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Seattle Picks: Book Group Fiction

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Seattle Librarians

The Seattle Public Library

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A variety of character-driven books -- great for discussion -- selected by our librarians. (Updated June 2021)

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Seattle Librarians

The Seattle Public Library

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You Exist Too Much

You Exist Too Much

A Novel

by Arafat, Zaina

Book - 2020

Told in vignettes that occur in American and Middle East settings, a debut novel follows the experiences of a young Palestinian-American who is marginaliz...Show more Told in vignettes that occur in American and Middle East settings, a debut novel follows the experiences of a young Palestinian-American who is marginalized for her sexual orientation before the traumas of her past drive her toward self-destructive impulses. (NoveList) Show less

Told in vignettes that occur in American and Middle East settings, a debut novel follows the experiences of a young Palestinian-American who is marginaliz...Show more Told in vignettes that occur in American and Middle East settings, a debut novel follows the experiences of a young Palestinian-American who is marginalized for her sexual orientation before the traumas of her past drive her toward self-destructive impulses. (NoveList) Show less

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Black Buck

Black Buck

by Askaripour, Mateo

Book - 2021

An unambitious college graduate accepts a job at Sumwun, the hottest NYC startup, and reimagines himself as "Buck" a ruthless salesman and begins to hatch a plan to help young people of color infiltrate America's sales force. (NoveList) An unambitious college graduate accepts a job at Sumwun, the hottest NYC startup, and reimagines himself as "Buck" a ruthless salesman and begins to hatch a plan to help young people of color infiltrate America's sales force. (NoveList) Show less

An unambitious college graduate accepts a job at Sumwun, the hottest NYC startup, and reimagines himself as "Buck" a ruthless salesman and begins to hatch a plan to help young people of color infiltrate America's sales force. (NoveList) An unambitious college graduate accepts a job at Sumwun, the hottest NYC startup, and reimagines himself as "Buck" a ruthless salesman and begins to hatch a plan to help young people of color infiltrate America's sales force. (NoveList) Show less

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Your House Will Pay

Your House Will Pay

A Novel

by Cha, Steph

Book - 2019

A real-life racially-charged incident is transfigured into a riveting story about two families’ heartbreaking struggles to transcend rage and loss. (Kirkus) A real-life racially-charged incident is transfigured into a riveting story about two families’ heartbreaking struggles to transcend rage and loss. (Kirkus) Show less

A real-life racially-charged incident is transfigured into a riveting story about two families’ heartbreaking struggles to transcend rage and loss. (Kirkus) A real-life racially-charged incident is transfigured into a riveting story about two families’ heartbreaking struggles to transcend rage and loss. (Kirkus) Show less

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Piranesi

Piranesi

by Clarke, Susanna

Book - 2020

Living in a labyrinthine house of endless corridors, flooded staircases and thousands of statues, Piranesi assists the dreamlike dwelling's only other res...Show more Living in a labyrinthine house of endless corridors, flooded staircases and thousands of statues, Piranesi assists the dreamlike dwelling's only other resident throughout a mysterious research project before evidence emerges of an astonishing alternate world. (NoveList) Show less

Living in a labyrinthine house of endless corridors, flooded staircases and thousands of statues, Piranesi assists the dreamlike dwelling's only other res...Show more Living in a labyrinthine house of endless corridors, flooded staircases and thousands of statues, Piranesi assists the dreamlike dwelling's only other resident throughout a mysterious research project before evidence emerges of an astonishing alternate world. (NoveList) Show less

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When No One Is Watching

When No One Is Watching

A Thriller

by Cole, Alyssa

Book - 2020

Finding unexpected support from a new friend while collecting stories from her rapidly vanishing Brooklyn community, Sydney uncovers sinister truths about a regional gentrification project and why her neighbors are moving away. (NoveList) Finding unexpected support from a new friend while collecting stories from her rapidly vanishing Brooklyn community, Sydney uncovers sinister truths about a regional gentrification project and why her neighbors are moving away. (NoveList) Show less

Finding unexpected support from a new friend while collecting stories from her rapidly vanishing Brooklyn community, Sydney uncovers sinister truths about a regional gentrification project and why her neighbors are moving away. (NoveList) Finding unexpected support from a new friend while collecting stories from her rapidly vanishing Brooklyn community, Sydney uncovers sinister truths about a regional gentrification project and why her neighbors are moving away. (NoveList) Show less

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The Confessions of Frannie Langton

