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Date: Friday, August 12 Time: 7:00pm-9pm Location: Mary’s house Book: More Than You’ll Ever Know
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June 2022 Book Choices
More Than You'll Ever Know
Lessons in Chemistry: A novel
This Tender Land
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Author: Katie Gutierrez
Date: 2022
Pages: 448
Highly recommended by Kate Shelton. Looks a dark and evocative thriller. "A gripping and thoughtful exploration of motherhood and marriage, the complexity of female desire, and the consequence of our obsession with true crime . . . One of the best suspenseful dramas I’ve read in years. An exceptional, stunning debut—I absolutely loved it."
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Author: Bonnie Garmus
Date: 2022
Pages: 394
A lighter book choice - described as quirky and heartwarming and darkly funny. “In Garmus’s debut novel, a frustrated chemist finds herself at the helm of a cooking show that sparks a revolution. Welcome to the 1960s, where a woman’s arsenal of tools was often limited to the kitchen—and where Elizabeth Zott is hellbent on overturning the status quo one meal at a time.”
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Author: William Kent Krueger
Date: 2019
Pages: 464
Fiction about kids escaping an Indian boarding “school” in Minnesota in the 1930s. “If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you’ll love This Tender Land.... " “A picaresque tale of adventure during the Great Depression. Part Grapes of Wrath, part Huckleberry Finn, Krueger’s novel is a journey over inner and outer terrain toward wisdom and freedom.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Previous Book Selections
07/12/22: More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez
06/24/22: The Rose Code by Kate McQuinn
05/19/22: The Lobotomist Wife by Samantha Greene Woodruff
04/21/22: No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
03/17/22: Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
02/10/22: Beartown by Frederik Backman
01/07/22: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
11/28/21: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
10/24/21: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
09/19/21: Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller
08/06/21: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
07/12/21: The Vanishing Half
06/17/21: The President’s Daughter by Patterson and Clinton
05/21/21: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
04/23/21: The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
03/23/21: The Authenticity Project by Clare Poole
02/19/21: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
01/22/21: City of Girls
12/18/20: The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe
11/13/20: Such a Fun Age by Leanne Treese
10/02/20: Untamed by Glennon Doyle
08/27/20: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb
07/24/20: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
06/15/20: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
05/18/20: Red, White, Royal Blue by Casey McQuistion
04/20/20: Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
03/23/20: The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Hadish
02/24/20: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
01/23/20The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
12/2019: L.A.M.B: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhoold Pal
11/2019: Educated by Tara Westover
9/30/19: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
08/05/19: The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
07/10/19: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
06/12/19: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
05/16/19: Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
04/17/19: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
3/18/19: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
02/04/19: Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins
12/2019: The Power by Naomi Alderman
11/2019: The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
10/08/18: The Night Circus by Erin Morgensterm
08/21/18: Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
07/10/18: Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings
06/04/18: This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
05/07/18: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
03/19/18: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
01/28/18: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
12/11/17: Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
11/13/17: Rules of Civility by Armor Towles
10/09/17: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
09/06/17: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
07/16/17: The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia
06/13/17: Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
05/11/17: Shrill by Lindy West
03/30/17: Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore
02/23/17: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
01/18/17 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
12/14/16 - Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple
10/19/16 - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Ami Polonski
09/14/16 - Year of Yes by Shonda Rimes
07/13/16 - Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
06/15/16 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
05/18/16 - The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
04/21/16 - So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
03/18/16 - When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge
02/17/16 - The Year of Living Biblically: by A.J. Jacobs
01/13/16 - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
12/02/15 - I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb
11/04/15 - The Martian by Andy Weir
10/07/15 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
08/26/15 - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
07/22/15 - Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
06/03/15 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
04/15/15 - Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon
03/18/15 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
