Algonquin Books
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Creatures
$19.99PaperbackAdd to cart” A] kaleidoscopic narrative . . . Tenacious, wildly original, and full of insight.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“An alluring, atmospheric debut.” —People A Belletrist Book Club Pick A Most Anticipa- Author: Van Meter, Crissy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 27 2020
- ISBN10: 1643750836
- Language: English
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By: Evison, Jonathan
This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!
$18.99PaperbackAdd to cart“Evison’s writing crackles on the page.”*
With Bernard, her husband of fifty-five years, now in the grave, seventy-eight-year-old Harriet Chance impulsively sets sail alone on an Alaskan cruise that- Author: Evison, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 31 2016
- ISBN10: 1616206012
- Language: English
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By: Mesha Maren
Perpetual West
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cart”Stunning . . . A forceful addition to the literature of the U.S.-Mexican border and its ongoing history of tragedy and joy.”
“Suspenseful,
–Jennifer Clement, The New York Times Book Review- Author: Maren, Mesha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 1643753401
- Language: English
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By: Olmstead, Robert
Coal Black Horse
$13.95PaperbackAdd to cartWhen Robey Childs’s mother has a premonition about her husband, a soldier fighting in the Civil War, she does the unthinkable: she sends her only child to find his father on the battlefield and bring … [more below]
- Author: Olmstead, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 229
- Publish Date: May 20 2008
- ISBN10: 1565126017
- Language: English
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By: Lalami, Laila
Secret Son
$16.95PaperbackAdd to cartRaised by his mother in a one-room house in the slums of Casablanca, Youssef El Mekki has always had big dreams of living another life in another world. Suddenly his dreams are within reach when he di… [more below]
- Author: Lalami, Laila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 09 2010
- ISBN10: 1565129792
- Language: English
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By: Parker, Michael
I Am the Light of This World
$17.99PaperbackRead moreThe searing and unforgettable story of one decision that irrevocably changes the course of a young man’s life.
In the early 1970s, in Stovall, Texas, seventeen-year-old Earl–a loner, a dreamer, a lo- Author: Parker, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1643755358
- Language: English
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Our Short History
$15.95PaperbackAdd to cartHow can a woman learn to let go of the people she loves the most? “Lauren Grodstein breaks your heart, then miraculously pieces it back together so it’s bigger–and stronger–than before.” –Celeste N… [more below]
- Author: Grodstein, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 20 2018
- ISBN10: 1616208015
- Language: English
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A People’s History of Heaven
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cart“The language takes] on a musicality that is in sharp contrast to the bleak setting . . . refreshing . . . a strong debut.”
“Subramanian writes with empathy and exuberan
–New York Times Book Review- Author: Subramanian, Mathangi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 14 2020
- ISBN10: 1643750429
- Language: English
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By: Watson, Larry
As Good as Gone
$16.95PaperbackAdd to cart“Honest, warm, humane, and at times shocking, As Good as Gone is an achievement of empathy and dignity.” –Smith Henderson, author of Fourth of July Creek
Calvin Sidey is always ready to run, and it d- Author: Watson, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 13 2017
- ISBN10: 1616206950
- Language: English
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By: Bijan, Donia
Last Days of Café Leila
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cart“A glorious treat awaits you at the literary table of Donia Bijan.” –Adriana Trigiani
Set against the backdrop of Iran’s rich, turbulent history, this exquisite debut novel is a powerful story of fo- Author: Bijan, Donia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 17 2018
- ISBN10: 1616208031
- Language: English
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By: Morgan, Robert
The Road from Gap Creek
$17.99PaperbackRead moreOne of America’s most acclaimed writers returns to the land on which he has staked a literary claim to paint an indelible portrait of a family in a time of unprecedented change. In a compelling weavin
- Author: Morgan, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 25 2014
- ISBN10: 1616203781
- Language: English
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By: Sarah Blake
Clean Air
$16.99PaperbackRead moreIn this postapocalyptic story of mystery, suspense, grief, and loss, a girl processes her mother’s death as a serial killer’s presence makes her already dangerous world even more deadly.
The climate- Author: Blake, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 31, 2023
- ISBN10: 164375341X
- Language: English
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By: Jones, Tayari
An American Marriage
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartA NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK
A 2018 BEST OF THE YEAR SELECTION OF NPR * TIME * BUSTLE * O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS * AMAZON.COM OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELEC- Author: Jones, Tayari
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1616208775
- Language: English
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By: Gallen, Michelle
Big Girl, Small Town
$16.95PaperbackAdd to cart“An immensely lovable debut novel . . . It’s the kind of magic you’ll feel lucky to find.” –Ron Charles, The Washington Post
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
FINALIST FOR THE IRISH BOOK- Author: Gallen, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1643750895
- Language: English
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By: Tim Mason
The Darwin Affair
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cartDive into this edge-of-your-seat Victorian-era thriller, as London’s Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field investigates a string of unspeakable crimes set off by the controversial publication On the… [more below]
- Author: Mason, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 23 2020
- ISBN10: 1643750461
- Language: English
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At the Edge of the Haight
$16.95PaperbackAdd to cartThe 10th Winner of the 2019 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, Awarded by Barbara Kingsolver
“What a read this is, right from its startling opening scene. But even more than plot, it’- Author: Seligman, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1643752081
- Language: English
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By: Barnhill, Kelly
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartAn exquisite collection of haunting, magical stories from Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill
When Mrs. Sorensen’s husband dies, she rekindles a long-dormant love with an unsuitable mate in “Mrs. Sorense- Author: Barnhill, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1616209240
- Language: English
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By: Brown, Larry
Dirty Work
$19.99PaperbackAdd to cartDirty Work is the story of two men, strangers–one white, the other black. Both were born and raised in Mississippi. Both fought in Vietnam. Both were gravely wounded. Now, twenty-two years later, the… [more below]
- Author: Brown, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 247
- Publish Date: March 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1565125630
- Language: English
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A Friend of the Family
$18.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe New York Times bestseller that “unfolds with suspense worthy of Hitchcock . . . Grodstein is a terrific storyteller.” —The New York Times Book Review
Pre-order author Lauren Grodstein’s new simpl- Author: Grodstein, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 09 2010
- ISBN10: 1616200170
- Language: English
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By: Alvarez, Julia
Yo!
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cart“Charming and funny . . . Mesmerizing . . . Wonderful.” —USA Today Yolanda Garc?–Yo, for short–is the literary one in the family. Her first published novel, in which uses as characters practically … [more below]
- Author: Alvarez, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1616209496
- Language: English

