The Confessions of Frannie Langton

A Novel

by Collins, Sara

Book - 2019

There's betrayal, depravity, pseudoscience, forbidden love, drug addiction, white supremacy, and, oh yes, a murder mystery with tightly wound knots to unravel. (Kirkus) There's betrayal, depravity, pseudoscience, forbidden love, drug addiction, white supremacy, and, oh yes, a murder mystery with tightly wound knots to unravel. (Kirkus) Show less

There's betrayal, depravity, pseudoscience, forbidden love, drug addiction, white supremacy, and, oh yes, a murder mystery with tightly wound knots to unravel. (Kirkus) There's betrayal, depravity, pseudoscience, forbidden love, drug addiction, white supremacy, and, oh yes, a murder mystery with tightly wound knots to unravel. (Kirkus) Show less

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The Last Mrs. Parrish

The Last Mrs. Parrish

A Novel

by Constantine, Liv

Book - 2017

A wealthy woman with a handsome husband is preyed on by a ruthless con artist. (Kirkus) A wealthy woman with a handsome husband is preyed on by a ruthless con artist. (Kirkus) Show less

A wealthy woman with a handsome husband is preyed on by a ruthless con artist. (Kirkus) A wealthy woman with a handsome husband is preyed on by a ruthless con artist. (Kirkus) Show less

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Dominicana

Dominicana

by Cruz, Angie

Book - 2019

Ana Canción is 15 when her parents marry her off to 32-year-old Juan Ruiz as part of a business arrangement, and she leaves her family farm in the Dominican Republic to move to New York City. (Kirkus) Ana Canción is 15 when her parents marry her off to 32-year-old Juan Ruiz as part of a business arrangement, and she leaves her family farm in the Dominican Republic to move to New York City. (Kirkus) Show less

Ana Canción is 15 when her parents marry her off to 32-year-old Juan Ruiz as part of a business arrangement, and she leaves her family farm in the Dominican Republic to move to New York City. (Kirkus) Ana Canción is 15 when her parents marry her off to 32-year-old Juan Ruiz as part of a business arrangement, and she leaves her family farm in the Dominican Republic to move to New York City. (Kirkus) Show less

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The Death of Vivek Oji

The Death of Vivek Oji

by Emezi, Akwaeke

Book - 2020

The author of the young adult novel Pet, a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award, offers another exploration of gender identity, this time for adults. (Kirkus) The author of the young adult novel Pet, a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award, offers another exploration of gender identity, this time for adults. (Kirkus) Show less

The author of the young adult novel Pet, a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award, offers another exploration of gender identity, this time for adults. (Kirkus) The author of the young adult novel Pet, a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award, offers another exploration of gender identity, this time for adults. (Kirkus) Show less

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Crooked Hallelujah

Crooked Hallelujah

by Ford, Kelli Jo

Book - 2020

An intergenerational story about mothers and daughters struggling to keep their family together in the midst of poverty, illness, and natural disasters in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the Red River region of Texas. (Kirkus) An intergenerational story about mothers and daughters struggling to keep their family together in the midst of poverty, illness, and natural disasters in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the Red River region of Texas. (Kirkus) Show less

An intergenerational story about mothers and daughters struggling to keep their family together in the midst of poverty, illness, and natural disasters in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the Red River region of Texas. (Kirkus) An intergenerational story about mothers and daughters struggling to keep their family together in the midst of poverty, illness, and natural disasters in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the Red River region of Texas. (Kirkus) Show less

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Exit West

Exit West

A Novel

by Hamid, Mohsin

Book - 2017

Presents the story of two young lovers whose furtive affair is shaped by local unrest on the eve of a civil war that erupts in a cataclysmic bombing attack, forcing them to abandon their previous home and lives. (NoveList) Presents the story of two young lovers whose furtive affair is shaped by local unrest on the eve of a civil war that erupts in a cataclysmic bombing attack, forcing them to abandon their previous home and lives. (NoveList) Show less

Presents the story of two young lovers whose furtive affair is shaped by local unrest on the eve of a civil war that erupts in a cataclysmic bombing attack, forcing them to abandon their previous home and lives. (NoveList) Presents the story of two young lovers whose furtive affair is shaped by local unrest on the eve of a civil war that erupts in a cataclysmic bombing attack, forcing them to abandon their previous home and lives. (NoveList) Show less

