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| | In this topsy-turvy world, there's a wealth of reassurance to be found in books that take you for a wild ride both gracefully and humorously. Anxietyland (Gallery Books) is a graphic memoir in which Gemma Correll cleverly frames the ups and downs of her experiences with mental illness as an amusement park with treacherous attractions. The foul-mouthed animals in Robert Isaacs's hilarious, heartfelt novel, It's Hard to Be an Animal (Grand Central), may make life challenging for the hopeful romantic at its center, but they also manage to set him on a journey of self-discovery. Meanwhile, the quick-witted yet prickly protagonists in Violet Allen's Plastic, Prism, Void (LittlePuss Press) accelerate full-throttle through interdimensional collapse in pursuit of an out-of-this-world romance. The universe may be cold and unsympathetic, but a healthy dose of laughter is sure to keep us resilient.
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 | | Dissection of a Murder | | | Jo Murray |
| | | In her first ever murder case, a junior barrister faces off against her more accomplished husband in this addictive legal thriller.
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| | Opioids and Organs | | | Arizona O'Neill |
| | | Graphic novelist Arizona O'Neill presents a striking debut about the organ industry that benefited from her 41-year-old father's death from a fentanyl overdose.
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| | Plastic, Prism, Void | | | Violet Allen |
| | | Plastic, Prism, Void is a raucous crossover of literary fiction meets romantasy following an interdimensional trans romance.
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| | Dad | | | Christian Robinson |
| | | Christian Robinson's Dad is a reflective picture book that depicts many kinds of fathers and the different shapes fatherhood can take.
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| | | | | | The sudden ability to hear animals speak offers perspective, romance, and adventure to an awkward young man in this whimsical, tender first novel.
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| | | | This twist on the historical romantic drama considers a lady's maid, the valet she falls for, and the wider world for which she yearns.
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| | | | In this entertaining mystery, the fictional Anthony Horowitz investigates the murder of the actor playing his detective partner, Daniel Hawthorne, in a movie about their first case together.
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| | | | Anxietyland, a vulnerable graphic memoir, takes readers on a trip through the carnival of author-illustrator Gemma Correll's wildly creative mind.
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| | | | Fortune adds thrilling romantic tension to an endearing friendship in a novel about a bride honeymooning with her childhood best friend after being stood up at her wedding.
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| | | | In this memoir, Cuban American historian Ada Ferrer delves into her family's complicated history.
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| | | | Brigid Washington's mouthwatering memoir serves up thoughtful reflections and juicy kitchen drama from her time at the Culinary Institute of America.
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| | | | In this brave memoir, a professional runner who won championships as a teenager reclaims her voice, skewers the exploitation of young athletes, and demands more and better for the future.
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| | | | In this subtle but powerful debut YA novel, a Native Hawaiian teen explores connection, heartbreak, and identity through poetry.
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| | | | In the picture book Tama and Baby, Kaya Doi whimsically highlights the sibling-like bonds between humans and their furry family members.
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| | | | A gender nonconforming Indian American 12-year-old navigates physical and emotional changes in this tender, expansive middle-grade novel.
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| | | | In this heartwarming LGBTQ+ YA romance a Black teenager navigates sexuality, a secret romance, and high school pressures after falling for a girl at a Christian camp.
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| | |  Violet Allen is a science fiction and fantasy author whose riotous, experimental novel Plastic, Prism, Void follows the quick-witted, time-hopping romance between a magick demi-goddess and a mech pilot from another dimension. They each want love but their prickly personalities make vulnerability a hilarious struggle, offering Allen plenty of opportunity to explore the differences between likable characters and difficult people. (continued)
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| | | |  Manuela Hoelterhoff, who won a Pulitzer Prize at the Wall Street Journal in 1983 "for her wide-ranging arts criticism and later wrote a trenchant book about the backstage world of opera," died May 6 at age 77, the New York Times reported. Her primary passion was opera. In her book Cinderella & Company: Backstage at the Opera with Cecilia Bartoli (1998), she wrote about her two years following the superstar Italian mezzo-soprano around the world. (continued)
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