02/18/15 - Deep Down Dark: The untold stories of 33 men buried in a Chilean Mine and the miracle that set them free by Hector Tobar
01/14/15 - Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman
12/05/14 - The Light Between Oceans by M.L.Stedman
11/05/14 - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
09/24/14- Horns by Joe Hill
08/28/14- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
07/23/14- The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
06/18/14- Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker
05/21/14- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
04/30/14- A Bad Idea I’m About To Do by Chris Gethard
03/27/14- Heartburn by Nora Ephron
02/19/14- Gang Leader for a Day by Sudir Venkatesh
01/08/14- David and Goliath by Malcom Gladwell
12/04/13- Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
10/30/13- The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
09/18/13- A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
08/14/13- Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
07/10/13- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
05/22/13- How to Be a Woman by Caitlan Moran
04/24/13- Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Greg Campbell
03/27/13- Under the Banner of Heaven by John Krakauer
02/13/13- The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
01/07/13- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
12/05/12 - Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
10/24/12 - Paris, I love you but you’re bringing me down by Rosecrans Baldwin
09/19/12 - Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
08/22/12 - The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
07/18/12 - Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson
06/27/12 - Starvation Lake: A Mystery by Bryan Gruley
05/30/12 - Plainsong by Ken Haruf
04/25/12 - You’re Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations by Michael Ian Black
03/21/12 - Room by Emma Donaghue
02/22/12 - Just Kids by Patti Smith
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May 2020 Book Choices
Crying in H Mart
The Rose Code
Uncanny Valley
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Author: Michelle Zauner
Date: 2021
Pages: 256
A short memoir described as deeply moving It was one of Barack Obamas favorite books of 2021. From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful, deeply moving memoir about growing up mixed-race, Korean food, losing her Korean mother, and forging her own identity.
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The Rose Code
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Author: Kate McQuinn
Date: 2021
Pages: 656
I personally loved this novel so much - it's long in pages but I read it in a few days. “The hidden history of Bletchley Park has been waiting for a master storyteller like Kate Quinn to bring it to life. The Rose Code effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary women who work in tireless secrecy to defeat the Nazis. Quinn’s meticulous research and impeccable characterization shine through this gripping and beautifully executed novel.” -- Beatriz Williams , New York Times bestselling author.
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Uncanny Valley
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Author: Anna Wiener
Date: 2020
Pages: 290
A well written memoir about silicon valley. "Part coming-of-age-story, part portrait of an already-bygone era, Anna Wiener’s memoir is a rare first-person glimpse into high-flying, reckless startup culture at a time of unchecked ambition, unregulated surveillance, wild fortune, and accelerating political power. With wit, candor, and heart, Anna deftly charts the tech industry’s shift from self-appointed world savior to democracy-endangering liability, alongside a personal narrative of aspiration, ambivalence, and disillusionment."
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April 2022 Book Choices
The Lobotomist Wife: A novel
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
The Moth
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The Lobotomist Wife: A novel
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Author: Samantha Greene Woodruff
Date: 2022
Pages: 298
Jen and Kate recommend this "enthralling historical novel of a compassionate and relentless woman, a cutting-edge breakthrough in psychiatry, and a nightmare in the making."
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Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
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Author: Bill Browder
Date: 2015
Pages: 417
Catherine was recommended this book by a friend - looks very highly rated. "This is a story about an accidental activist. Bill Browder started out his adult life as the Wall Street maverick whose instincts led him to Russia just after the breakup of the Soviet Union, where he made his fortune. Along the way he exposed corruption, and when he did, he barely escaped with his life.... A financial caper, a crime thriller, and a political crusade, Red Notice is the story of one man taking on overpowering odds to change the world, and also the story of how, without intending to, he found meaning in his life."
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The Moth
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Author: Catherine Burns
Date: 2013
Pages: 432
A collection of short stories as inspired by the famous Moth radio show.
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March 2022 Book Choices
No One is Talking About This
Crying in H Mart
The Rose Code
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No One is Talking About This
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Author: Patricia Lockwood
Date: 2021
Pages: 222
This novel (satire fiction) distills the pleasures and deprivations of life split between online and flesh-and-blood interactions. “Witty and at times genuinely moving . . . Lockwood is a phenomenal writer who is a keen observer of the strangeness of online culture and the fragility of the human heart.” —Roxane Gay, author of Not That Bad
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Author: Michelle Zauner
Date: 2021
Pages: 256
A short memoir described as deeply moving Themes: mother/daughter connections, love and grief, food and identity, and an acknowledgement of the "ravages of cancer".
