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Peter Zambouros
Sedaris is our finest miniaturist—and not because he’s 5'5" (" ‘Pocket gays,’ we’re sometimes called"). Whether the subject is his Fitbit obsession, a benign tumor or his sister’s suicide, he delivers compassion, hilarity and a sense—even in the most outlandish story—that you’re learning a larger truth.
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A Silicon Valley exec returns to her Pennsylvania hometown to run for the Senate—placing added pressure on her troubled marriage—in this timely novel that offers a sobering but hopeful take on modern politics, feminism and love.
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Tarot-card reader Harriet Westaway knows it’s a mix-up when she’s told she’s getting a sizable inheritance—but how tempting! Deciding to go along with the error entangles her with a family chock-full of secrets and spells danger. A delightfully chilly mystery.
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The author’s family’s Jell-O empire brought wealth and privilege but also seemed to curse the lives of her grandmother, her mother and herself. With this fascinating cultural history of an iconic dessert and its creators, Rowbottom has found the courage to break the mold.
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An economist with Asperger’s hires an escort to teach her how to enjoy kissing (and more). Their lessons turn into a sweetly sexy long-term arrangement that’s . . . complicated. Hoang’s witty debut proves that feelings are greater than numbers, no matter how you add things up.
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In a fog of depression since losing her family in a freak accident, Annie heads to the seaside house of her childhood summers. There, residents of the small Pacific Northwest town—most notably a solicitous local painter—help her heal. A novel that warms like the summer sun.
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Kate Reddy, the heroine of Pearson’s bestsellingI Don’t Know How She Does It, is older but only marginally wiser in this lively follow-up. With her kids nearly grown and her husband no longer working, can she get a job, care for her aging parents and stay sane? Surprise: It’s harder than it looks.
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