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• The Survivalists

  A Novel

  Cauley, Kashana

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  A single Black lawyer puts her career and personal moral code at risk when she moves in with her coffee entrepreneur boyfriend and his doomsday-prepping roommates in a novel that’s packed with tension, curiosity, humor, and wit from a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Cree

  a Novel

  Johns, Jessica,

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  A young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home.

• Yellowface

  a Novel

  Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.)

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  After the death of her literary rival in a freak accident, author June Hayward steals her just-finished masterpiece, sending it to her agent as her own work, but as emerging evidence threatens her success, she discovers how far she'll go…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chain Gang All Stars

  A Novel

  Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame

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  Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America's own.

• In the Upper Country

  Thomas, Kai,

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  The fates of two unforgettable women--one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act--intertwine in this sweeping, powerful novel set at the terminus of the Underground…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• VenCo

  Dimaline, Cherie

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  Lucky St. James, a Métis millennial living with her cantankerous but loving grandmother Stella, is barely hanging on when she discovers she will be evicted from their tiny Toronto apartment. But something strange and irresistible calls out…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Story of Us

  Hernandez, Catherine, 1977-

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  Like many Overseas Filipino Workers, Mary Grace Concepcion has lived a life of sacrifices. First, she left her husband, Ale, to be a caregiver in Hong Kong. Now, she has travelled even farther, to Canada, in the hopes of one day sponsoring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Children of Blood and Bone

  Adeyemi, Tomi

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  Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Iron Widow

  Zhao, Xiran Jay,

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  When Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected—she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bandit Queens, The

  A Novel

  Shroff, Parini

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  Geeta's no-good husband disappeared five years ago. She didn't kill him, but everyone thinks she did--no matter how much she protests. But she soon discovers that being known as a "self-made" widow has some surprising perks.

• A Tempest of Tea

  Faizal, Hafsah,

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  On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Alfonso Jones

  Medina, Tony

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  Alfonso Jones can’t wait to play the role of Hamlet in his school’s hip-hop rendition of the classic Shakespearean play. He also wants to let his best friend, Danetta, know how he really feels about her. But as he is buying his first suit,…Read moreRead more of this annotation