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1) Oye
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A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you won’t want to hang up on.
“Brilliant . . . Melissa Mogollon did not come to play.”—Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age
“Yes, hi, Mari. It’s me. I’m over my tantrum now and calling you back . . . But first—you have to promise that you won’t...
“Brilliant . . . Melissa Mogollon did not come to play.”—Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age
“Yes, hi, Mari. It’s me. I’m over my tantrum now and calling you back . . . But first—you have to promise that you won’t...
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"From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer"--
"Winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor National Bestseller • Wall Street Journal Bestseller • USA Today Bestseller An NPR Book of the Year Finalist for the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards From the bestselling author...
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION BRODES 2019
2 available
FICTION BRODES 2019
2 available
Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION BRODES 2019
1 available
FICTION BRODES 2019
1 available
Sierra View Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION BRODES 2019
2 available
FICTION BRODES 2019
2 available
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"Dr. Toby Fleishman wakes up each morning surrounded by women. Women who are self-actualized and independent and know what they want--and, against all odds, what they want is Toby. Who knew what kind of life awaited him once he finally extracted himself from his nightmare of a marriage? Who knew that there were women out there who would actually look at him with softness and desire? But just as the winds of his optimism are beginning to pick up, they're...
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION NORMAN 2016
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FICTION NORMAN 2016
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Andy Carter was happy. He had a solid job. He ran 5Ks for charity. He was living a nice, safe Midwestern existence. And then his wife left him for a handsome paramedic down the street. We're All Damaged begins after Andy has lost his job, ruined his best friend's wedding, and moved to New York City, where he lives in a tiny apartment with an angry cat named Jeter that isn't technically his. But before long he needs to go back to Omaha to say good-bye...
5) The nest
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Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION SWEENE 2016
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FICTION SWEENE 2016
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South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION SWEENE 2016
1 available
FICTION SWEENE 2016
1 available
Spanish Springs Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION SWEENE 2016
1 available
FICTION SWEENE 2016
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print Shelf
LP FICTION SWEENE 2016
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LP FICTION SWEENE 2016
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Gathering to confront their older brother, who has recently been released from rehab after a drunk driving accident, the Plumb siblings watch as the trust fund left by their father rises and falls according to self-inflicted problems.
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Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION TROPPE 2009
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FICTION TROPPE 2009
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Judd Foxman is thrown together with his dysfunctional family when his father dies, while at the same time coping with his wife's infidelity and the end of his marriage.
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION FRANZE 2001
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FICTION FRANZE 2001
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Spanish Springs Library - Adult Fiction - Audiobook Shelf
CD FICTION FRA 2002 UNABRIDGED
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CD FICTION FRA 2002 UNABRIDGED
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print Shelf
LP FICTION FRANZE 2001
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LP FICTION FRANZE 2001
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"After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. The oldest, Gary, a once-stable portfolio manager and family man, is trying to convince his wife and himself, despite clear signs to the contrary, that he is not clinically depressed. The...
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION DELLAN 2020
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FICTION DELLAN 2020
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Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION DELLAN 2020
1 available
FICTION DELLAN 2020
1 available
Sierra View Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION DELLAN 2020
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FICTION DELLAN 2020
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"Fannie Flagg meets Elin Hilderbrand in this deliciously charming debut novel about fried chicken, family feuds, and the foibles of the human heart"--
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Sierra View Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION VONZIE 2020
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FICTION VONZIE 2020
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Navigating private spats and embarrassing secrets in their upscale Brooklyn neighborhood, four families seek purpose and meaningful relationships until a raucous party combusts in a maelstrom of ego clashes, taboo desires, and hidden cameras.
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South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION GINDER 2019
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FICTION GINDER 2019
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"This rollicking book has it all: sex, lies, and scenery. Grant Ginder weaves a wonderful, engrossing multi-generational family story, with the Greek isles as a backdrop so beautiful that the reader will want to dive in." -- Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of The Vacationers and Modern Lovers An irresistible, deftly observed novel about family, regret, and vacation by the author of The People We Hate at the Wedding The Wright family...
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION HEPINS 2017
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FICTION HEPINS 2017
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION HEPINS 2017
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FICTION HEPINS 2017
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"The laugh-out-loud story of a girl determined to keep up with her aging, crazy-as-a-fox mother and learn the truth of her mother's long-secret past...Willow Havens is ten years old and obsessed with the fear that her mother will die. Her mother, Polly, is a cantankerous, take-no-prisoners Southern woman who lives to shoot varmints, drink margaritas, and antagonize the neighbors--and she sticks out like a sore thumb among the young, modern mothers...
