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The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother's co…

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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

Gilda, a twenty-something, atheist, animal-loving lesbian, cannot stop ruminating about death. Desperate for relief from her panicky mind and alienat…

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Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game.

Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that…

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Everything is a Deathly Flower by Maneo Mohale

A powerful collection of poems that delves into themes of trauma, healing, and survival. The poems are deeply personal, reflecting Mohale’s experienc…

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All the Painted Stars by Emma Denny

Oxfordshire 1362

When Lily Barden discovers her best friend Johanna’s hand in marriage is being awarded as the main prize at a tournament, she is dete…

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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

Teeming with energy, humour and heart, a love song to black Britain told by twelve very different people.

Grace is a Victorian orphan dreaming of the …

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The Chords of a Hymn by Lazarus Kgageng

Sometimes it only takes a glance for love to brew and be a form of solace. At sixteen years of age, Sechaba’s life is thrown into the midst of every …

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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne.
The other is a priestess searching for her family.
Together, they will change…

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A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She'd hoped for plenty of it when she agreed to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspira…

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I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

Laure Mesny is determined to make it in the cut-throat world of ballet, and she will do anything to prove that this Black girl can take centre stage.…

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Learning Curves by Rachel Lacey

For Audrey Lind, working with clay still evokes memories of her favorite professor. The woman’s zeal for art history ignited Audrey’s own academic ca…

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

This is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family'…

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