Inland
by Téa Obreht
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It's 1893 and the sparsely populated settlement of Amargo, deep in the Arizona Territory, is experiencing a severe drought. With the town's water supply fast depleting, ...
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Dean Muscat
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Beyond the Book: The Camel Corps of the U.S. Army
A key section of Téa Obreht's novel Inland takes place among the Camel Corps, a real-life mid-19th-century experiment conducted by the United States Army attempting to introduce camels as beasts of burden in the Southwestern territories. ... Beyond the Book
La Belle Sauvage
by Philip Pullman
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Voted 2017 Best Young Adult Novel by BookBrowse's Subscribers
I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I heard that Philip Pullman would be revisiting the world he brought to ...
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Michelle Anya Anjirbag
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Beyond the Book: Godstow Abbey
In his first trilogy, His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman brings readers into the story through an intense use of space; he gives us a fantastical Oxford, but described in such a way that readers could visit the real place and trace Lyra's adventures ... Beyond the Book
Conviction
by Denise Mina
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Scottish author Denise Mina's latest novel, Conviction, is a fast-paced thriller narrated by Anna, a smart and sassy podcast addict with a mysterious past. While listening to ...
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Kim Kovacs
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Beyond the Book: A Brief History of Podcasts
The action in Denise Mina's novel Conviction is set in motion when the protagonist listens to a true-crime podcast. Serial audio broadcasts have existed for more than a century; many of us remember gathering around our radios each week to listen ... Beyond the Book
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
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The war between the states is over and, instead, a very different battle is being waged for the future of the United States – or at least it is in the stunning, complex ...
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Michelle Anya Anjirbag
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Beyond the Book: The Carlisle Indian Industrial School
The boarding school in Dread Nation, where children are sent after being taken from their families is based on real schools that existed across the United States. While Miss Preston's, the school in Dread Nation is specifically for girls of color to ... Beyond the Book
Ellie and the Harpmaker
by Hazel Prior
A rich, heartwarming and charming debut novel about finding love in unexpected places.
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America for Beginners
by Leah Franqui
A poignant debut that explores unlikely friendships forged in unusual circumstances.
Crudo by Olivia Laing
A brilliant, funny, and emphatically raw novel of love on the brink of the apocalypse.
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson
I cant say enough positive. What a great story - the blue folks and the mobile library are two parts of history I would not have known except for this book. Great ...
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson
This would have been 5 stars except the first quarter of the book seems way too constrained by the author's need to let us know she did the research necessary. Once she ...
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The Winemaker's Wife
by Kristin Harmel
Full disclosure: the members of my book club each received a free proof of this book through the galley match program ( #GalleyMatch or @gallerybooks ) before it’s ...
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The Guest Book
by Sarah Blake
After reading the last page, I thought Wow! Great writing! Incredible characters. Full of life philosophy. The best description of inner racism and entitlement I’ve ...
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Miracle Creek
by Angie Kim
This is a rare court room drama that caused me to feel empathy for all of its flawed characters- immigrants trying to give a daughter a chance for success in America, ...
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America for Beginners
by Leah Franqui
This was a delightful book. A conservative Indian lady seeks closure with her son’s death by taking a guided tour of America.
Pival hires an Indian (she thinks) tour ...
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