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The Mountains Sing By Que Mai Phan Nguyen Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781643751351
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Published: Algonquin Books - March 16th, 2021

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The Last Heir to Blackwood Library By Hester Fox Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781525804786
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Published: Graydon House - April 4th, 2023

A mysterious library that feeds off its owner, a secret cult in a small English town and a young woman fighting against it all! What's not to love? A creepy gothic novel that will hold you in its grip until the final sentence.


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When We Cease to Understand the World By Benjamin Labatut, Adrian Nathan West (Translated by) Cover Image
By Benjamin Labatut, Adrian Nathan West (Translated by)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781681375663
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Published: New York Review Books - September 28th, 2021

I did not know what to expect from this book and ended up being unable to put it down. Totally unlike what I normally read and full of scientific and mathematical concepts I know nothing about, I absolutely loved it! So strange and compelling. A look into how brilliance and madness can be inextricably linked. This slim novel fictionalizes the lives of 5 different physicists and follows them as they make their scientific breakthroughs and then breakdown. Some of them make their way back to reality while others never return. A wholly fascinating look at the triumphs and consequences of scientific discoveries and the people who make them.


Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine: A Novel By Klara Hveberg, Alison McCullough (Translated by) Cover Image
By Klara Hveberg, Alison McCullough (Translated by)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063038332
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Published: HarperVia - November 15th, 2022

Stories from the Tenants Downstairs By Sidik Fofana Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9781982145811
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Published: Scribner - August 16th, 2022

Dust Child By Que Mai Phan Nguyen Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781643752754
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Published: Algonquin Books - March 14th, 2023

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The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven By Nathaniel Ian Miller Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316592581
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Published: Back Bay Books - October 4th, 2022

Set in the early 1900's, Sven, who's never felt at home in the city, leaves for a mining job on a Norwegian archipelago. After an avalanche leaves him disfigured, he retreats even further from society. As time goes by, he slowly builds relationships with an eclectic cast of characters and creates a chosen family out in the fjords. Entertaining and ultimately heartwarming, you'll be rooting for Sven the whole way.


South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation By Imani Perry Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062977373
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Published: Ecco - February 28th, 2023

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Mouth to Mouth: A Novel By Antoine Wilson Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982181819
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Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - January 17th, 2023

Loved it! Slow burn, character driven novel that keeps letting you up for a sip of air, then draws you back in. Not much happens, but everything happens.


Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel By Gabrielle Zevin Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593321201
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Published: Knopf - July 5th, 2022

Matrix: A Novel By Lauren Groff Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781594634505
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 6th, 2022

The Anomaly: A Novel By Hervé Le Tellier, Adriana Hunter (Translated by) Cover Image
By Hervé Le Tellier, Adriana Hunter (Translated by)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781635421699
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Published: Other Press - November 23rd, 2021

The Sentence: A Novel By Louise Erdrich Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9780062671134
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Published: Harper Perennial - September 6th, 2022

Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter By Ben Goldfarb Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781603589086
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Published: Chelsea Green Publishing Company - March 8th, 2019

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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America By Clint Smith Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780316492935
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - June 1st, 2021

This excellent work of narrative nonfiction highlights 8 locations in the United States and 1 in Senegal that detail a tiny slice of the history of slavery in the US. Clint Smith investigates how this country was built by enslaved people and focuses on locations that reckon truthfully with our history of slavery as well as those locations that try to obscure it. This well researched book takes us down the east coast and through the south, visiting locations such as Monticello, Angola Prison and Downtown Manhattan. This book filled in many gaps in my US history knowledge and opened my eyes to the fact that slavery was not just a southern issue. I highly recommend this entertaining and accessible book to anyone wanting to take a deeper look into American history. 

 


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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) By Becky Chambers Cover Image
$20.99
ISBN: 9781250236210
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Published: Tordotcom - July 13th, 2021

This book was a delight. In a world that has lately felt very heavy, this is a sweet, thoughtful story. An antidote to the present toxicity of the world. 


A Prayer for the Crown-Shy: A Monk and Robot Book (Monk & Robot #2) By Becky Chambers Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9781250236234
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Published: Tordotcom - July 12th, 2022

The Brothers K By David James Duncan Cover Image
$19.00
ISBN: 9780553378498
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Published: Dial Press Trade Paperback - June 1st, 1996

Great Circle: A novel By Maggie Shipstead Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781984897701
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Published: Vintage - April 5th, 2022

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies By Deesha Philyaw Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781949199734
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Published: West Virginia University Press - September 1st, 2020

The Prophets By Robert Jones, Jr. Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780593085691
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - February 8th, 2022

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Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver By Mary Oliver Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780399563263
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Published: Penguin Books - November 10th, 2020

This poetry collection is one of my desert island books. Turn to any page and you will be transported by the glorious words of Mary Oliver. She is funny, heartbreaking and healing, all at once. This is the book I go to again and again, for almost any occasion. When a woman came into the store looking for something to read to her dying friend, this is the collection we handed her. Mary Oliver’s blend of spirituality and her love of the natural world shines through in every poem. These collected works span five decades and it’s a joy to see how her poetry changed over the years. What a gift to be able to see the world through her eyes.


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This Time Tomorrow: A Novel By Emma Straub Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780525539001
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Published: Riverhead Books - May 17th, 2022

I don't know if it's just because I'm a white lady born in the early 1980's, but I love anything Emma Straub writes and 'This Time Tomorrow' is no exception. I'm a sucker for a time travel story and this one did not disappoint. Poignant, funny and oh-so-satisfying. 


Kindred By Octavia E. Butler Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780807083697
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Published: Beacon Press - February 1st, 2004

Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future By Elizabeth Kolbert Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593136287
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Published: Crown - April 5th, 2022

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Leave the World Behind: A Read with Jenna Pick By Rumaan Alam Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9780062667632
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Published: Ecco - October 6th, 2020

It starts out as an unremarkable family, then slowly, a mounting sense of dread begins to take over. As claustrophobia and confusion grow, you begin to realize, along with the characters, that the world will never be the same. . . 


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The Family Roe: An American Story By Joshua Prager Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781324036074
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - January 17th, 2023

This is a fascinating look at the woman who was “Jane Roe” in the Roe v. Wade case. She is an extra complicated woman who was, frankly, used by both sides of the abortion debate. I highly recommend this book, no matter which side you’re on.


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How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel By Sequoia Nagamatsu Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063072657
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - January 10th, 2023

I loved this book so much! It was strange and sad, yet wholly satisfying. It is essentially a series of connected short stories where previous characters show up briefly in later stories. It’s like an Easter egg hunt, piecing it all together. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

 


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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V. E. Schwab Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780765387578
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Published: Tor Books - April 11th, 2023

I loved this book! I'm a sucker for books that jump around in time and are told from different perspectives and this had both. Well written, fun concept and an all around excellent read.