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The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
Released July 2
Broiler by Eli Cranor
Released July 2
The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster by Shauna Robinson
Released July 2
The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
Released July 2
This Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour
Released July 9
State of Paradise by Laura van den Berg
Released July 9
All This & More by Peng Shepherd
Released July 9
The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Lee Miye
Released July 9
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
Released July 16
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
Released July 16
The Woman in the Garden by Jill Johnson
Released July 16
Tell It to Me Singing by Tita Ramírez
Released July 16
The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
"Part fantasy, part thriller, the author contemplates what happens to characters who entered an alternate Narnia-like world almost 20 years ago and how they reunite to return." —Mary
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
"Both a mystery set at a summer camp in 1975 and engrossing family-focused historical fiction, this centers around the disappearance of two siblings, years apart." —Gina
Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
"An upbeat romance about an unlikely pairing at a birdwatching competition trying to deny their great chemistry." —Laura
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
"A portrait of how a small town in America investigates the death of the town’s richest as well as most hated citizen, when he is found dead on Memorial Day 1958." —Lillian
The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
"An epic space opera that is equal parts Joan of Arc and Pacific Rim." —Emily
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan
"Set in the 1980s during the Sri Lankan Civil War, this follows a young girl named Sashi deciding which side she is on when her brothers join a radical group during the war." —Gina
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
"Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, Poppy is desperate to escape the sheltered life she leads as the Maiden and begins to grow closer with her new bodyguard, Hawke." —Jessica
Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel
"Beautifully-written retelling of the myth of the river goddess Ganga." —Mary
Dispersals by Jessica L. Lee
"A collection of reflective essays on belonging that blend memoir and nature writing." —Laura
The Deep by Alma Katsu
"A ghostly take on the tale of the Titanic disaster." —Emily
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
"The sweet story of a widow in her eighties, living alone and ready to die, who finds an unexpected reason to live when she comes across someone’s discarded pet mouse." —Lillian
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
"Luzia Cotado's simple life as a scullion is interrupted when her ability to create small miracles is discovered and she is forced to compete in a tournament for the previous secretary of Spain's king." —Jessica
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