2005- So Far This Year:

Explore the best books of 2005 with our curated list! Discover top fiction, non-fiction, and must-read titles from this iconic year in literature.

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The Effect of Living Backwards

by Heidi Julavits

Following her acclaimed debut, The Mineral Palace, Heidi Julavits presents a quirky, compelling novel about two sisters, a bizarre event, and the elusive nature of …
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The Beans of Egypt, Maine

by Carolyn Chute

Earlene marries into the povertystricken Bean family and finds herself being pulled down into their destitution of resources and spirit. In spite of everything, Earlene …
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Woman Hollering Creek

by Sandra Cisneros

A collection of stories by Sandra Cisneros, the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award …
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The second assistant

 

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Playing with Boys

by Alisa Valdes

Three Latin-American women in their late twenties, including an actress, a suburban mother, and a music manager, take Los Angeles by storm in their shared …
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Finding Miracles

by Julia Alvarez

Fifteen-year-old Milly Kaufman is an average American teenager until Pablo, a new student at her school, inspires her to search for her birth family in …
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Girls in Pants

by Ann Brashares

It's been two summers since the Traveling Pants first worked their magic on four young friends, who are now facing their last summer together. The …
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The Girl who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa

by Alexander McCall Smith

Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. …
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Prep

by Curtis Sittenfeld

A perceptive, achingly funny first novel featuring a middle-class Midwestern teenager trying to fit in at an elite East Coast boarding school, "Prep" is also …
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The Other Side of Mulholland

by Stephen Randall

The Other Side of Mulholland is: "a frothy, fast-paced exploration of the dichotomies between the two distinct sections of Los Angeles: upper L.A. with 'all …
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The Monk Downstairs

by Tim Farrington

Rebecca Martin is a single mother with an apartment to rent and a sense that she has used up her illusions. I had the romantic …
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