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• My Name Is Emilia Del Valle

  a Novel

  Allende, Isabel,

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  “Tidewater Dreams” might not be a real book, but Isabel Allende did have a new release in 2025. Set in 1800s San Francisco, a young writer, Emilia, daughter of an Irish nun and a Chilean aristocrat, journeys to South America with talented reporter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Project Hail Mary

  a Novel

  Weir, Andy,

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  Andy Weir’s next book does not seem to have a release date yet, and isn’t called “The Lost Algorithm,” but if you’re into outer space suspense and survival, try this. The sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission to save humanity and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hurricane Season

  Melleby, Nicole,

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  There are multiple books entitled “Hurricane Season,” unfortunately none are by Brit Bennett. Serendipity suggests you try this chapter book about 11-year-old Fig, who enrolls in an art class to understand her father, a composer and pianist whose…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vanishing Half

  Bennett, Brit,

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  If you want to try Brit Bennett, you might be interested in this title. While not “Hurricane Season,” this story features the identical Vignes twin sisters. After growing up together in a small, southern community and running away as teenagers, they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Atmosphere

  A Love Story

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins

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  Reid is another author on this list with a recent release, just not the promoted title: “The Collector’s Piece” does not exist. Instead, try “Atmosphere,” which is about Joan Goodwin, who is obsessed with the stars. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pachinko

  Lee, Min Jin,

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  Although Lee adamantly asserts that she will not write a book called “Nightshade Market,” you can still catch her popular family saga, “Pachinko.” A chronicle of nearly 90 years and four generations of heartbreak and joy that illuminates the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Entitlement

  Alam, Rumaan,

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  Following up “Leave the World Behind,” Alam did not write a book called “The Longest Day,” but instead wrote about an unexpected and volatile friendship in “Entitlement.” Brooke Orr is on a mission to change her life and the world. Assisting an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Have Some Questions for You

  Makkai, Rebecca,

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  While you won’t find “Boiling Point” in any library, try Makkai’s story about the long-term effects of a boarding school murder in the 1990s. When film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane, is invited back to the New Hampshire boarding school she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Migrations

  McConaghy, Charlotte,

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  While this title is not by Maggie O’Farrell, it’s a popular story in its own right. Franny Stone has always been a wanderer. By following the ocean's tides and the birds that soar above, she can forget the losses that have haunted her life. But when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Marriage Portrait

  O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972-

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  If you are looking for Maggie O’Farrell, you won’t find “Migrations,” but try this novel set in Renaissance Italy, and centering on the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici.

• Dr. No

  a Novel

  Everett, Percival,

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  If you look up “The Rainmakers” in our catalog, you’ll find similar titles, but nothing by Percival Everett. Fortunately, this Pulitzer-winning author does indeed have other titles to try, including this one. A professor of mathematics who claims to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where the Crawdads Sing

  Owens, Delia,

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  Several books called “Salt & Honey” exist, and we have a few available as e-books—but none are written by Delia Owens. Thus far, she has only written one novel, about an unforgettable young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bonjour tristesse / Françoise Sagan [pseudonym] Translated from the French by Irene Ash.

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  This book was published in 1955, and if you are interested in this bittersweet tale you will have to request it through MeL. The story is narrated by Cecile, a 17-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood, whose meddling in her father's love life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beautiful Ruins

  a Novel

  Walter, Jess, 1965-

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  Another real one! Follows a young Italian innkeeper and his almost-love affair with a beautiful American starlet, which draws him into a glittering world filled with unforgettable characters. As this title was published over 10 years ago, there are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dandelion Wine

  a Novel

  Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012

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  Published in 1957, this book also exists. The summer of 1928 was a summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Call Me by Your Name

  Aciman, Andre

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  A real book about a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Published in 2007 and turned into a movie 10 years later, Aciman has since published…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Atonement

  McEwan, Ian

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  Published in 2001 with the movie released in 2007, this book is the final real recommendation from the AI-generated summer reading list. On the hottest day of the summer of 1935, young Briony Tallis sees her older sister Cecilia strip off her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

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