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The Other Black Girl

The Other Black Girl

A Novel

by Harris, Zakiya Dalila

Book - 2021

In Harris’ slyly brilliant debut, a young editorial assistant is thrilled when her glaringly White employer hires another Black woman—but it soon becomes clear there’s something sinister about the new girl, who isn’t what she seems. (Kirkus) In Harris’ slyly brilliant debut, a young editorial assistant is thrilled when her glaringly White employer hires another Black woman—but it soon becomes clear there’s something sinister about the new girl, who isn’t what she seems. (Kirkus) Show less

In Harris’ slyly brilliant debut, a young editorial assistant is thrilled when her glaringly White employer hires another Black woman—but it soon becomes clear there’s something sinister about the new girl, who isn’t what she seems. (Kirkus) In Harris’ slyly brilliant debut, a young editorial assistant is thrilled when her glaringly White employer hires another Black woman—but it soon becomes clear there’s something sinister about the new girl, who isn’t what she seems. (Kirkus) Show less

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The Warehouse

The Warehouse

A Novel

by Hart, Rob (Fiction writer)

Book - 2019

When does the line between utopia and dystopia begin to merge? When you owe your soul to the company store. (Kirkus) When does the line between utopia and dystopia begin to merge? When you owe your soul to the company store. (Kirkus) Show less

When does the line between utopia and dystopia begin to merge? When you owe your soul to the company store. (Kirkus) When does the line between utopia and dystopia begin to merge? When you owe your soul to the company store. (Kirkus) Show less

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The Removed

The Removed

A Novel

by Hobson, Brandon

Book - 2021

A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death. (NoveList) A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death. (NoveList) Show less

A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death. (NoveList) A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death. (NoveList) Show less

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Klara and the Sun

Klara and the Sun

by Ishiguro, Kazuo

Book - 2021

Waiting to be chosen by a customer, an Artificial Friend programmed with high perception observes the activities of shoppers while exploring fundamental questions about what it means to love. (NoveList) Waiting to be chosen by a customer, an Artificial Friend programmed with high perception observes the activities of shoppers while exploring fundamental questions about what it means to love. (NoveList) Show less

Waiting to be chosen by a customer, an Artificial Friend programmed with high perception observes the activities of shoppers while exploring fundamental questions about what it means to love. (NoveList) Waiting to be chosen by a customer, an Artificial Friend programmed with high perception observes the activities of shoppers while exploring fundamental questions about what it means to love. (NoveList) Show less

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Ayesha at Last

Ayesha at Last

by Jalaluddin, Uzma

Book - 2019

A smart young Muslim Canadian woman navigates the complexities of career, love, and family in this lively homage to a Jane Austen classic. (Kirkus) A smart young Muslim Canadian woman navigates the complexities of career, love, and family in this lively homage to a Jane Austen classic. (Kirkus) Show less

A smart young Muslim Canadian woman navigates the complexities of career, love, and family in this lively homage to a Jane Austen classic. (Kirkus) A smart young Muslim Canadian woman navigates the complexities of career, love, and family in this lively homage to a Jane Austen classic. (Kirkus) Show less

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Rules for Visiting

Rules for Visiting

by Kane, Jessica Francis

Book - 2019

A talented but reclusive gardener is inspired by her love of classic literature to embark on a female odyssey to reconnect with her four once-close friend...Show more A talented but reclusive gardener is inspired by her love of classic literature to embark on a female odyssey to reconnect with her four once-close friends through simple activities and digital encounters that unexpectedly catapult her into viral fame. (NoveList) Show less

A talented but reclusive gardener is inspired by her love of classic literature to embark on a female odyssey to reconnect with her four once-close friend...Show more A talented but reclusive gardener is inspired by her love of classic literature to embark on a female odyssey to reconnect with her four once-close friends through simple activities and digital encounters that unexpectedly catapult her into viral fame. (NoveList) Show less

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Ask Again, Yes

Ask Again, Yes

A Novel

by Keane, Mary Beth

Book - 2019

A profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the friendship between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, and the power of forgiveness. (NoveList) A profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the friendship between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, and the power of forgiveness. (NoveList) Show less

A profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the friendship between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, and the power of forgiveness. (NoveList) A profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the friendship between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, and the power of forgiveness. (NoveList) Show less

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Rabbits for Food

Rabbits for Food

by Kirshenbaum, Binnie

Book - 2019

A clinically depressed writer who has a breakdown on New Year’s Eve chronicles the lives of her fellow "lunatics" in the psych ward of a prestigious New York hospital. (NoveList) A clinically depressed writer who has a breakdown on New Year’s Eve chronicles the lives of her fellow "lunatics" in the psych ward of a prestigious New York hospital. (NoveList) Show less

