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  1. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by 

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    Every day in Minor Universe 31 people get into time machines and try to change the past. That’s where Charles …

  2. Not Your Sidekick by 

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    Welcome to Andover… where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high school nobody, Jessica Tran. Despite her …

  3. All over creation by 

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    All Over Creation is a novel by Ruth Ozeki about Yumi Fuller, the Japanese-American daughter of a potato farmer in …

  4. The Three-Body Problem by 

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    Within the context of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a military project sends messages to alien worlds. A nearby alien society …

  5. Scattered All Over the Earth by 

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    Welcome to the not-too-distant future: Japan, having vanished from the face of the earth, is now remembered as “the land …

  6. Bitter Medicine by 

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    As a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine, ignored middle child Elle was destined to be a doctor. Instead, …

  7. In the Time of Our History by 

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    Inspired by her own family's experiences following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Susanne Pari explores the entangled lives within an Iranian …

  8. The Girl and the Ghost by 

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    A Malaysian folk tale comes to life in this emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfect for fans of The …

  9. Ghost Music by 

    5 stars

    From the author of the “original and electric” Braised Pork (Time), An Yu’s enchanting and contemplative novel of music and …

  10. She Is a Haunting by 

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    A House with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic. …

  11. Severance by 

    5 stars

    Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. So she barely notices when …

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