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Everybody
Everybody : A Book about Freedom
by Olivia Laing
Reviewed: Apr 19, 2021
 
Published: May 4, 2021
 
"Astute and consistently surprising critic" (NPR) Olivia Laing investigates the body and its discontents through the great freedom movements of the twentieth century.
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(4.2/5)
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Crossing the River
Crossing the River : Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir
by Carol Smith
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2021
 
Published: May 4, 2021
 
A powerful exploration of grief following the death of the author's son that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal.
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(4.7/5)
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The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman
The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman : A Novel
by Julietta Henderson
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2021
 
Published: Apr 13, 2021
 
Julietta Henderson's delightfully charming, tender and uplifting debut takes us on a road trip with a mother and son who will live in the reader's heart for a long time to come, and teaches us that--no matter the odds--we must always reach for the ...
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(4.7/5)
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The Widow Queen
The Widow Queen : The Bold #1
by Elzbieta Cherezinska
Reviewed: Oct 26, 2020
 
Published: Apr 6, 2021
 
Elżbieta Cherezińska's The Widow Queen is the epic story of a Polish queen whose life and name were all but forgotten until now. It's a sweeping saga perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Bernard Cornwell, and the Vikings TV series.
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(4.1/5)
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Raft of Stars
Raft of Stars
by Andrew J. Graff
Reviewed: Oct 19, 2020
 
Published: Mar 23, 2021
 
An instant classic for fans of Jane Smiley and Kitchens of the Great Midwest: when two hardscrabble young boys think they've committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the adults trying to find and protect them reach them ...
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(3.8/5)
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Miss Austen
Miss Austen
by Gill Hornby
Reviewed: Jan 20, 2020
 
Published: Mar 16, 2021
 
For fans of Jo Baker's Longbourn, a witty, poignant novel about Cassandra Austen and her famous sister, Jane.
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(4.4/5)
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The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World : A Novel
by Laura Imai Messina
Reviewed: Dec 7, 2020
 
Published: Mar 9, 2021
 
The international bestselling novel sold in 21 countries, about grief, mourning, and the joy of survival, inspired by a real phone booth in Japan with its disconnected "wind" phone, a place of pilgrimage and solace since the 2011 tsunami.
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(4.6/5)
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The Northern Reach
The Northern Reach
by W.S. Winslow
Reviewed: Oct 19, 2020
 
Published: Mar 2, 2021
 
A heart-wrenching first novel about the power of place and family ties, the weight of the stories we choose to tell, and the burden of those we hide
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