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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

• BEWILDERMENT

  POWERS, RICHARD

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  In the latest novel from Powers (after the Pulitzer-winning The Overstory), an astrophysicist named Theo is grieving the loss of his wife Aly while struggling as a single parent to raise his son Robin, who is also struggling with the loss. Robin has…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

• Cloud Cuckoo Land

  a Novel

  Doerr, Anthony, 1973-

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  Doerr's first novel since 2014's beloved All the Light We Cannot See is an epic, page-turning suite of stories that span from ancient history into the future. Where Doerr's previous novel had a child protagonist, his latest offers several. Anna is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crossroads

  a Novel

  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

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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

• Major Labels

  a History of Popular Music in Seven Genres

  Sanneh, Kelefa,

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  This book is a machine that destroys music snobbery. No, this isn't a history of record companies. It's an ingeniously, addictively smart examination of the major genres of popular music from the 60s to today. Like many or most of us music fans,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Monticello

  Fiction

  Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole,

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  Johnson's debut story collection, comprising five brilliant short stories followed by a captivating novella, utilizes a wide variety of compelling story-telling techniques to luminous effect. The titular novella is a gut-wrenching story about…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!

  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

• 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

  a Novella

  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

• Smile

  the Story of a Face

  Ruhl, Sarah, 1974-

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  Bell's palsy is a condition that weakens facial muscles so that half of your face can become frozen and appear to droop. For most people, it's a temporary condition, but playwright Sarah Ruhl was one of the unlucky ones whose case did not clear up…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