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The Rose Code
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Author: Kate McQuinn
Date: 2021
Pages: 656
Historical Fiction. Long but apparently awesome. “The hidden history of Bletchley Park has been waiting for a master storyteller like Kate Quinn to bring it to life. The Rose Code effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary women who work in tireless secrecy to defeat the Nazis. Quinn’s meticulous research and impeccable characterization shine through this gripping and beautifully executed novel.” -- Beatriz Williams , New York Times bestselling author.
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February 2022 Book Choices
The Rose Code
This Tender Land
Hood Feminism
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The Rose Code
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Author: Kate McQuinn
Date: 2021
Pages: 656
Historical Fiction. Long but apparently awesome. “The hidden history of Bletchley Park has been waiting for a master storyteller like Kate Quinn to bring it to life. The Rose Code effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary women who work in tireless secrecy to defeat the Nazis. Quinn’s meticulous research and impeccable characterization shine through this gripping and beautifully executed novel.” -- Beatriz Williams , New York Times bestselling author.
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This Tender Land
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Author: William Kent Krueger
Date: 2019
Pages: 464
Fiction about kids escaping an Indian boarding “school” in Minnesota in the 1930s. “If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you’ll love This Tender Land.... " “A picaresque tale of adventure during the Great Depression. Part Grapes of Wrath, part Huckleberry Finn, Krueger’s novel is a journey over inner and outer terrain toward wisdom and freedom.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Hood Feminism
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Author: Mikki Kendall
Date: 2021
Pages: 288
A book on feminism with a focus on women of color.“In prose that is clean, crisp, and cutting, Kendall reveals how feminism has both failed to take into account populations too often excluded from the banner of feminism and failed to consider the breadth of issues affecting the daily lives of millions of women. . . . Throughout, Kendall thoughtfully and deliberately takes mainstream feminism to task . . . [but] if Hood Feminism is a searing indictment of mainstream feminism, it is also an invitation. For every case in which Kendall highlights problematic practices, she offers guidance for how we can all do better.” —NPR “ Hood Feminism paints a brutally candid and unobstructed portrait of mainstream white feminism: a narrow movement that disregards the needs of the overwhelming majority of women. In the storied tradition of Black feminism stretching back to Maria Stewart, Kendall persuasively contends that women’s basic needs are feminist issues. The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women.” —Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist, in The Atlantic
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January 2022 Book Choices
Beartown
Wolfpack
The Unfit Heiress
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Beartown
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Author: Frederik Backman
Date: 2017
Pages: 430
A YA novel about hockey and so much more. Comes highly recommended by our own Catherine.
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WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power and Change the Game
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Author: Abby Wambach
Date: 2019
Pages: 108
An inspirational book from the olympic soccer player and wife to Glennon Doyle. "She insists that women must let go of old rules of leadership that neither include or serve them. She's created a new set of Wolfpack rules to help women unleash their individual power, unite with their Wolfpack, and change the landscape of their lives and world." Note there is also a "young reader's" edition which seems to get even more kudos than the regular version.
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Date: 2021
Pages: 304
For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning drama of fortunes, eugenics and women's reproductive rights framed by the sordid court battle between Ann Cooper Hewitt and her socialite mother who had her sterilized after she was deemed too promiscuous.
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October 2021 Book Choices
One Last Stop
Burnout: The Secret of Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Homegoing: A Novel
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One Last Stop
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Author: Casey McQuiston
Date: 2021
Pages: 426
The new YA novel from the author that brought us Red, White, and Royal Blue.
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Burnout: The Secret of Unlocking the Stress Cycle
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Author: Emily Nagoski
Date: 2019
Pages: 271
Brene Brown says this book is a gift and a "total game changer"
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Homegoing: A Novel
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Author: Yaa Gyasi
Date: 2015
Pages: 305
Overwhelmingly good reviews from the likes of Trevor Noah, Roxanne Gay, and Ta-Nehisi Coates. A novel set in "Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry an Englishman and lead a life of comfort in the palatial rooms of the Cape Coast Castle. The other will be captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the very same castle, and sold into slavery."
