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by Yagisawa, Satoshi

Book - 2023

Yagisawa's endearing English-language debut pays tribute to the power of books, family, and friendship. Yagisawa's endearing English-language debut pays tribute to the power of books, family, and friendship. Show less

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All Fours

by July, Miranda

Book - 2024

In the hilarious, sexy, and wonderfully weird latest from July (The First Bad Man), a 40-something artist tries to reinvent herself while reckoning with middle age. In the hilarious, sexy, and wonderfully weird latest from July (The First Bad Man), a 40-something artist tries to reinvent herself while reckoning with middle age. Show less

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Big Swiss

by Beagin, Jen

Book - 2023

The Bollinger short-listed author confronts sexuality, relationships, addiction, violence, and small-town living in a novel featuring damaged people striving to become whole. The Bollinger short-listed author confronts sexuality, relationships, addiction, violence, and small-town living in a novel featuring damaged people striving to become whole. Show less

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Paved Paradise

How Parking Explains the World

by Grabar, Henry

Book - 2023

An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly influential forces in modern American life--the humble parking spot. An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly influential forces in modern American life--the humble parking spot. Show less

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Unraveling

What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

by Orenstein, Peggy

Book - 2023

The author sets out to make a sweater from scratch--shearing, spinning, dyeing wool--and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft. The author sets out to make a sweater from scratch--shearing, spinning, dyeing wool--and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft. Show less

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When Women Ran Fifth Avenue

Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion

by Satow, Julie

Book - 2024

A glittering, glamorous portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them, from the award-winning author of The Plaza. A glittering, glamorous portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them, from the award-winning author of The Plaza. Show less

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North Woods

by Mason, Daniel

Book - 2023

Mason follows the inhabitants of a secluded western Massachusetts home and their tragedies across centuries in this spectacular ghost story. Mason follows the inhabitants of a secluded western Massachusetts home and their tragedies across centuries in this spectacular ghost story. Show less

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Biography of X

by Lacey, Catherine

Book - 2023

In this captivating fictional biography the narrator tells us that "people try to escape their past through characters." The character here is a...Show more In this captivating fictional biography the narrator tells us that "people try to escape their past through characters." The character here is a female artist/songwriter/novelist/performer, known as X, who possessively hides her childhood history. She was also the wife of narrator Charlotte Marie (C.M.) Lucca, who is now mourning her death. A tour-de-force in literary and artistic realms, this engrossing story of breakaway artist X will challenge readers on many levels Show less

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The Healing of America

A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care

by Reid, T. R.

Book - 2009

Washington Post correspondent Reid (The United States of Europe) explores health-care systems around the world in an effort to understand why the U.S. remains the only first world nation to refuse its citizens universal health care. Washington Post correspondent Reid (The United States of Europe) explores health-care systems around the world in an effort to understand why the U.S. remains the only first world nation to refuse its citizens universal health care. Show less

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Sparrow

by Hynes, James

Book - 2023

In a brothel on the Spanish coast during the waning years of the Roman Empire, a young enslaved boy of unknown parentage is growing up. Sparrow is an enthralling, heartbreaking novel of identity, endurance, and love in a dangerous and changing time. In a brothel on the Spanish coast during the waning years of the Roman Empire, a young enslaved boy of unknown parentage is growing up. Sparrow is an enthralling, heartbreaking novel of identity, endurance, and love in a dangerous and changing time. Show less

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Say Nothing

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

by Keefe, Patrick Radden

Book - 2019

A stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. A stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. Show less

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Whalefall

by Kraus, Daniel

Book - 2023

This gripping sci-fi thriller from bestseller Kraus (who previously coauthored the novelization of The Shape of Water with Guillermo del Torro) takes readers quite literally into the belly of the beast. This gripping sci-fi thriller from bestseller Kraus (who previously coauthored the novelization of The Shape of Water with Guillermo del Torro) takes readers quite literally into the belly of the beast. Show less

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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters

by Ferris, Emil

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Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, and narrated by 10-year-old Karen Reyes, Monsters is told through a fictional graphic diary employing the iconography of B-movie horror imagery and pulp monster magazines. Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, and narrated by 10-year-old Karen Reyes, Monsters is told through a fictional graphic diary employing the iconography of B-movie horror imagery and pulp monster magazines. Show less

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All the Colors of the Dark

by Whitaker, Chris

Book - 2024

In 1975 Missouri, 13-year-old orphan Saint Brown and her scruffy, eye patch–wearing classmate, Patch Macauley, are drawing closer by the day when Patch's ...Show more In 1975 Missouri, 13-year-old orphan Saint Brown and her scruffy, eye patch–wearing classmate, Patch Macauley, are drawing closer by the day when Patch's disappearance rips them apart—setting in motion this lyrical, decades-spanning outing from Whitaker (We Begin at the End), which is both a riveting serial killer thriller and a heartrending love story Show less

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All About Me!

