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The Rules of Magic
by Alice Hoffman
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Alice Hoffman's Rules of Magic is the long-awaited prequel to one of her most cherished novels, Practical Magic (1995). With the return of Bridget and Franny, Hoffman ...
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Michelle Anya Anjirbag
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Wise Women: Willfulness or Witchcraft?
Whether talking about Rules of Magic or its predecessor, Practical Magic, Hoffman always makes one thing clear about the Owens sisters – there is something different about them. The town is not quite sure whether to revile or fear them, but ... Beyond the Book
Good Me Bad Me
by Ali Land
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Is a psychopath born or made? This is the terrifying question that author Ali Land explores in her debut novel Good Me, Bad Me. All of her life, Milly has been groomed to be ...
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Erin Szczechowski
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Notorious Female Serial Killers
In Ali Land's debut, Good Me, Bad Me, Ruth Thompson is on trial for the heinous murders of multiple children. The case is notable not only for the particularly brutal nature of the crime, but also, in part, because Ruth is a woman, and society&#... Beyond the Book
Five-Carat Soul
by James McBride
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In the short story "Sonny's Blues," from the 1965 collection Going to Meet the Man, African-American author and social critic James Baldwin, known for his writing on race...
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Lisa Butts
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African-Americans Soldiers in the Civil War
In 'Father Abe,' a short story in Five-Carat Soul, McBride mentions two all-black regiments that fought for the Union army during the Civil War — the 32nd United States Colored Infantry and the 9th Louisiana Colored Infantry. When war ... Beyond the Book
This Blessed Earth
by Ted Genoways
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For the Hammonds, a farming family in Nebraska, the 2014 harvest season started with a perfect storm of perilous circumstances: a spell of good weather led to nationwide crop ...
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Rebecca Foster
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The Keystone XL Pipeline
The Keystone Pipeline is a 36-inch-diameter oil pipeline between Alberta, Canada and Texas. It transports 550,000 barrels of crude oil from Canada to refineries and distribution centers in the United States every day. It was constructed in three ... Beyond the Book
Never Coming Back
by Alison McGhee
A moving exploration of growing up and growing old, and the ties that bind parents and children.
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Seven Days of Us
by Francesca Hornak
A warm, wry debut novel about a family forced to spend a week together over the holidays.
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Being Mortal
In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.
The Wisdom of Sundays
by Oprah Winfrey
Life-changing insights from super soul conversations.
16-year-old Vicky Cruz wakes up in a hospital's mental ward after a failed suicide attempt...
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Sarah Tomp
Set in the early 1970s against the specter of the Manson girls, when the peace and love ...
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Women who Scheme: The Female as Villain in Greek Tragedies and Beyond
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward
I love Jesmyn Ward, so I grabbed this off the ARC shelf at work as soon as I saw it! She writes in a way that sucks you into the world of the characters, and manages to ...
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If the Creek Don't Rise
by Leah Weiss
Tucked in to the Appalachian Mountains, the people of Baines Creek live a hard luck, hard scrabble life. Tied together by tradition, misfortune, and a distrust of ...
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
by Bryn Greenwood
Alright, yes this was a tough read at times. Nothing about this book is black and white, there is just too much that matters and influence why things happen the way they ...
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Cutting For Stone
by Abraham Verghese
Although long (perhaps a bit too long), this tale of brothers holds your attention. When an Italian nun, woefully unprepared for a mission in Africa, turns up at a ...
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
by Bryn Greenwood
I haven't stayed up late to finish a book in a long time, but that is exactly what I did for ALL THE UGLY AND WONDERFUL THINGS. I had to know what the outcome would be ...
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Miss Jane
by Brad Watson
A very unusual book! An interesting treatment of a problem a woman and her family has to deal with from her birth and through her entire life. Even though it is the ...
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