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September 2021 Book Choices
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
Tokyo Ever After
H is for Hawk
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
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Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Date: 2018
Pages: 400
I keep seeing this on book lists lately, even though it's a few years old. Looks like it's about old hollywood and the story of a young reporter. Same author as Daisy Jones and the Six.
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Tokyo Ever After
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Author: Emiko Jean
Date: 2021
Pages: 326
A young adult modern fairytale. "The New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine YA Book Club Pick! Emiko Jean’s Tokyo Ever After is the “refreshing, spot-on” story of an ordinary Japanese-American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan."
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H is for Hawk
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Author: Helen Macdonald
Date: 2015
Pages: 305
A memoir from an English writer and naturalist. "Helen Macdonald's story of adopting and raising one of nature's most vicious predators has soared into the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. Fierce and feral, her goshawk Mabel's temperament mirrors Helen's own state of grief after her father's death, and together raptor and human "discover the pain and beauty of being alive" (People). H Is for Hawk is a genre-defying debut from one of our most unique and transcendent voices."
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August 2021 Book Choices
Why Fish Don't Exist
The Cold Millions
Hamnet
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Why Fish Don't Exist
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Author: Lulu Miller
Date: 2020
Pages: 240
First book by the Radiolab host. It's a mix of a biography and a memoir as Lulu Miller obsesses over researching the background a famous scientist and ponders the meaning of her life. A pretty short read but very deep and thoughtful and interesting.
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Author: Jess Walter
Date: 2020
Pages: 351
It's a "historical novel about the Wobblies and a landmark free speech protest at the turn of the last century." "A book about socio-economic disparity, a pageturner, a postmodern experiment that reads like a potboiler, and a beautiful, lyric hymn to the power of social unrest in American history." I really enjoyed it.
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Hamnet
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Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Date: 2020
Pages: 321
“Of all the stories that argue and speculate about Shakespeare’s life… here is a novel … so gorgeously written that it transports you." —The Boston Globe. There are tons of awards and accolades for this book.
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July 2021 Book Choices
Hamnet
Why Fish Don't Exist
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
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Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Date: 2020
Pages: 321
“Of all the stories that argue and speculate about Shakespeare’s life… here is a novel … so gorgeously written that it transports you." —The Boston Globe. There are tons of awards and accolades for this book.
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Author: Lulu Miller
Date: 2020
Pages: 240
First book by the Radiolab host.“Some years back, Lulu Miller disappeared down a very strange rabbit hole that led her to places neither she nor you would ever be able to anticipate. I highly recommend you follow her down the hole, because of her singular and gigantic gifts as a writer and storyteller, but also because of what's down there: love, chaos, strychnine, a gun, dangerous delusions, heroic dandelions, a cow, a snorkel mask through which grander truths are revealed... This book is perfect, just perfect. It's both lyrical and learned, personal and political, small and huge, quirky and profound.”�� Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff“Stunning and brilliant and completely un-sum-up-able… I love this book so much!”— John Green, New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down
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Author: Abbie Waxman
Date: 2020
Pages: 351
A quirky, light hearted, sweet romance.
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June 2021 Book Choices
The Vanishing Half
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
Bridgerton: The Duke and I
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Author: Brit Bennett
Date: 2020
Pages: 350
This gets so many good reviews and is a popular pick for book clubs right now. Fiction about weaving together the stories of generations from a black family (primarily focusing on the women) between the 60s through the 00s. Barack Obama notes as one of his favorite books for 2020. Also just is given a ton of accolades across the board.
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Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
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Author: Nedra Glover Tawwab
Date: 2021
Pages: 303
A self help book - "Tawwab debuts with a comprehensive guide on how to understand and establish interpersonal boundaries....She identifies six types of boundaries—physical, sexual, intellectual, emotional, material, and time—and dispenses tips on how to uphold personal limits....Readers who follow Tawwab on social media and those who find setting boundaries especially difficult will appreciate the advice." –Publishers Weekly
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Bridgerton: The Duke and I (Bridgertons Book 1)
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Author: by Julia Quinn
Date: 2015
Pages: 433
Never did i expect to put a romance novel on the list but since the Netflix series has been so popular.... might be interesting to read the original material.
