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A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson undertakes to hike the 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail that runs from Georgia to Maine. Bryson enlists the help of an unfit friend, Katz, who can barely tackle a staircase. Together they meander along the trail meeting other people with the same goal. Statistics are clearly against them.
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All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
Australian author, Trent Dalton, is back with another highly imaginative, beautiful yet gritty story full of memorable characters.
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The Known World by Edward P. Jones
Antebellum Virginia is the setting of this eloquently written historical novel by Edward P. Jones, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2004 and the National Book Critics Award in 2003.
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A Star is Bored by Byron Lane
Author Byron Lane based his book, A Star is Bored, on the life of Carrie Fisher (he had been her assistant). In the novel, a movie star called Kathi Kannon, who has made it big playing Priestess Talara in a runaway sci-fi movie sensation, hires Charlie B
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Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber
In her latest collection of linked short stories Secrets of Happiness (2021), Joan Silber writes about the impacts of a father’s secrets on his extended family and the people in their lives.
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In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
In A Holidaze is a Christmas romance centered on Maelyn, who is in her mid-twenties, hates her job, and is unhappily single. The one happy place in Maelyn’s life is the cabin where her family always spends the holidays with her parents’ college friends and their children (including Andrew, Maelyn’s longtime crush). Unfortunately, this Christmas is the end of an era: the cabin is being sold.
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We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
I recently asked Laurel, a member of our circulation team, for a recommendation. Laurel was deep into We Begin at the End (2021) by British author Chris Whitaker.
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The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
In The Colour of Magic, part 1 of the Discworld Series, Terry Pratchett introduces readers to a flat earth-like planet held up
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Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
Get ready to embark on a fun, quirky adventure with Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts (2019) by Kate Racculia. After eccentric billionaire Vincent Price dies, he invites Boston residents to join a treasure hunt. Tuesday Mooney is a loner, researcher, and reluctant socializer. She has secrets (who doesn’t?) and soon becomes engaged in the quest to solve the puzzle.
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The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Fun fact: a section of The Dearly Beloved, Cara Wall’s debut novel, is set in Wheaton, Illinois!
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Greenwood by Michael Christie
Part eco fiction, part family saga, Greenwood by Michael Christie follows the story of the ill-fated Greenwood family through several generations.