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Series Book 2 - Chasing the Comet
Cassandra Steel loves her family, her friends, helping other people…and science. Her love of science has brought her the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Colombia. Fresh from a devastating break-up with her first boyfriend, Cassie throws herself into her research, sure that love is not meant for her. Therefore she is taken by surprise at the attraction she begins to feel for Zhang Xuan, a ... Read more

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Cassandra Steel loves her family, her friends, helping other people…and science. Her love of science has brought her the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Colombia. Fresh from a devastating break-up with her first boyfriend, Cassie throws herself into her research, sure that love is not meant for her. Therefore she is taken by surprise at the attraction she begins to feel for Zhang Xuan, a
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Cassandra Steel loves her family, her friends, helping other people…and science. Her love of science has brought her the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Colombia. Fresh from a devastating break-up with her first boyfriend, Cassie throws herself into her research, sure that love is not meant for her. Therefore she is taken by surprise at the attraction she begins to feel for Zhang Xuan, a ... Read more

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Cassandra Steel loves her family, her friends, helping other people…and science. Her love of science has brought her the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Colombia. Fresh from a devastating break-up with her first boyfriend, Cassie throws herself into her research, sure that love is not meant for her. Therefore she is taken by surprise at the attraction she begins to feel for Zhang Xuan, a
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Notes of a Crocodile

by Qiu Miaojin ...

Translated by Bonnie Huie ...

Series series NYRB Classics
WINNER OF THE 2018 LUCIEN STRYK ASIAN TRANSLATION PRIZEThe English-language premiere of Qiu Miaojin's coming-of-age novel about queer teenagers in Taiwan, a cult classic in China and winner of the 1995 China Times Literature Award.An NYRB Classics OriginalSet in the post-martial-law era of late-1980s Taipei, Notes of a Crocodile is a coming-of-age story of queer misfits discovering love, ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2018 LUCIEN STRYK ASIAN TRANSLATION PRIZEThe English-language premiere of Qiu Miaojin's coming-of-age novel about queer teenagers in Taiwan, a cult classic in China and winner of the 1995 China Times Literature Award.An NYRB Classics OriginalSet in the post-martial-law era of late-1980s Taipei, Notes of a Crocodile is a coming-of-age story of queer misfits discovering love,
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Taming a Bear

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Never trust a bear.In a stroke of bad luck, Hollie gets stuck with the biggest, most annoying man of all. Andrei might think he’s the most amazing thing since catnip popsicles, but she’s not impressed.She’s got a mystery to solve, and he insists on helping, which involves a lot of glowering.And sleeping in her bed.Andrei had never thought he’d enjoy snuggling a cat, but then he meets one with a ... Read more

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Never trust a bear.In a stroke of bad luck, Hollie gets stuck with the biggest, most annoying man of all. Andrei might think he’s the most amazing thing since catnip popsicles, but she’s not impressed.She’s got a mystery to solve, and he insists on helping, which involves a lot of glowering.And sleeping in her bed.Andrei had never thought he’d enjoy snuggling a cat, but then he meets one with a
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Rent a Boyfriend

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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets The Farewell in this “entertaining and nuanced” (Kirkus Reviews) romantic comedy about a college student who hires a fake boyfriend to appease her traditional Taiwanese parents, to disastrous results, from the acclaimed author of American Panda.Chloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend—because the truth is she hasn’t met him yet either. ... Read more

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Falling for Valentine

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He’s not even close to her type…Valentine always did what was expected of her—and ended up with a broken heart and a stolen identity for her troubles. Now she works as a freelance artist in the heart of New Orleans and lives day by day, not for the future. Lately her days are filled with loud construction thanks to the ridiculously hot contractor who’s working on her building. A man she’s doing ... Read more

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He’s not even close to her type…Valentine always did what was expected of her—and ended up with a broken heart and a stolen identity for her troubles. Now she works as a freelance artist in the heart of New Orleans and lives day by day, not for the future. Lately her days are filled with loud construction thanks to the ridiculously hot contractor who’s working on her building. A man she’s doing
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Somewhere Only We Know

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