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Jun 12
★ Daniel Kwan, debut creator Julia Pott, and illustrator Sean Lewis’s “playfully existential will-they-or-won’t-they” picture book HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A GHOST? “proves gently reassuring and deeply profound” buff.ly/2RrgZYZ
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Probing religious trauma and personal growth, Alisa Dean’s debut is an equal parts sensual and affecting exploration of love and identity. With as many laugh-out-loud moments as tear-jerking ones, this powerful and immersive new adult romance stuns.
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Jun 11
Jen Calonita “charmingly blends tender lessons about sisterly bonds and self-reliance with sweetly predictable romance” in her “feel-good, pumpkin-spice-latte-coded” YA rom-com PRACTICALLY MAGIC buff.ly/AWviXgb
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Jun 11
Journalist Jon Ronson delivers a by turns amusing and harrowing report on the desultory state of contemporary men. Ronson’s intuitive but still rigorous approach makes this a blockbuster portrait of men gone mad. @riverheadbooks
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Jun 10
NBA star LeBron James and illustrator Ariel Landy’s “lighthearted” picture book HAPPY SPOOKY HALLOWEEN! “will have readers making their own party plans” buff.ly/SjJGUkZ
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In their picture book THE HAUNTED PLAYGROUND about a “rollicking account of a ghostly gathering,” R.J. Palacio and illustrator Brett Helquist present a “nocturnal treat [that] seems likely to earn a regular bedtime summoning” buff.ly/yr3RIDF
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Gilligan, a psychologist primarily known for her theories on ethics and gender, follows her 2009 novel Kyra with a deeply felt narrative of a couple’s push-pull dynamic over decades.... This artful novel is both cosmopolitan and exquisitely intimate. buff.ly/3gdLmJM
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★ “Putting a contemporary supernatural twist on 'Little Women' proves the springboard for a gripping, heartwarming story” in Máire Roche’s “innovative” middle grade novel LITTLE MONSTERS buff.ly/T5Z6TeK
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Historian and journalist Crawford takes readers on ‘a journey to the literal and ideological frontiers of extraction’ in this sweeping account of the toll the pursuit of endless economic growth has taken on the planet. buff.ly/XZdhpJB
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Set in 1980s Rome, Recchia’s irresistible English-language debut follows a family’s struggle to rebuild after a teenage girl’s murder.... Cinematic in pacing and scope, this is nearly impossible to put down. buff.ly/nO2OkYa
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★ Seán Farrelly’s “assured” debut YA novel TOM BURNE HAS LEFT THE CHAT “expertly captures the tension between digital perception and lived reality” buff.ly/02yfB5F
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★ Frances Hardinge’s “rousing, medieval-inspired” YA historical fantasy TRAITORS’ NEST is a “spirited tale of derring-do that’s a triumph and a joy from start to finish” buff.ly/grLmYHO
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Schnipper debuts with a wrenching account of his toddler’s sudden death from a congenital abnormality.... It’s a powerful record of a broken heart. buff.ly/t9MWoDS
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★ Kate Beaton and illustrator Sydney Smith’s picture book REBECCA is both a “haunting” and “heart-rending tale” buff.ly/gSs5MY1
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Struggling writer Mary Mooney comes to wonder if she’s been fabricating ‘fabulous tales’ of her childhood to her psychoanalyst in this quirky and intellectually complex novel from Fiona Mozley.... It’s an unforgettable inquiry into the nature of memory. buff.ly/JlbCguO
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“Ardent, shape-shifting” picture book STARMAN: THE COSMIC VOYAGE OF DAVID BOWIE by Matthew Cordell “honors its subject by refusing to sit still” buff.ly/xAQlY1H
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A group of unlikely rebels living under a hostile fascist government attempt to build an independent space colony from the ground up in this intricate and fascinating political science fiction masterpiece from Swan.... It’s sure to keep science fiction fans on the edge of their seats.
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★ “A satisfying warmth illuminates” former U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo and illustrator Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley’s “connective” picture book GATHERING THE LIGHT buff.ly/1EEuilB
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A Wyoming ghost town provides the stage for this spectacular novel from Téa Obreht about the enduring myths of the Wild West.... Readers will have a blast. @penguinrandom buff.ly/8KHdDoo
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May 29
Padma Venkatraman and illustrator Nicole Wong deliver “a solidly comforting story that’s relatable for anyone building a new connection” in their “buoyant” collaboration FARAWAY FAMILY, the author’s picture book debut buff.ly/jHVlN3R
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