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🛠️ Beyond politics, beyond headlines—meet the real people who keep the country running.

In Who Is Government?, bestselling author Michael Lewis curates a compelling collection of essays that spotlight the often-overlooked federal workers who make essential contributions to society. From a former coal miner improving mine safety to an IRS agent tackling complex fraud cases, these narratives reveal the dedication and impact of public servants across various sectors. This book serves as a timely reminder of the vital roles these individuals play in our daily lives.

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🖤 At Yale, secret societies don’t just influence the elite—they summon the dead.

In Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo blends gothic horror with dark academia in a razor-sharp fantasy thriller. Galaxy “Alex” Stern, a high school dropout with a troubled past, is given a second chance—at a price. She’s recruited to monitor the dark magic rituals of Yale’s secret societies as part of the mysterious Ninth House. But when a student turns up dead, Alex must navigate a world of ghosts, spells, and elite corruption to uncover a chilling conspiracy.

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🎖️ Spy. Immigrant. Traitor. A gripping confession from a man who is all and none.

In The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen delivers a bold, genre-defying novel that blends political thriller, war memoir, and dark satire. Set during the fall of Saigon and its chaotic aftermath, the story follows a communist double agent embedded within the South Vietnamese army—now exiled in the U.S. and reporting back to the Viet Cong. Through his conflicted lens, Nguyen explores identity, betrayal, assimilation, and the brutal contradictions of war and colonization.

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🍜 When words fall short, kimchi and rice say everything.

In Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner—best known as the frontwoman of Japanese Breakfast—shares a raw, lyrical memoir of losing her mother, reclaiming her Korean heritage, and finding healing through food. This is a story of grief and identity, woven through the aisles of H Mart and the flavors of home cooking. Intimate and powerful, Zauner explores how we hold onto love through culture, memory, and the meals that connect us.

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⚔️ Light clashes with shadow. War births romance. Power tests fate.

In The Hurricane Wars, Thea Guanzon launches a fiery romantasy debut filled with political rebellion, elemental magic, and forbidden attraction. Talasyn, a fierce soldier wielding the rare power of light, battles against Alaric, the shadow-wielding heir to the empire that destroyed her family. But when war forces them into a fragile alliance, sparks ignite—and not just magical ones. This is enemies-to-lovers with a vengeance, set in a richly built world on the edge of collapse.

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What happens when your country sees you as the enemy—and so does your community?

In No-No Boy, John Okada delivers a profound, unflinching look at the aftermath of Japanese American internment during World War II. Ichiro Yamada, who refused to swear loyalty to the U.S. and serve in the military, returns home branded a traitor by his peers and haunted by guilt, alienation, and a fractured identity. This landmark novel is a powerful exploration of race, nationalism, and the struggle to define yourself when caught between two worlds.

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A marriage proposal… from beyond the grave.

In The Ghost Bride, Yangsze Choo weaves a lush and haunting tale set in 1890s colonial Malaya, where seventeen-year-old Li Lan is offered an unusual fate: to become the “ghost bride” of a wealthy family's deceased son. As Li Lan is drawn into the spirit world, she uncovers family secrets, shadowy spirits, and a mystery that threatens both her life and soul. It’s part historical fiction, part supernatural fantasy, and entirely enchanting.

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📚 Who gets to tell the story—and at what cost?

In Yellowface, R.F. Kuang delivers a razor-sharp literary satire that skewers the publishing industry, cultural appropriation, and the slippery ethics of authorship. When struggling white writer June Hayward steals an unpublished manuscript from her late Asian American friend Athena Liu, she passes it off as her own—and skyrockets to fame. But guilt, internet scrutiny, and identity politics threaten to unravel everything she’s built. Fast-paced, biting, and uncomfortably timely, this novel pulls no punches.

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🌲 Two vanishings. One powerful family. A forest full of secrets.

In The God of the Woods, Liz Moore delivers a haunting literary thriller set in 1975 at a prestigious summer camp in the Adirondacks. When 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar disappears from her bunk, it triggers a frantic search—not least because her older brother vanished from the same camp 14 years earlier. As investigators dig deeper, long-buried family secrets and class tensions come to light, revealing a complex web of privilege, power, and pain.

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♟️ Power isn’t given. It’s taken—strategically.

In The 48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene blends history, psychology, and ruthless insight to reveal how influence really works. From ancient empires to modern boardrooms, each law is a tactical lesson in persuasion, manipulation, and survival. Loved by leaders, loathed by critics—this book is equal parts playbook and provocation.

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