785Tiller Press, September 2020Essays/Commentary & Opinion

They Never LearnA NovelBy Layne FargoEvery year, Professor Scarlett Clark searches for the worst man on campus and plots his well-deserved demise—and she’s gotten very good at getting away with murder, thanks to her meticulous planning. But this year, as she’s preparing for her biggest kill yet, the school starts looking into its rising body count. While Scarlett struggles to stay under the radar, freshman Carly seeks revenge for her roommate who was sexually assaulted at a party, and the two worlds collide.For fans of Temper and Tell Me Everything

The Times I Knew I Was GayBy Eleanor CrewesEllie always knew she was different. Contrary and creative, she wore black, obsessed over Willow in Buffy, and somehow never really liked boys. As she grew, so did her fears and a deep sense of unbelonging. From her first communion to her first girlfriend via a swathe of self-denial, awkward encounters, and everyday courage, Ellie’s journey is told through tender and funny illustrations—a graphic memoir sketched out from the heart. For fans of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me and My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

Truly, Madly, DeeplyA NovelBy Karen KingsburyAmerica’s favorite inspirational storyteller Karen Kingsbury returns to the Baxter family in Truly, Madly, Deeply. Tommy Baxter is determined to be a police officer when he graduates high school in the spring, despite his mother’s fear of him running into a danger that will get him killed like her own police officer father. But when Tommy learns that his girlfriend is very sick, he becomes more determined than ever to follow his dream.For fans of Someone Like You and The Road Home

Hardcover: 9781982104382Ebook: 9781982104405Atria Books, October 2020Christian Romance/Family Life

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Hardcover: 9781982147105Ebook: 9781982147129Scribner, October 2020Memoir/LGBT

One by OneA NovelBy Ruth WareGetting snowed into a gorgeous mountain chalet doesn’t sound like a huge problem…unless you’re stranded there with eight coworkers you can’t trust. The #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware takes us to the mountains in One by One where a company retreat goes wrong when a monster storm shuts them inside and the corporate food chain becomes irrelevant. Come Monday, how many members short will the team be?For fans of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Silent Wife

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Hardcover: 9781982132026Ebook: 9781982132040Scout Press, October 2020Psychological Thriller/Noir

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The 2084 ReportAn Oral History of the Great WarmingBy James Lawrence PowellWe may not see much of the narrator once he skillfully hands the reigns over to a variety of experts, including a Brazilian anthropologist and the last director of the National Indian Foundation, a hydraulic engineer, and a global-warming correspondent for Le Monde, but his honest introduction about his responsibilities and intentions as an oral historian is thoughtful and compelling. The book puts today’s climate facts in the context of a worrisome imagined future, giving us gut-wrenching motivations and hopefully a fresh sense of urgency to examine what we can still save.For fans of The End of October and The Water Knife

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Hardcover: 9781982150211Ebook: 9781982150228Atria Books, September 2020Alternative History/Post-Apocalyptic

Hardcover: 9781501188817Ebook: 9781501188831Scout Press, September 2020Suspense Thriller/Psychological