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• The Apollo Murders

  a Novel

  Hadfield, Chris, 1959-

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  The year is 1973, and the Cold War is going strong in this action-filled space thriller. The last Apollo mission is about to be launched. Apollo 18 is going to the moon, but not everyone on board is who they seem to be. Kaz Zemeckis, the flight…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Charm Offensive

  a Novel

  Cochrun, Alison,

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  Alison Cochrun has created an unforgettable romance with her debut novel. If you devoured Casey McQuiston's One Last Stop or Angie Hockman's Shipped, then this romance is for you! The Charm Offensive follows hopeless romantic Dev as he nurtures his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crossroads

  Franzen, Jonathan,

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  In early 70s suburban Chicago, the Hildebrandt family seems to be coming apart at the seams. Russ, an associate pastor of Mennonite background who works for a liberal church, and his wife Marion, both dissatisfied with their marriage, are eying the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

  a Novel

  Austin, Emily (Emily R.),

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  Gilda is a woman who constantly finds herself in awkward situations, some that naturally crop up in her everyday life and some that she manages to create for herself while attempting to avoid the first kind. That's how she ended up as a receptionist…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gastro Obscura

  a Food Adventurer's Guide

  Wong, Cecily,

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  Foodies, armchair travelers, and trivia buffs rejoice! Gastro Obscura takes you on a mouthwatering and occasionally stomach-churning journey through food, culture, and history one page at a time. Authors Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras explore…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ground Breaking

  An American City and Its Search for Justice

  Ellsworth, Scott (Historian),

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  Greenwood, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, thrived during the early 20th century. An African-American enclave developed as a freedman's town by former slaves, Greenwood became popularly known as America's "Black Wall Street" due to its economic vibrancy. In…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last House on Needless Street

  Ward, Catriona,

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  The newest book from horror and fantasy writer Catriona Ward contains unexpected twists that will surprise even the seasoned crime fiction fan. Ted Bannerman lives an isolated life except for his cat Olivia and his daughter Lauren. But who is he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Never Saw Me Coming

  Kurian, Vera,

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  Chloe Sevre is a freshman at a Washington, D.C. university. She's highly intelligent, beautiful, charismatic - and she's also a clinically diagnosed psychopath. Recruited by a psychology professor to be a part of a secret program studying…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Oh William!

  a Novel

  Strout, Elizabeth,

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  After Lucy's beloved second husband dies, she finds herself reckoning once again with her first husband, William, the father of her two grown daughters with whom she has maintained a friendship. Now roughly 70 and on his third marriage (to a woman…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Payback's a Witch

  Harper, Lana,

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  Emmy Harlow left the enchanted town of Thistle Grove as a brokenhearted teen determined to live life on her own non-magical terms. She didn't need magic to be somebody. She didn't need Gareth Blackmoore. But when tradition calls Emmy home to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Promise

  Galgut, Damon, 1963-

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  Rachel Swarts has died, leaving her family in grief. Her young daughter Amor claims to have witnessed her father agreeing to her mother's dying wish: to give their domestic servant Salome ownership of the humble house she resides in on their family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Refugee High

  Coming of Age in America

  Fishman, Elly,

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  In January 2017, the immigration policies for the United States changed overnight, leaving thousands of immigrants and refugees subject to harsh new guidelines and constant fear that their status could change at a moment's notice. It was against…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rizzio

  Mina, Denise,

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  Ho, hum. Another book about Mary, Queen of Scots and the assassination of her advisor, David Rizzio? You might think, "Been there, done that," but you would be wrong. This novella gives you a bird's–eye view of events during a narrow timeframe at a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake

  Hall, Alexis J.,

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  Welcome to Bake Expectations, a fictionalized version of the Great British Baking Show. Meet Rosaline Palmer, a bisexual, single mother, with overly critical parents and never quite enough money. Quickly, sparks fly with not one, but two, of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Seed Keeper

  a Novel

  Wilson, Diane, 1954-

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  The Seed Keeper tells the story of Rosalie Iron Wing, who lived in the woods of Minnesota with her father, learning to trap game and gather edible plants from the forest - until the night he never returned. She was taken to live with foster parents…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Thing Between Us

  a Novel

  Moreno, Gus, 1985-

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  Recently married Thiago and Vera live together right off of 18th Street in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Things were already getting a little creepy in their newly renovated apartment, but with the addition of Itza (a smart speaker inspired by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Trees

  a Novel

  Everett, Percival,

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  Someone is killing off the racists in Money, Mississippi and leaving behind a gruesome calling card. Follow the hijinks of detectives Ed Morgan and Jim Davis as they navigate an incompetent police force, and a killer who defies rational thought.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When We Cease to Understand the World

  Labatut, Benjamín, 1980-

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  In this slim collection of stories, Chilean writer Labatut delves into the lives and personal dilemmas of some of the 20th century's greatest chemists, physicists and mathematicians (such as Fritz Haber, Karl Schwarzchild, Alexander Grothendieck,…Read moreRead more of this annotation