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• The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park

  a Novel

  Aoyama, Michiko, 1970-,

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  The enchanting new novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library, about five strangers who each seek comfort from a healing hippo ride.

• Isabella's Not Dead

  Morrey, Beth

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  A hilarious and thought-provoking murder mystery about the death of a friendship, and one woman’s quest to track down the best friend who disappeared, for fans of Where'd You Go, Bernadette.

• Something to Look Forward to

  Flagg, Fannie

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  A tapestry of joyful and startling interconnected stories that celebrate how people from all across America cope with adversity and unexpected changes in a confusing world—from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Convenience Store by the Sea

  Machida, Sonoko, 1980-

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  "This Japanese bestseller unfolds in a 24/7 market where everyone knows your name. Its quirky staff and clientele will melt your heart. Fans of Gilmore Girls and quiet small-town dramas will gobble it up." —People Magazine

• Raising Hare

  the Heart-warming True Story of An Unlikely Friendship

  Dalton, Chloe

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  “Part diary, part natural history, part field guide, this book is also an epic hero’s journey—where you set out on an ordinary day and stumble upon something that changes you forever.”—NPR

• Under the Whispering Door

  Klune, TJ

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  “A warm hug of a book about a Grinch of a man who dies and a ferryman, who helps the dead in their journey onwards. Under the Whispering Door is a kind book, full of faith in the goodness of people, full of kind people showing how compassion is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Incredible Kindness of Paper

  a Novel

  Skye, Evelyn,

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  An enchanting novel about a pair of long-lost childhood friends who find themselves magically linked through origami flowers as adults.

• Tiny Love Stories

  True Tales of Love in 100 Words or Less

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  Here are 175 true stories—honest, funny, tender and wise—each as moving as a lyric poem, all told in no more than one hundred words. Love lost, found and reclaimed. Love that’s romantic, familial, platonic and unexpected. Most of all, these stories…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We'll Prescribe You a Cat

  a Novel

  Ishida, Syou, 1975-

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  A cat a day keeps the doctor away… Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats.

• Legends & Lattes

  a Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes

  Baldree, Travis, 1977-

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  “Take a break from epic battles and saving the world. Legends & Lattes is a low-stakes fantasy that delivers exactly what's advertised: a wholesome, cozy novel that feels like a warm hug. This is my new comfort read.”—Genevieve Gornichec, author of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Waiting to Exhale

  McMillan, Terry

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  “Hilarious, irreverent…Reading Waiting to Exhale is like being in the company of a great friend…thought-provoking, thoroughly entertaining, and very, very comforting.”—The New York Times Book Review

• How to Age Disgracefully

  Pooley, Clare

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  “Fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series will enjoy this delightful romp that on its surface is about senior citizens—whom everyone tends to discount—and others coming together to save the local community center but really is about so…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Before We Forget Kindness

  a Novel

  Kawaguchi, Toshikazu, 1971-

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  Another moving and heartwarming tale from Toshikazu Kawaguchi, in Before we forget kindness our new visitors wish to go back into their past to move on their present, finding closure and comfort so they can embark on a beautiful future.

• The Museum of Ordinary People

  Gayle, Mike

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  In this “pure, unadulterated feel-good” and warmhearted novel, an old set of encyclopedias leads a young woman to a curious museum and one profoundly moving lesson: that every life is an extraordinary life (Kirkus).

• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

  Mackesy, Charlie

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  Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sea Change

  Chung, Gina

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  An enchanting novel about Ro, a woman tossed overboard by heartbreak and loss, who has to find her way back to stable shores with the help of a giant Pacific octopus at the mall aquarium where she works.

• Tapestry of Fortunes

  a Novel

  Berg, Elizabeth

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  four women venture into their pasts in order to shape their futures, fates, and fortunes.

• Marigold Mind Laundry

  A Novel

  Yun, Jungeun

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  In this enchanting tale—a blockbuster bestseller in Korea—the enigmatic owner of a magical laundromat that erases people’s painful memories must learn to find her own peace before she can truly help others.