A clinically depressed writer who has a breakdown on New Year’s Eve chronicles the lives of her fellow "lunatics" in the psych ward of a prestigious New York hospital. (NoveList) A clinically depressed writer who has a breakdown on New Year’s Eve chronicles the lives of her fellow "lunatics" in the psych ward of a prestigious New York hospital. (NoveList) Show less

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Luster

Luster

by Leilani, Raven

Book - 2020

After losing her day job, a troubled young artist finds herself living with her much-older lover, his inscrutable wife, and their adopted daughter in Leilani’s electric debut. (NoveList) After losing her day job, a troubled young artist finds herself living with her much-older lover, his inscrutable wife, and their adopted daughter in Leilani’s electric debut. (NoveList) Show less

After losing her day job, a troubled young artist finds herself living with her much-older lover, his inscrutable wife, and their adopted daughter in Leilani’s electric debut. (NoveList) After losing her day job, a troubled young artist finds herself living with her much-older lover, his inscrutable wife, and their adopted daughter in Leilani’s electric debut. (NoveList) Show less

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The Topeka School

The Topeka School

by Lerner, Ben

Book - 2019

A family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the century: a tale of adolescence, transgression, and the conditions that have given rise to the trolls and tyrants of the new right. (NoveList) A family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the century: a tale of adolescence, transgression, and the conditions that have given rise to the trolls and tyrants of the new right. (NoveList) Show less

A family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the century: a tale of adolescence, transgression, and the conditions that have given rise to the trolls and tyrants of the new right. (NoveList) A family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the century: a tale of adolescence, transgression, and the conditions that have given rise to the trolls and tyrants of the new right. (NoveList) Show less

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Lost Children Archive

Lost Children Archive

by Luiselli, Valeria

Book - 2019

A novel about a family of four, on the cusp of fracture, who take a trip across America--a story told through varying points of view, and including archival documents and photographs. (NoveList) A novel about a family of four, on the cusp of fracture, who take a trip across America--a story told through varying points of view, and including archival documents and photographs. (NoveList) Show less

A novel about a family of four, on the cusp of fracture, who take a trip across America--a story told through varying points of view, and including archival documents and photographs. (NoveList) A novel about a family of four, on the cusp of fracture, who take a trip across America--a story told through varying points of view, and including archival documents and photographs. (NoveList) Show less

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Severance

Severance

by Ma, Ling

Book - 2018

A post-apocalyptic—and pre-apocalyptic—debut. (Kirkus) A post-apocalyptic—and pre-apocalyptic—debut. (Kirkus) Show less

A post-apocalyptic—and pre-apocalyptic—debut. (Kirkus) A post-apocalyptic—and pre-apocalyptic—debut. (Kirkus) Show less

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A Burning

A Burning

by Majumdar, Megha

Book - 2020

An opportunistic gym teacher and a starry-eyed misfit find the realization of their ambitions tied to the downfall of an innocent Muslim girl who has been wrongly implicated in a terrorist attack. (NoveList) An opportunistic gym teacher and a starry-eyed misfit find the realization of their ambitions tied to the downfall of an innocent Muslim girl who has been wrongly implicated in a terrorist attack. (NoveList) Show less

An opportunistic gym teacher and a starry-eyed misfit find the realization of their ambitions tied to the downfall of an innocent Muslim girl who has been wrongly implicated in a terrorist attack. (NoveList) An opportunistic gym teacher and a starry-eyed misfit find the realization of their ambitions tied to the downfall of an innocent Muslim girl who has been wrongly implicated in a terrorist attack. (NoveList) Show less

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Those Who Knew

Those Who Knew

by Novey, Idra

Book - 2018

From the award-winning author of Ways to Disappear, a taut, timely novel about what a powerful politician thinks he can get away with and the group of misfits who finally bring him down. (NoveList) From the award-winning author of Ways to Disappear, a taut, timely novel about what a powerful politician thinks he can get away with and the group of misfits who finally bring him down. (NoveList) Show less

From the award-winning author of Ways to Disappear, a taut, timely novel about what a powerful politician thinks he can get away with and the group of misfits who finally bring him down. (NoveList) From the award-winning author of Ways to Disappear, a taut, timely novel about what a powerful politician thinks he can get away with and the group of misfits who finally bring him down. (NoveList) Show less

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