Exit Party is a sweeping speculative novel about identity, memory and resilience.

'Exit Party' by Emily St. John Mandel

About: In a fractured future America, a man vanishes from a Los Angeles party just as strange doubles begin appearing. Spanning parallel worlds, surveillance states and lives connected across decades, Exit Party is a sweeping speculative novel about identity, memory and resilience.

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About: In 1988, eight men in Kingston, Jamaica begin rehearsals for a play. Though strangers to one another, they share an inescapable truth: All of them are gay. And they live in a world that refuses to accept them.One night the men are savagely beaten and one of them is killed. As their bodies heal, the survivors begin to face the hatred and contempt that the violence laid bare. Some try to ignore what happened. Others double down on retribution. Some disappear completely.

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'The Disappearers' by Marlon James

About: College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program like so many Chinese American students before her, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully understood. But a promising start quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate is driving her insane, and a reckless trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon has her classmates viciously gossiping. She feels adrift, a foreigner in a country she thought would feel like home.Then shocking news Lily’s grandfather has passed away. The loss forces her to grapple with now-unanswerable questions about her family history. As Lily grieves, she’s drawn into a journey of self-discovery—piecing together memories, stories, and silences over a series of hilarious and devastating attempts at connection.Taipei Story What if the diaspora fantasy of homecoming never comes true? What if learning a language can’t bring you any closer to the people you’re trying to reach? What if you search for your family’s history, but your family doesn’t want to share? What if you wait too long to ask the right questions? As Lily struggles for answers, her summer becomes a poignant search for understanding—of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.

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Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang

About: Emma Cline's highly anticipated Booker Prize nominated novel follows a woman whose carefully constructed life begins to unravel after an unexpected encounter. Blending psychological tension with Cline's signature incisive prose, Switzy explores obsession, class, power and the unsettling performances we put on for one another.

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Switzy by Emma Cline

About: When Belle Burden's husband of two decades abruptly leaves her during the early days of the pandemic, she begins re-examining the marriage she thought she knew. Honest, deeply moving and razor-sharp, this memoir traces betrayal, identity and the hard-won journey of finding your voice again.

'Exit Party' by Emily St. John Mandel

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