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Class Mom volume 2
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South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION GELMAN 2019
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FICTION GELMAN 2019
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Spanish Springs Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION GELMAN 2019
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FICTION GELMAN 2019
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"In the eagerly anticipated follow-up to Laurie Gelman's "irreverent and hilarious" (The New York Post) hit Class Mom, brash, lovable Jen Dixon is back with a new class and her work cut out for her If you've ever been a room parent or school volunteer, Jen Dixon is your hero. She says what every class mom is really thinking, whether in her notoriously frank emails or standup-worthy interactions with the micromanaging PTA President and the gamut of...
13) All adults here
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION STRAUB 2020
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FICTION STRAUB 2020
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South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION STRAUB 2020
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FICTION STRAUB 2020
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Spanish Springs Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION STRAUB 2020
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FICTION STRAUB 2020
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"A warm, funny and keenly perceptive novel about the lifecycle of one family -- as the kids become parents, grandchildren become teenagers, and a matriarch confronts the legacy of her mistakes, from the New York Times-bestselling author of Modern Lovers and The Vacationers When Astrid Strick witnesses a school bus accident in the center of town, it jostles loose a repressed memory from her young parenting days, decades years earlier. Suddenly, Astrid...
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION BASU 2017
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FICTION BASU 2017
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION BASU 2017
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FICTION BASU 2017
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A heartfelt comedy of manners, Diksha Basus debut novel unfolds the story of a family discovering what it means to “make it” in modern India. For the past thirty years, Mr. and Mrs. Jha's lives have been defined by cramped spaces, cut corners, gossipy neighbors, and the small dramas of stolen yoga pants and stale marriages. They thought they'd settled comfortably into their golden years, pleased with their sons acceptance into an American business...
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION BOROWI 2018
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FICTION BOROWI 2018
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"Emily Glass knows she's neurotic. But she's got it under control. Sort of. She dons compression socks when she flies (because, you know, deep vein thrombosis) and responds to people routinely overestimating her age with more Lifespin classes and less gluten. Thankfully, she also has David, the wonderful man she'll soon call husband--assuming they can survive wedding week with her wildly dysfunctional family"--Amazon.com.
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North Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION TANEN 2019
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FICTION TANEN 2019
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A hilarious and moving chronicle of a wildly flawed family that comes together--in rehab, of all places--even as each member is on the verge of falling apart Introducing the Kesslers: Marty, a retired LA film producer whose self-worth has been eroded by age and a late-in-life passion for opioids; his daughter Janine, former child star suffering the aftereffects of a life in the public eye; and granddaughter Hailey, the "less-than" twin sister, whose...
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Three generations of a boisterous Irish family are upended by a matriarch's shoplifting activities and an upbeat American home aide whose initial support catapults the family into the worst crisis they have ever faced.
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Between family secrets, old sibling rivalries, and teenage grandkids, the family reunion cruise Annette Feldman planned for her 70th birthday is looking like the perfect storm, but while adrift at sea, they may just learn what it means to be a family.
19) The family Fang
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Spanish Springs Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION WILSON 2011
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FICTION WILSON 2011
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Performance artists Caleb and Camille Fang dedicated themselves to making great art. But when an artist's work lies in subverting normality, it can be difficult to raise well-adjusted children. Just ask Buster and Annie Fang. For as long as they can remember, they starred (unwillingly) in their parents' madcap pieces. But now that they are grown up, the chaos of their childhood has made it difficult to cope with life outside the fishbowl of their...
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Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION MACDON 2020
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FICTION MACDON 2020
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South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION MACDON 2020
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FICTION MACDON 2020
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South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction - Large Print Shelf
LP FICTION MACDON 2020
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LP FICTION MACDON 2020
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A heart-swelling debut for fans of The Silver Linings Playbook and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Sometimes life isnt as simple as heroes and villains. For Zelda, a twenty-one-year-old Viking enthusiast who lives with her older brother, Gert, life is best lived with some basic rules: 1. A smile means “thank you for doing something small that I liked.” 2. Fist bumps and dabs = respect. 3. Strange people are not appreciated...