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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
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A bid ol’ space story. Ya got ancient alien artifacts. Ya got inquisitive human...
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Its oceans 11 and my fair lady plus magic. Ya got the charismatic thief and...
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
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Oh man! This is an epic...
Life of the Party by Olivia Gatwood
Life of the Party by Oliva Gatwood | BUY BOOK
An ode to womanhood, true crime,...
Lovely War by Julie Berry
Lovely War by Julie Berry | BUY BOOK
Historical fiction meets Greek mythology in this stunning...
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
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House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Klune
House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Klune | BUY BOOK
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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | Ocean Vuong
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous | Ocean Vuong | BUY BOOK
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Giovanni’s Room | James Baldwin
GIOVANNI’S ROOM | James Baldwin | BUY BOOK
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Where The Truth Lies | Anna Bailey
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Come on Over: 111 Fantastic Recipes for the Family That Cooks, Eats, and Laughs Together |Jeff Mauro
COME ON OVER: 111 Fantastic Recipes for the Family That Cooks, Eats, and Laughs Together...
A Gentleman in Moscow | Amor Towles
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Parable of the Sower | Octavia Butler
PARABLE OF THE SOWER | Octavia Butler | BUY BOOK
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The Black Panther Party | David F. Walker
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The Zookeepers’ War: An Incredible True Story from the Cold War | J. W. Mohnhaupt
THE ZOOKEEPER'S WAR | J. W. Mohnhaupt | BUY BOOK
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I don’t usually read history books...
A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara
A LITTLE LIFE | Hanya Yanagihara | BUY BOOK
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This book follows four friends from their...
In the Dream House | Carmen Maria Machado
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Three Women | Lisa Taddeo
THREE WOMEN | Lisa Taddeo | BUY BOOK
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In this extraordinary work of journalism, Lisa...
Good Neighbors | Sarah Langan
GOOD NEIGHBORS | Sarah Langan | BUY BOOK
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A book that can only be described as...
The Wife Upstairs | Rachel Hawkins
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A rivalry between friends, dead spouses, a young woman...
Just As I Am | Cicely Tyson
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When asked by Gayle King, in one of...
Fangs | Sarah Andersen
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"A love song between a vampire and a werewolf," but it's...
Women, Race, and Class | Angela Y. Davis
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In Women, Race, and Class, celebrated activist, author...
Black Bottom Saints | Alice Randall
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A fun historical romp through Detroit's Black Bottom district,...
The Girls of Bracken Hill | Kate Moretti
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Seventeen years after her sister vanished, Hannah...
March (Trilogy Slipcase Set) | John Lewis
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This three-volume history of the civil rights movement in...
Night Boat to Tangier | Kevin Barry
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This stunningly poetic novel tells the stories of...
A Children’s Bible | Lydia Millet
A CHILDREN'S BIBLE | Lydia Millet | BUY BOOK
This new thrilling novel by Lydia Millet...
The Valedictorian of Being Dead | Heather Armstrong
Heather Armstrong has struggled with depression her whole life, but after an especially rough 18-month...
The Hatching | Ezekiel Boone
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This is the first novel in a trilogy of epic proportions reminiscent...
The Forever War | Joe Haldeman
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This is the best SF war novel and best SF title...
Such a Fun Age
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Emira is just doing her job and babysitting her young charge....
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 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 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...
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
THE WAR BEFORE THE WAR | Andrew Delbanco | Buy Here
Andrew Delbanco—a professor of American...