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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Malibu 1983. Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party is here once again, and every attendee has wild expectations for the night. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, surfer, and supermodel; Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer and the other an established photographer; and Kit, the youngest, just starting to pave her way. …

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There, There by Tommy Orange

Tommy Orange’s wondrous and shattering novel follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize. Among them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his …

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Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat. Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete.  An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two.  A bad romance, or maybe three. Blunt objects, disguises, blood, and chocolate. The American dream, superheroes, spies, and villains.  A girl who refuses …

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The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

1791: A secret female apothecary in the Back Alley of London has one goal: to liberate women from the harmful men who’ve wronged them. Nella, the knowledge apothecary owner fatefully meets Eliza, her latest patron.  Present-day London: Caroline ventures to London on what is supposed to be her tenth wedding anniversary, but the trip is …

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One Life by Megan Rapinoe

More than just a two-time Women’s World Cup Champion and Olympic gold medalist, Megan Rapinoe is an icon and ally to millions. She has become a force of social change, strongly advocating for racial justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and equal pay for women in a well-known legal battle with the US Soccer Federation. In this powerful …