Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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These buzzy books with compelling topics are sure to inspire great book club conversations. Courtesy of Library Journal.

Nathan Harris, Amity (Little, Brown and Company: Hachette)
Bruce Holsigner, Culpability (Spiegel & Grau)
Mirta Ojito, Deeper than the Ocean (Union Square & Co.)
Sarah Penner, The Amalfi Curse (Park Row: HTP)
Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Lies They Told (Kensington)
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