My Remarkable Life in Show Business

by Brooks, Mel

Book - 2021

The legendary comedian, actor, and film producer and director traces his rise from a Depression-era kid in Brooklyn to his stellar film career, offering i...Show more The legendary comedian, actor, and film producer and director traces his rise from a Depression-era kid in Brooklyn to his stellar film career, offering insight into the inspiration for his ideas and the many close friendships and collaborations behind his success. Show less

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I Who Have Never Known Men

by Harpman, Jacqueline

Book - 2022

Back in print for the first time since 1997, I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths people will go to maintain their humanity in the face of devastation. Back in print for the first time since 1997, I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths people will go to maintain their humanity in the face of devastation. Show less

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Mr. Churchill's Secretary

A Novel

by MacNeal, Susan Elia

Book - 2012

Watch out for the smart girl who can crack codes with her slide rule. The appeal of real-life characters populating the story works well in this historical cozy debut. Watch out for the smart girl who can crack codes with her slide rule. The appeal of real-life characters populating the story works well in this historical cozy debut. Show less

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Yellowface

by Kuang, R. F.

Book - 2023

A struggling novelist passes off a manuscript left by her dead college friend in this excellent satire. A struggling novelist passes off a manuscript left by her dead college friend in this excellent satire. Show less

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The Summer Book

by Jansson, Tove

Book - 1975

Tove Jansson (1914'2001) was born in Helsinki into Finland's Swedish-speaking minority. Her father was a sculptor and her mother a graphic designer and il...Show more Tove Jansson (1914'2001) was born in Helsinki into Finland's Swedish-speaking minority. Her father was a sculptor and her mother a graphic designer and illustrator. Winters were spent in the family's art-filled studio and summers in a fisherman's cottage on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, a setting that would later figure in Jansson's writing. Show less

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Elena Knows

by Piñeiro, Claudia

Book - 2021

Born in Buenos Aires in 1960, Claudia Piñeiro is a best-selling author, known internationally for her crime novels. Taking place in a single, this is the story of Elena's trek across Buenos Aires to learn the truth about her daughter's death. Born in Buenos Aires in 1960, Claudia Piñeiro is a best-selling author, known internationally for her crime novels. Taking place in a single, this is the story of Elena's trek across Buenos Aires to learn the truth about her daughter's death. Show less

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Running With Sherman

The Donkey With the Heart of A Hero

by McDougall, Christopher

Book - 2019

In this tenderhearted memoir, McDougall tells of his adoption and rehabilitation of Sherman, an ailing rescue donkey. In this tenderhearted memoir, McDougall tells of his adoption and rehabilitation of Sherman, an ailing rescue donkey. Show less

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The Sentence

by Erdrich, Louise

Book - 2021

A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. Show less

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A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Maas, Sarah J.

Book - 2015

Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the ...Show more Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. As her feelings toward him transform from hostility to a fiery passion, the threats against the faerie lands grow. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse or she will lose Tamlin forever. Show less

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What's Next

A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service

by Fitzgerald, Melissa

Book - 2024

A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with additional insi...Show more A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with additional insight from cast and crew exploring what made the show what it was, and how its impassioned commitment to service has made the series and relationships behind it endure. Show less

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A Plague of Giants

A Novel

by Hearne, Kevin

eBook - 2017

A thrilling novel that kicks off a fantasy series with an entirely new mythology called The Seven Kennings —complete with shape-shifting bards, fire-wielding giants, and children who can speak to astonishing beasts. A thrilling novel that kicks off a fantasy series with an entirely new mythology called The Seven Kennings —complete with shape-shifting bards, fire-wielding giants, and children who can speak to astonishing beasts. Show less

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