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Crux

"Gabriel Tallent addresses friendship, coming of age, and the traps of capitalism—all in the context of a love affair with rock climbing."

It's senior year of high school, and while many of their classmates might be focused on finding a job, applying to college, or enlisting in the military, Dan Redburn and his best friend Tamma Callahan are almost entirely focused on a different ...

Scale Boy

"In this chatty memoir, acclaimed Cameroonian novelist Patrice Nganang recalls his entrepreneurial childhood in West Africa during the tumultuous 1970s and 80s."

A self-professed "street kid" who grew up in the Cameroonian capital of Yaoundé, Patrice Nganang begins his winsome memoir, Scale Boy, "I had a scale as a kid"—an enigmatic opener from which he unfurls a delightful mélange of stories,...

The Future Saints

"A lively portrait of grief, sudden fame and sisterhood, The Future Saints dives into the music industry, exploring how loss is felt, performed, and survived in public."

It's always sunny in California, to the dismay of the Future Saints' lead singer Hannah Cortland, who finds the constant brightness almost insulting as she grieves Ginny, her sister, former band manager, and present ghost. After a small show, played ...

This Is Where the Serpent Lives

"Acclaimed writer Daniyal Mueenuddin's debut novel offers a sweeping tale of power, poverty, class struggle, and the blurred lines of loyalty in contemporary Pakistan."

Daniyal Mueenuddin's sweeping novel This Is Where the Serpent Lives begins in 1955, when a young orphan is taken in by Karim Khan, the owner of a tea and curry stall in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Karim names the boy Yazid and allows him to live behind the...

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February 11, 2026

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Counting Backwards

A middle-aged couple struggles with the husband's descent into early-onset Lewy Body dementia in this profound and deeply moving novel shot through with Kirshenbaum's lacerating humor.

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I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home

by Fergus Craig

After decades in prison, ex-serial killer Carol tries to relax, until a death forces her to prove her innocence.

The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

by Lynda Cohen Loigman

It's never too late for new beginnings.

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The River Is Waiting

"It's a Hard Book to Really Enjoy Because the Protagonist Is So Unlikeable"

This is a tough book. It's a good story, albeit incredibly sad, and at times it's actually gripping, but the trouble is simple: The protagonist is not particularly likeable—at least for me. And not ...

Escape!

"Stephen Fishbach, who appeared twice on CBS's Survivor, channels his experiences into a propulsive debut novel about a faded reality television star who goes on a daring new show to prove that he can live up to his former glory."

When Kent Duvall was first cast on Endure (a fictional reality television series modeled heavily after CBS's Survivor) years ago, he was the golden boy: long-haired and muscular, he stepped into the role of alpha male, won challenges, speared a boar ...

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The Meaning of Night

by Michael Cox

Convinced he is destined for greatness, Glyver will stop at nothing to win back a prize that he knows is rightfully his. A story of betrayal and treachery, of death and delusion, of ruthless ...

Chatter
Chatter

by Ethan Kross

Afterparties
Afterparties

by Anthony Veasna So

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Everything Lost Returns

by Sarah Domet

Two women, separated by time, are united by Halley’s Comet in a poignant, daring, unforgettable story.

Fireflies in Winter

by Eleanor Shearer

A gripping tale of two young women surviving the wilderness, bound by a love that both saves and endangers them.

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The All Booked Up Book Group is a mix of younger and older readers, different faiths, and an openness that facilitator Ann Zeigler feels creates a ...

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This Book Made Me Think of You

by Libby Page

Twelve books. Twelve months. One chance to heal her heart, sparking a journey to live, dream, and love again.

February 11, 2026

The America 250 Challenge: 26 Books for Reading US History in 2026

This year, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the United States—in other words, 250 years of American history. In case you hadn’t noticed, at BookBrowse, we love historical fiction, and historical nonfiction, too. So here we present a ...

The Midnight Taxi

by Yosha Gunasekera

A Sri Lankan American taxi driver must clear her name when her last fare is found dead.

Eradication

"A man is sent to a desert island to wipe out an invasive species in this darkly comic novella."

When Adi answers an ad for a job that would "save the world," he doesn't expect to be packed off to a desert island with five weeks' worth of supplies and a bolt-action rifle. At the interview, the recruiter for the humanitarian ...

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