Tokyo Ueno Station
by Yu Miri
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Kazu is a ghost, seemingly condemned to haunt one of Japan's busiest train stations, the grounds of which served as a makeshift home to him throughout his final years. ...
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Callum McLaughlin
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Yu Miri's Tokyo Ueno Station is told from the viewpoint of Kazu, a ghost who wanders the grounds of the train station in which he lived out his final years. Though the book makes unique use of this framing device to explore its particular themes of ... Beyond the Book
Delayed Rays of a Star
by Amanda Lee Koe
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Amanda Lee Koe's Delayed Rays of a Star begins with a late-1920s photo of three women at a party in Berlin who would go on to make names for themselves in the world of cinema:...
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Elisabeth Cook
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Beyond the Book: Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong was a Chinese-American film star who worked in the entertainment industry from the 1920s to the 1960s. As a person of color, she experienced limitations in the roles she was able to play throughout her career due to discrimination and ... Beyond the Book
Sleepovers
by Ashleigh Bryant Phillips
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In Ashleigh Bryant Phillips' debut story collection, Sleepovers, it can be difficult to keep tabs on all the main characters, a number of whom appear as first-person narrators...
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Elisabeth Cook
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Beyond the Book: Minecraft and the Uncensored Library
The story 'Mind Craft' in Sleepovers by Ashleigh Bryant Phillips is named for one character's incorrect way of referring to the video game Minecraft, which is a multi-platform 'sandbox game,' the term for a game that leaves the player relatively free... Beyond the Book
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
by Christy Lefteri
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In Christy Lefteri's sophomore novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo, the author introduces readers to Syrian refugee and former beekeeper Nuri Ibrahim as he waits in England with ...
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Kim Kovacs
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Beyond the Book: Bees and Honey Across the Ages
In Christy Lefteri's novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo, the protagonist is a Syrian refugee seeking asylum in England (See Syrian Refugees and The Human Cost of War in Post 9/11 Conflicts). The novel brings to life the heart-wrenching challenges ... Beyond the Book
The Voyage of the Morning Light
by Marina Endicott
A sweeping novel set aboard a merchant ship sailing through the South Pacific in 1912.
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The Wedding Thief
by Mary Simses
Funny, soulful, and as sweet as buttercream, The Wedding Thief is the perfect summer read.
A smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters' lives from the 1950s to the ...
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Karen Lewis
Spellbinding, moving - evoking a fascinating region on the other side of the world - this ...
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A thrilling debut novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng about how far we'll go ...
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Cirque du Soleil and the Rijksmuseum
The River
by Peter Heller
Best friends Jack and Wynn embark on a river trip which should be idyllic but is not. We know from the first sentence that there is a fire up the river. As they are ...
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo
by Christy Lefteri
This book will haunt me for years. Every time a 'conflict' is on the news, the discussion only involves the soldiers. But what about the people who aren't involved in ...
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The Color of Air
by Gail Tsukiyama
A welcome panacea to the times we are living in is how I would describe reading this story of Daniel Abe, a successful doctor in Chicago, as he returns home to Hilo two ...
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Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
I really enjoyed this book. It had a heartwarming ending with a real twist along the way. Very clever story line. I am looking forward to more books by Delia Owens.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
To enjoy reading is a gift. To read a beautifully told story is an honor. Such a story is "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles. The story surrounds us with ...
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The Stone Girl
by Dirk Wittenborn
My husband read this book before I did, and encouraged me to pick it up as well. When he asked me my opinion, I replied, "Do you want my personal opinion or my ...
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