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The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom
THE ZEALOT AND THE EMANCIPATOR | H. W. Brands | BUY BOOK
The simplest way to...
The Midnight Library | Matt Haig
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Have you ever wished you could relive key moments in your life? After you've committed...
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V.E. Schwab
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This was a welcome surprise after reading a number of books that stunk. In France...
I Miss You When I Blink | Mary Laura Philpott
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Contrary to popular opinion, the title of this book is NOT...
It Can’t Happen Here | Sinclair Lewis
Originally published in October 1935, this novel describes the rise of a demagogic populist politician...
The Outsiders | S. E. Hinton
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This story is for anyone who is searching for a little reassurance...
Big Lies in a Small Town
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The novel opens in 2018 in North Carolina, where artist Morgan...
Recollections of My Nonexistence: A Memoir
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Rebecca Solnit does a fantastic job writing about her humble roots...
The Only Woman in the Room | Marie Benedict
A well-written portrait that captures the resilience of Hedy Lamarr. Stretching from the 1930s in...
The Kingdom of Copper | S.A. Chakrabort
The continuation of the Daevabad trilogy goes deeper down the rabbit hole. Taking place five...
When You See Me | Lisa Gardner
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Lisa Gardner. FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy and Sergeant DD Warren...
The Giver of Stars | Jojo Moyes
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A novel that takes place during the Great Depression and follows...
All the Broken People | Leah Konen
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Lucy King leaves her hometown behind and moves to a rustic...
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
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Not a story for anyone who wants a light read. In...
Such a Fun Age
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Emira is just doing her job and babysitting her young charge....
Three Books About The Haymarket Tragedy
Several years ago, I joined a discussion group on Chicago history at my neighborhood library. The...
Extreme: An Anthology for Social and Environmental Justice
An Anthology for Earth Day
This year will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. (The...
The Last Wish (Introducing the Witcher)
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A lot of people don't realize this series began all the...
The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War
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Andrew Delbanco—a professor of American Studies at Columbia University—has written an...
Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times
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Amy Sonnie and James Tracy give you an excellent summary of...
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction
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If you love science fiction, this is a must-read. This history/bio...
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
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One of the best nonfiction books I've read this year. Farrow...
The Black Company: The First Novel of ‘The Chronicles of the Black Company’
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The first novel in the eponymous series that sparked a genre...
Illuminae | Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
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Told through a series of deleted computer files, direct messages, and...
Sin City Vol. 1: The Hard Goodbye | Frank Miller
ISBN: 9781593072933
A graphic masterpiece that harkens back to the dark days of noir’s prime. Meet...
The Last Policeman | Ben Winters
Ben Winters, who wrote the notable Underground Airlines, has a new novel out. But I want...
The Forever War | Joe Haldeman
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This is the best SF war novel and best SF title...
Four Friends | William D. Cohan
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William Cohan writes about four friends he knew at Andover—one of...
Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware
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The Woman in Cabin 10 is one of, if not the most,...
The Hatching | Ezekiel Boone
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This is the first novel in a trilogy of epic proportions reminiscent...
The Obsoletes | Simeon Mills
The Obsoletes is a novel about two twin robots that tells a very human coming-of-age...
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone | Lori Gottlieb
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist who spends her career trying to help patients with all...
The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch | Joseph Delaney
The Last apprentice Revenge of the Witch is my all time favorite young adult book....
The Outsider | Stephen King
I would like to start this review off by saying that I did, in fact,...
Death in the Haymarket | James Green
A dramatic recounting of the early union movement in Chicago and the tragic events that...
The Marshall Fields | Axel Madsen
The book traces the history of the Marshall Field family from the first Marshall Field,...
The Valedictorian of Being Dead | Heather Armstrong
Heather Armstrong has struggled with depression her whole life, but after an especially rough 18-month...
The Hotel Neversink | Adam O’Fallon Price
In his second novel, author Adam O’Fallon Price tells the gripping saga of the illustrious...
The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang
This erotic, drama-filled romance novel will have you falling in love with the characters from...
When You Read This | Mary Adkins
Iris Massey loves being a personal assistant to PR wizard Smith Simonyi. After Iris passes...
All On Fire: William Lloyd Garrison and the Abolition of Slavery | Henry Mayer
A wonderful biography of William Lloyd Garrison, editor of The Liberator, the pre-Civil War newspaper which...
The Dakota Winters | Tom Barbash
In the fall of 1979, Anton Winter returns from the Peace Corp to find that...
My Sister, The Serial Killer | Oyinkan Braithwaite
Korede is the older sister, the more responsible one, the quiet, studious one. Her younger...
One Day In December | Josie Silver
This book is perfect for anyone that enjoys reading tangled love triangles with twists and...
The Raven Tower | Ann Leckie
Readers are immersed in a world of ancient gods, their battles for power, and the...