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May 2021 Book Choices
Hamnet
Le Freak
The Cold Millions
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Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Date: 2020
Pages: 321
“Of all the stories that argue and speculate about Shakespeare’s life… here is a novel … so gorgeously written that it transports you." —The Boston Globe. There are tons of awards and accolades for this book.
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Le Freak
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Author: Nile Rodgers
Date: 2012
Pages: 336
Nile Rodgers bio -including the rise and fall of disco - his personal story - anecdotes about Billy Idol, Madonna, and David Bowie.
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The Cold Millions
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Author: Jess Walter
Date: 2020
Pages: 351
Contemporary political fiction. "A book about socio-economic disparity, a pageturner, a postmodern experiment that reads like a potboiler, and a beautiful, lyric hymn to the power of social unrest in American history. Funny and harrowing, sweet and violent, innocent and experienced; it walks a dozen tight ropes"
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April 2021 Book Choices
Legendborn
The Cold Millions
The Vanishing Half
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Author: Tracy Deonn
Date: 2020
Pages: 512
Young adult fiction - fantasy/magic. Lots of great reviews. "Deft and insightful blending of Arthurian legend and Southern Black American history make for an engrossing tale of mystery, romance, and finding your place in the world?—an absolute must-read!"
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The Cold Millions
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Author: Jess Walter
Date: 2020
Pages: 351
Contemporary political fiction. "A book about socio-economic disparity, a pageturner, a postmodern experiment that reads like a potboiler, and a beautiful, lyric hymn to the power of social unrest in American history. Funny and harrowing, sweet and violent, innocent and experienced; it walks a dozen tight ropes"
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The Vanishing Half
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Author: Brit Bennett
Date: 2020
Pages: 350
Fiction about weaving together the stories of generations from a black family (primarily focusing on the women) between the 60s through the 00s. Barack Obama notes as one of his favorite books for 2020. Also just is given a ton of accolades across the board.
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March 2021 Book Choices
The Vanishing Half
Sabrina and Corina
The Sanatorium
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Author: Brit Bennett
Date: 2020
Pages: 350
Fiction about weaving together the stories of generations from a black family (primarily focusing on the women) between the 60s through the 00s. Barack Obama notes as one of his favorite books for 2020. Also just is given a ton of accolades across the board.
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Author: Kalie Jajordani-Anstine
Date: 2019
Pages: 186
Short stories - a collection stories about Latinas of Indigenous descent living in Denver —“Fierce and essential stories . . . Feminine agency, legacy and kinship . . . govern the hearts of every character in this book.”—The New York Times
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The Sanatorium
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Author: Sarah Pearse
Date: 2021
Pages: 400
I saw this from Kate Shelton. Reese Witherspoon say, "“CHILLING! The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse is an eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat. Let’s set the mood.... You’re in a remote location—at a hotel—and there’s a snowstorm. The winds are howling, the snow is pelting in every direction, there’s a missing person, and a dead body shows up....!”
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January 2021 Book Choices
The Vanishing Half
Sabrina and Corina
The Authenticity Project
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Author: Brit Bennett
Date: 2020
Pages: 350
Fiction about weaving together the stories of generations from a black family (primarily focusing on the women) between the 60s through the 00s. Barack Obama notes as one of his favorite bookes for 2020. Also just is given a ton of accolades across the board.
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Author: Kalie Jajordani-Anstine
Date: 2019
Pages: 186
Short stories - a collection stories about Latinas of Indigenous descent living in Denver —“Fierce and essential stories . . . Feminine agency, legacy and kinship . . . govern the hearts of every character in this book.”—The New York Times
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The Authenticity Project
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Author: Clare Pooley
Date: 2020
Pages: 368
This book "feels like a warm hug." —The Washington Post
The story of a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even love
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