The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See
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Lisa See's latest novel, The Island of Sea Women, follows the lives of Mi-ja and Young-sook, two haenyeos – women divers from the South Korean island of Jeju – who...
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Kim Kovacs
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Beyond the Book: The Underwater World of Haenyeos
Lisa See's novel, The Island of Sea Women, highlights the lives of haenyeos – women from the South Korean island of Jeju who support their families by free-diving for plants and animals that thrive in the ocean. They're known to be able to ... Beyond the Book
Race Against Time
by Jerry Mitchell
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Jerry Mitchell spent nearly three decades trailing cold cases from the Civil Rights Movement. As a court reporter in the 1980s, he covered day-to-day cases for the Clarion-...
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Jamie Chornoby
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Beyond the Book: Looking Back On Mississippi Burning (1988)
In December 1988, the controversial crime-thriller movie Mississippi Burning was released. It follows two FBI agents—played by Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe—who investigate the disappearance of three civil rights workers. The ... Beyond the Book
The Resisters
by Gish Jen
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Gish Jen's The Resisters depicts a future United States, dubbed AutoAmerica, where climate change and convenience culture have resulted in a waterlogged surveillance society. ...
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Elisabeth Cook
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Beyond the Book: Smart Homes and the Internet of Things
In Gish Jen's The Resisters, people live in AutoHouses, internet-linked homes that are capable of performing certain automated tasks for their inhabitants, such as cleaning up dropped objects and regulating temperature, but that are also used for ... Beyond the Book
The Mercies
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
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It's 1617 and a violent storm has claimed the lives of 40 fishermen off the coast of Vardø, a remote Norwegian settlement. Aside from a handful of elders, this amounts to...
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Callum McLaughlin
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Beyond the Book: Remembering the Victims of the Vardø Witch Trials
For such a small and remote community, Vardø has endured more than its share of tragedy. In 1617, the small fishing town found at the easternmost point of Norway was hit by a violent storm. Its arrival was so sudden and devastating, it all ... Beyond the Book
And They Called It Camelot
by Stephanie Marie Thornton
An unforgettable portrait of American legend Jackie O.
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The Mountains Sing
by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
An enveloping, multigenerational tale set against the backdrop of the Viet Nam War.
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The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien
The classic, ground-breaking meditation on war and the redemptive power of storytelling.
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Mostly Dead Things
by Kristen Arnett
"Hilarious, deeply morbid, and full of heart."
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Seductive, unsettling, and beautifully written, The Truants is a debut novel of literary ...
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Elisabeth Cook
A new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets--a real-time exploration of the...
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Michael Kaler
A haunted, surreal debut novel about an otherworldly young woman, her father, and her ...
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The Yellow Bird Sings
by Jennifer Rosner
“Beauty will save the world,” – The hope and optimism shared from mother to daughter.
Roza and Shira are running for their lives; fighting the memories of the killing ...
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A Good Neighborhood
by Therese Anne Fowler
This storyline is a real departure from Fowler's usual historical novels, but I think she has come up with a winner that could be adapted for one of Reese Witherspoon's ...
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Once Upon a River
by Diane Setterfield
In 2006, I fell in love with The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfied. This new third book Once Upon River once again has drawn me into a world of such intrigue and ...
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The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James
This was my first time reading this author, and I was not disappointed. The dual time line between Viv in 1982 and Carly in 2017 was well defined with the chapter ...
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson
This is an incredibly touching story of 19 year old blue skinned Cussy Mary Carter.
The year is 1936 and she is a rider for the Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky.
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Rust & Stardust
by T Greenwood
This book is based off the true story of Sally Horner’s kidnapping, making it that much more heartbreaking. This author took me into the story, and I actually felt my ...
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