Savage Feast
by Boris Fishman
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I adore authors who not only write about the big themes that possess them, but also drop little things in between that bloom in our minds – like those colorful capsules ...
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Rory L. Aronsky
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Beyond the Book: Borodinsky Bread
Early on in Savage Feast, Boris Fishman, beginning to recount his family's exodus from the Soviet Union, states that there were 800 kinds of bread in the U.S.S.R. It's true. According to an article in the Christian Science Monitor in 1985, there is ... Beyond the Book
Lost Children Archive
by Valeria Luiselli
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Lost Children Archive is a feast of language and storytelling that chronicles a family road trip from New York City to Arizona. Valeria Luiselli's several storylines follow ...
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Karen Lewis
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Beyond the Book: The Power of Polaroid Photography
Once upon a time, long before digital photography became commonplace, the only way to instantly see the results after taking a photo was by using a Polaroid instant camera. In Lost Children Archive,, the narrator gives her stepson a Polaroid camera ... Beyond the Book
The World According to Fannie Davis
by Bridgett M. Davis
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Devoted daughter Bridgett M. Davis was always inspired by her mother Fannie, who provided stability, warmth and generosity to all who entered her home. However, few people ...
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Jamie Chornoby
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Beyond the Book: Property Ownership, Race and Upward Mobility
In The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers, Bridgett M. Davis explains how property ownership was the key determinant in creating opportunity and prosperity across generations of her family. However, historically,... Beyond the Book
Territory of Light
by Yuko Tsushima
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Set in Tokyo during the late 1970s, Yūko Tsushima's Territory of Light chronicles a year in the life of an unnamed single mother struggling to take care of her two-year-...
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Michael Kaler
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Beyond the Book: The Life and Career of Yūko Tsushima
Born in 1947 in the Tokyo suburb of Mitaka, Yūko Tsushima was one of the most accomplished Japanese novelists of her generation at the time of her death from lung cancer in 2016. The author remains lesser known outside of Japan, but with the... Beyond the Book
The Last Romantics
by Tara Conklin
A sweeping yet intimate epic about one American family, and the ties that bind us together.
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The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
by Anissa Gray
A dazzling debut novel!
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The Half-Life of Everything
by Deborah Carol Gang
A beautifully written and uplifting debut novel.
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The Climate Report
"The most comprehensive assessment of the effects of climate change on the United States."
–The New York Times
The unexpected and forbidden affair between Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok unfolds in...
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Kate Braithwaite
A novel of suspense that explores the complexities of marriage and the dangerous truths we...
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The Poem That Inspired The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
She is candid and talks about her struggles to protect her girls from papparazi, and surprisingly, to buffer them from the intrusive Secret Service. I'd never considered ...
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The Lost for Words Bookshop
by Stephanie Butland
I have been reading articles about Up Lit and books that fall into that category of uplifting, but not sugary sweet. The Lost for Words Bookshop fits into that mold. ...
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Once Upon a River
by Diane Setterfield
4.5 stars
I loved this book. It not only attests to the excellent story telling of the author, but it held me in awe of it's mastery of detail and readability. I felt ...
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Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
Loved it. Easy to read. Original plot. Well developed characters came across as believable people. In the time frame set, all the discriminatory thoughts and acts are ...
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Meet Me at the Museum
by Anne Youngson
I am completely mesmerized by Meet me at the Museum. I could hardly put the book down--and not because it is a thriller that causes me to turn the pages breathlessly. I ...
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An American Marriage
by Tayari Jones
An American Marriage has been on my TBR list for some time. The librarian who leads our local book club at my branch library chose An American Marriage for our Feb ...
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