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Here and Now and Then – Mike Chen
Mike Chen has given us a genre-bending blockbuster of a novel. Kin Steward is a Temporal Corruption Bureau (TCB) secret agent who gets stuck in 1996 after a time travel mission goes awry.
Big Business – Tyler Cowen
In the midst of political uncertainty and social unrest, Cowen adamantly contests in Big Business fthat business is one of the few steadfast things people can rely on and with each chapter builds a case for why big businesses are more innovative, collaborative, and tolerant than ever before.
Wicked Saints – Emily A. Duncan
Emily A. Duncan's Wicked Saints is monstrously magnetic. Readers won't be able to put this YA fantasy down.
Black Leopard, Read Wolf – Marlon James
Though similarities can be drawn to Game of Thrones, to describe the first installment of James’s Dark Star Trilogy as an African Game of Thrones doesn’t do it justice.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck – Mark Manson
To give a f*ck or not to give a f*ck, that is the question Mason aims to answer. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck offers a counterargument to the “go-getter,” “more-is-better mindset” our society consistently pushes on us: stop trying and start prioritizing.
The Psychology of Zelda – Edited by Anthony M. Bean
With an annual income twice as large as the film industry’s, many have sought to understand why video games are so enticing. The answer, The Psychology of Zelda argues, lies within the field of psychology.
Rock Needs River – Vanessa McGrady
In this honest, witty, and moving memoir, Vanessa McGrady recounts her long and rocky journey to becoming a parent.
She Would Be King – Wayétu Moore
With the all-powerful, all-knowing spirit of the wind as her narrator, Moore uses magical realism to reframe the history and founding of Liberia in She Would Be King.
The Gilded Wolves – Roshani Chokshi
If Ocean's Eleven and The Night Circus had a child, and that child was opted for a movie, and that movie was directed by Chris Nolan, it still wouldn't be nearly as cool as The Gilded Wolves.