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Strike your heart by Amélie Nothomb

Marie is the prettiest girl in her provincial hometown and is dating the most popular boy in town. She is …

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

In 2012, Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend introduced readers to the unforgettable Elena and Lila, whose lifelong friendship provides the …

Arbitrary stupid goal by Tamara Shopsin

"'Arbitrary Stupid Goal is a completely riveting world--when I looked up from its pages regular life seemed boring and safe …

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, comes this ravishing and generous-hearted novel about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. …

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

Sourdough: A Novel by Robin Sloan

Lois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with world-changing ambitions. She codes all …

Motherhood by Sheila Heti

In Motherhood, Sheila Heti asks what is gained and what is lost when a woman becomes a mother, treating the …

Black wave by Michelle Tea

"Desperate to quell her addiction to drugs, disastrous romance, and nineties San Francisco, Michelle heads south for LA. But soon …

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Ted Chiang's first published story, "Tower of Babylon," won the Nebula Award in 1990. Subsequent stories have won the Asimov's …

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

Salt by Nayyirah Waheed

This collection of poetry explores the realities of multiple identities, language, diasporic life and pain, the self, community, healing, celebration, …

Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted …

Too much and not the mood by Durga Chew-Bose

"An entirely original portrait of a young writer shutting out the din in order to find her own voice"--

So sad today by Melissa Broder

"A darkly funny and brutally honest collection of essays from Melissa Broder who has always struggled with anxiety. In the …

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown

Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable or to …