After a ho-hum January slate of new releases, Jeff and Rebecca are back to working their way through a much stronger slate of It Book candidates.

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Bride by Ali Hazelwood

The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Great Wave by Michiko Kakutani

The Book of Love by Kelly Link

Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

Splinters by Leslie Jamison

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

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