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Telegraph Avenue
by Michael Chabon
Staff Pick
Since winning the Pulitzer Prize for his spectacular 2000 novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon has gone on to write a diverse array of books restrained by neither style nor genre. Of the distinctive qualities to be found... (read more)

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The Casual Vacancy
by J. K. Rowling
Staff Pick
J. K. Rowling's new book is a little like Harry Potter — if Hagrid never came to collect Harry and instead the novel focused on the dysfunctions of the Dursleys and all their neighbors. That being said, The Casual Vacancy still possesses Rowling's... (read more)

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Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan
Staff Pick
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The Diviners
by Libba Bray
Staff Pick
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Your price: $19.99
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