Seattle Staff Faves 2025: Fiction, Part 1Like this list

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• The Devils

  Abercrombie, Joe

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  In an alternative medieval Europe, a young monk is tasked to lead a disparate group of supernatural beings on a holy quest using very unholy methods. (LibraryReads)

• Stop Me If You've Heard This One

  a Novel

  Arnett, Kristen

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  "I giggled my way through this absurdly humorous, delightfully sapphic novel set in Central Florida featuring Cherry: a lesbian clown nearing 30 who's caught between her miserable aquarium store job and pursuing her main life's passion as her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Could Be Rats

  Austin, Emily (Emily R.)

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  Two small-town sisters have very different experiences of post–high school life. (NoveList Plus)

• Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

  a Novel

  Baker, Kylie Lee

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  In the midst of the COVID pandemic of 2020, Cora's haunted by her deceased sister and stalked by a serial killer as her chaotic life spirals further out of control. (LibraryReads)

• The Unworthy

  a Novel

  Bazterrica, Agustina María, 1974-

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  This heartrending postapocalyptic tale from Bazterrica examines religious devotion and the search for tenderness in a world torn apart by climate collapse. (Publishers Weekly)

• Spent

  a Comic Novel

  Bechdel, Alison, 1960-

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  "What fun to revisit some of my favorite Dykes to Watch Out For characters in midlife! Literally LOLed several times while reading this."--Abby B.

• Harriet Tubman

  Live in Concert : a Novel

  Bob, the Drag Queen, 1986-

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  Revived in the present day along with a handful of other famous historical figures (Cleopatra has reinvented herself as an Instagram model), Harriet teams up with the narrator, legendary hip-hop producer Darnell Williams, to connect Black people to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Second Death of Locke

  Bovalino, V.L.

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  Bound by blood and magic to the mage Kier, Grey Flynn hides a world-altering secret as they embark on a perilous mission to protect a rival kingdom's child -- one that could cost her life and threaten the future of all magic. (NoveList Plus)

• At the Bottom of the Garden

  a Novel

  Bruce, Camilla

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  After adopting her nieces, a woman finds her life turned upside down by the ghosts of her past come back to haunt her—literally. (Kirkus Reviews)

• Be Gay, Do Crime

  Sixteen Stories of Queer Chaos / Edited by Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley

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  A celebration of queer chaos from an all-queer author lineup featuring Myriam Gurba, Emily Austin, Alissa Nutting, and Francesca Ekwuyasi. (NoveList Plus)

• Tartufo

  Buxton, Kira Jane

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  After narrowly defeating a popular donkey in the mayoral election, Delizia Miccuci faces the decline of the rural Italian village of Lazzarini Boscarino, but when local truffle hunter Giovanni Scarpazza discovers a colossal truffle with mysterious…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Water in the World

  a Novel

  Caffall, Eiren

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  A young girl documents her escape from a flooded and now uninhabitable New York City. (Kirkus Reviews)

• The Boy From the Sea

  Carr, Garrett, 1975-

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  A surprise arrival at an Irish fishing town upends a family and community. (Kirkus Reviews)

• Moderation

  Castillo, Elaine

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  Girlie Delmundo's digital work as a virtual reality moderator collides with her personal life when she falls for a coworker. (Library Journal)

• Malinalli

  Chapa, Veronica

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  A pivotal figure in Mexican history is the subject of a novel that combines historical fiction and fantasy. (Kirkus Reviews)

• The Midnight Shift

  Cheon, Seon-Ran,

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  When four isolated elderly people die back-to-back at the same hospital by jumping out of the sixth-floor window, Su-Yeon doesn't understand why she's the only one at her precinct that seems to care. (NoveList Plus)

• Death at the White Hart

  Chibnall, Chris

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  When a pub owner is found gruesomely murdered, Detective Nicola Bridge returns to her quaint coastal hometown to uncover dark secrets hidden beneath its picturesque façade, risking the destruction of everything she thought she knew. (NoveList Plus)

• King of Ashes

  a Novel

  Cosby, S. A.

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  Deadly trouble awaits Roman Carruthers in his corrupt hometown when the Black wealth management whiz attempts to outwit a murderous drug gang threatening his family. (Kirkus Reviews)

• A Sharp Endless Need

  a Novel

  Crane, Marisa

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  Star high school basketball player Mack Morris grapples with grief and forbidden desire for her talented teammate Liv Cooper while navigating college recruitment, societal pressures and the complexities of first love in small-town Pennsylvania.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There's No Turning Back

  a Novel

  De Céspedes, Alba, 1911-1997

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  Banned by the Italian Fascist regime when it was first published in 1938, this groundbreaking novel follows eight diverse women at their Roman college as they navigate love, ambition, and personal secrets, capturing their struggles for independence…Read moreRead more of this annotation