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2023 B&N Book of the Year Winner
Learn MoreFrom the author of Deacon King Kong and National Book Award winner The Good Lord Bird comes the Barnes & Noble 2023 Book of the Year, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, a stunning novel about a small town and the bonds of community that are formed between marginalized groups in order to survive.
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See AllThe 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize winner is The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters!
Here's what our booksellers are saying: "Fabulously compelling" … "Begins as a tragic mystery and blossoms into a story of resilient hope" … "This poignant debut reaches deep into your emotional core" … "A powerfully heartbreaking, yet ultimately hopeful debut."
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See AllThis Month's Pick: Flight
Set under the shadow of the systemic failures of the world, Flight provides the hope that humanity needs — each other. Through the lens of three siblings and their shared loss and growth, this novel is devastating, moving, and deeply human.
Set under the shadow of the systemic failures of the world, Flight provides the hope that humanity needs — each other. Through the lens of three siblings and their shared loss and growth, this novel is devastating, moving, and deeply human.
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See AllThis Month's Pick: Absolution
It's a cause for celebration any time Alice McDermott releases a new novel, and we've waited six years for this one. The three-time Pulitzer finalist, who has won or been nominated for nearly every major American fiction award, now seamlessly transports readers to the margins of the Vietnam War and into the women's lives that will be forever changed.
It's a cause for celebration any time Alice McDermott releases a new novel, and we've waited six years for this one. The three-time Pulitzer finalist, who has won or been nominated for nearly every major American fiction award, now seamlessly transports readers to the margins of the Vietnam War and into the women's lives that will be forever changed.
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A gem of a novella from one of England's most celebrated writers, Alan Bennett, whose mischievous wit revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.
A gem of a novella from one of England's most celebrated writers, Alan Bennett, whose mischievous wit revels in the power of literature to change even the most uncommon reader's life.