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Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray

Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray is a powerful historical fiction novel spanning three eras—Nazi Germany, 1980s Berlin, and COVID-era New York. This review explores its themes of love, resistance, and memory.

The English Problem by Beena Kamlani

Beena Kamlani’s The English Problem is a lyrical and thought-provoking novel exploring colonialism, exile, and forbidden love. Through the story of Shiv Advani, a young Indian sent to study law in London, the novel examines the tension between duty and desire, tradition and self-discovery.

The Resurrectionist by A Rae Dunlap

Explore the darkly compelling debut novel The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap, where historical fact meets gothic fiction in 1828 Edinburgh. A must-read for fans of historical fiction and morally complex characters.

Women’s Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery

Explore the lives of mid-century women in Women's Hotel by Daniel M. Lavery, a richly layered historical novel set in 1960s New York. Delving into themes of gender, class, and belonging, this novel paints a vivid portrait of life in a women's residential hotel, offering a nuanced and compelling look at the characters who call it home."

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Hollywood, Ending by John Green

Juniper Castillo can hold her pulse at eighty while somebody hits her. Her mother taught her that. Nine years later she is twenty-two, sober, ferociously prepared, and about to spend a press tour explaining her own history to strangers with recording devices. John Green's first adult novel is about what the machine takes.

Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger

Twenty-three years after The Time Traveler's Wife, Niffenegger hands the disorder to Henry and Clare's daughter. Alba has two husbands, a safe house she has owned since 1947, and a stepsister made of code. The result is warm, unhurried and structurally unruly, and the machine turns out to be the most interesting person in it.

Artemis by Andy Weir

Jazz Bashara checks her bank balance every day like it might have grown on its own. She needs 416,922 slugs. Not four hundred thousand, not half a million. That precise figure. She will not tell anyone why, and the answer, when it finally arrives, is the best thing in the book.

From Book Clubs to BookTok: How Reading Communities Have Moved Online

See how book clubs evolved into BookTok, Goodreads, Discord, and other online spaces where readers share recommendations, reactions, and opinions.

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