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• Alice Isn't Dead

  Fink, Joseph (Fiction writer),

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  Keisha Taylor lived a quiet life with her wife, Alice, until the day that Alice disappeared. After months of searching, presuming she was dead, Keisha held a funeral, mourned, and gradually tried to get on with her life. But that was before Keisha…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Beautiful

  Ahdieh, Renée,

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  In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in the middle of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chances Are...

  Russo, Richard, 1949-

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  One beautiful September day, three sixty-six-year-old men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college circa the sixties. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today--Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Courage to Be Disliked

  the Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

  Kishimi, Ichirō, 1956-

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  The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold, demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

  Haddon, Mark

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  Narrated by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions.

• Disposable

  America's Contempt for the Underclass

  Jones, Sarah, 1988-

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  Disposable is a poignant exploration of America's underclass, left vulnerable by systemic racism and capitalism. Here, Sarah Jones delves into the lives of the essential workers, seniors, and people with disabilities who were disproportionately…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ducks, Newburyport

  Ellmann, Lucy, 1956-

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  Peeling apples for tartes tatin, an Ohio mother wonders how to exist in a world of distraction and fake facts, besieged by a tweet-happy president and trigger-happy neighbors, all of them oblivious to what Dupont has dumped into the rivers and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fleishman Is in Trouble

  Brodesser-Akner, Taffy,

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  Dr. Toby Fleishman wakes up each morning surrounded by women. Women who are self-actualized and independent and know what they want--and, against all odds, what they want is Toby. Who knew what kind of life awaited him once he finally extracted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gallant

  Schwab, Victoria,

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  Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother's journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gender Queer

  a Memoir

  Kobabe, Maia,

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  In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Glass Hotel

  Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

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  Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass and cedar palace on an island in British Columbia. Jonathan Alkaitis works in finance and owns the hotel. When he passes her his card with a tip, it's the beginning of their life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Good Girl, Bad Girl

  Robotham, Michael, 1960-

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  A girl is found hiding in a secret room in a house being renovated after a terrible crime. For weeks she has survived by sneaking out at night, stealing food for herself and two dogs that are kept in the garden. She doesn't appear on any missing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It's Not Supposed to Be This Way

  Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

  TerKeurst, Lysa,

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  Author Lysa TerKeurst unveils her heart amid shattering circumstances and shows readers how to live assured when life doesn't turn out like they expected.

• The Last Sweet Bite

  Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found

  Shaikh, Michael,

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  Explores the profound impact of conflict on global food traditions, blending travel writing, memoir and cookbook to uncover how war reshapes culinary practices and jeopardizes ancient recipes, while showcasing the resilience of home cooks and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Less

  Greer, Andrew Sean,

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  Receiving an invitation to his ex-boyfriend's wedding, Arthur, a failed novelist on the eve of his fiftieth birthday, embarks on an international journey that finds him falling in love, risking his life, reinventing himself, and making connections…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life After Life

  a Novel

  Atkinson, Kate

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  On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. Ursula dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love in the Time of Cholera

  García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014,

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  Set on the Caribbean coast of South America, this love story brings together Fermina Daza, her distinguished husband, and a man who has secretly loved her for more than fifty years.

• Love Is a War Song

  Nava, Danica,

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  Pop singer Avery Fox has become a national joke after posing scantily clad on the cover of Rolling Stone in a feather war bonnet. What was meant to be a statement of her success as a Native American singer has turned her into a social pariah and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Good Side

  Shay, Scheana, 1985-

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  Before eleven seasons of record-breaking TV, two Emmy nominations, and a chart-topping podcast, Scheananigans, Scheana thought signing on to the Real Housewives' spin-off show, Vanderpump Rules, was a steppingstone to reaching her ultimate goal of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• None of This Is True

  Jewell, Lisa,

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  Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation