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Jan 24, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Sara Roncero-Menendez |Sarah Walsh |Holly Claytor
Dear Readers,We’ve had an incredible time obsessing over books with you, so it’s bittersweet to let you know that Off the Shelf won’t be publishing any new lists after today, which means this is our final post. From celebrating much-anticipated releases by our favorite authors to buzzing about fresh literary voices, it’s been a blast sharing recommendations with you.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Katya Buresh |Zeniya Cooley |Emily Lewis |Alice Martin
|+| Add to Your Shelf Beartown From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People, a dazzling and profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Anum Shafqat |Carrie Cabral |Danielle Bucco |Alice Martin
WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey through rural Mississippi, is a “tour de force” (O, The Oprah Magazine) and a timeless work of fiction that is destined to become a classic.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Sara Roncero-Menendez |Juliet O'Connor |Chris Gaudio |Jana Li
Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge A young woman searches for the truth about her sister, who boarded a ship headed to the frozen Arctic and never returned.
“Lizzie Pook is a master of suspense.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Karen Bellovich |Jana Li |Sharon Van Meter |Emily Lewis
In the heady days before a New Year’s Eve party on the bustling sands of Brazil’s Copacabana Beach, a family reckons with a matriarch’s long-awaited return, causing old secrets to come to light in this infectiously vibrant debut that explores the heartbreak and hope of what it means to be from two homes, two peoples, and two worlds.
Daniel Cunha has a lot on his mind.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Chris Gaudio |Sara Roncero-Menendez |Holly Claytor |Emily Lewis
Are you partaking in a specific fun reading challenge from PopSugar or StoryGraph this year? Or do you have your own personal one you’re setting for yourself?
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Sarah Walsh |Alice Martin |Holly Claytor |Sarah Woodruff
Some books need only a few opening words to instantly call to mind their titles. “Call me Ishmael” (Moby Dick) immediately transports you to salty seas, while “It’s a truth universally acknowledged . . .” (Pride and Prejudice) conjures images of ballrooms and bonnets. Such powerful opening lines are generally associated with the classics, but there’s a myriad of current books out there with writing so compelling, you’ll be hooked from their first lines too.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Sara Roncero-Menendez |Maddie Nelson |Alice Martin |Jana Li
|+| Add to Your Shelf The Search Party Some friendships withstand any and all obstacles and trials. Others can’t survive one bad weekend. For Max and Annie, that last line is literal. After setting up a dry run of their new “glamping” site in Cornwall with three of their friends, tensions immediately rise and bonds are broken. Unfortunately, a massive storm leaves these feuding families trapped together with some dire consequences.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Alice Martin |Chris Gaudio |Juliet O'Connor |Jana Li
A spellbinding, sweeping novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during WWII—and the shocking consequences that rain upon her community and family.
Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara’s family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
offtheshelf.com | Sara Roncero-Menendez |Jennifer Proffitt |Maddie Nelson |Alice Martin
It’s always good to start the new year off thinking about all the reading journeys you may take! And January’s collection of eBook deals certainly stretch the possibilities to the limit. From a Gothic detective adventure to a historical art heist, you’re bound for a year of strong, surprising stories ahead!For more, check out Simon & Schuster’s full selection of eBook deals. Price discounts featured are available now, but end dates vary by retailer.