The Long Call
by Ann Cleeves
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Penning a great murder mystery seems like it would be particularly challenging. The story often fits into a standard template: there's a murder; someone investigates; clues ...
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Kim Kovacs
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Beyond the Book: Ann Cleeves' Five Mystery Series
Ann Cleeves (b. 1954) is best known for her mystery novels set in rural Britain, which have sold over five million copies in the thirty-plus years she's been writing. Cleeves has penned four series before releasing The Long Call, the first entry in ... Beyond the Book
The Liar
by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
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The Liar is a book that will make its readers uncomfortable by design; set in modern-day Israel, it follows a 17-year-old girl, Nofar, who is unremarkable in every way until ...
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Rachel Hullett
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Beyond the Book: The Reality (and Rarity) of False Sexual Assault Allegations
The Liar by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen features a character, 17-year-old Nofar, who makes a false claim of attempted rape as payback against a man who verbally abuses her in an ice cream parlor. Though it's a compelling premise that leads down a ... Beyond the Book
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
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There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you'd been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for ...
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Rory L. Aronsky
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Beyond the Book: The Stories That Houses Can Hold
Having moved 17 times in the wake of my late father being transferred at his job, I don't have a nostalgic connection to anywhere I've lived. The connection many people feel in their bones, heart and soul to a specific home is a mere curiosity to me&... Beyond the Book
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson
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A loyal animal companion, treks through gorgeous but forbidding wilderness, glimpses of larger historical events through personal and regional experiences: These components ...
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Elisabeth Cook
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Beyond the Book: The Pack Horse Library Project
The WPA (Works Progress Administration) established the Pack Horse Library Project in Eastern Kentucky during the Great Depression. The program, which was championed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, employed librarians who delivered books and other ... Beyond the Book
The Shadow King
by Maaza Mengiste
"A brilliant novel, lyrically lifting history towards myth. It's also compulsively readable."
—Salman Rushdie
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Motherhood So White
by Nefertiti Austin
A heartwarming memoir of motherhood and adoption told through an African American lens.
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Today We Go Home
by Kelli Estes
Illuminating and deeply human, Today We Go Home shines a light on the brave military women of the past and present.
The Girl Who Reads on the Métro
An enchanting story for fans of The Little Paris Bookshop and The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
A moving story set amid the champagne vineyards of northern France during the darkest days...
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Jordan Lynch
Recalling contemporary classics such as Americanah, Behold the Dreamers, and The Brief ...
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Consumed by the longing for a different life, a teenager flees her family and carefully ...
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Where the Light Enters
by Sara Donati
I enjoyed this book, it is a great follow up to the Gilded Hour, and can't wait to read the 3rd book! At 600 pages, I was at first dubious on how the author could keep ...
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The Stationery Shop
by Marjan Kamali
“Look, Zari, being in love is difficult to explain. When you know it’s right, you just know. There’s no avoiding it. It’s like … it’s like a tree has fallen on your head....
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The Secrets We Kept
by Lara Prescott
Now a Reese's Book Club pick! Happy to see that this Cold War thriller with literature at its heart is generating so much interest. I had no idea of the controversy ...
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The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd
Sarah Grimke and Handful were complete opposites in the society of the 1800's.
Sarah was the daughter of a plantation owner, and Handful was her maid. Both were ...
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Inland
by Téa Obreht
Inland captivated me from the beginning. It is that rare story, one that once I reached the end I wanted to go back to the beginning and start again. There are so many ...
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America for Beginners
by Leah Franqui
The voices of the characters were clear and strong. Each person from the widow, the owner of the travel agency, the tour guide, the companion and others offer ...
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