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Nothing to See Here
Nothing to See Here
by Kevin Wilson
Reviewed: May 27, 2019
 
Published: Nov 5, 2019
 
Kevin Wilson's best book yet--a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with remarkable abilities.
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(4.2/5)
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The Seine
The Seine : The River that Made Paris
by Elaine Sciolino
Reviewed: Aug 18, 2019
 
Published: Oct 29, 2019
 
A vibrant, enchanting tour of the Seine from longtime New York Times foreign correspondent and best-selling author Elaine Sciolino.
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(4.6/5)
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The In-Betweens
The In-Betweens : The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna
by Mira Ptacin
Reviewed: Sep 16, 2019
 
Published: Oct 29, 2019
 
A young writer travels to Maine to tell the unusual story of America's longest-running camp devoted to mysticism and the world beyond.
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(3.5/5)
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Ordinary Girls
Ordinary Girls : A Memoir
by Jaquira Díaz
Reviewed: Aug 18, 2019
 
Published: Oct 29, 2019
 
With a story reminiscent of Tara Westover's Educate and Roxane Gay's Hunger, celebrated writer Jaquira Díaz triumphantly maps a way out of despair toward love and hope and delivers a memoir that reads as electrically as a novel.
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(4.1/5)
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Motherhood So White
Motherhood So White : A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America
by Nefertiti Austin
Reviewed: Jul 23, 2019
 
Published: Sep 24, 2019
 
What's it like to be a Black mother in a world where the face of motherhood is overwhelmingly white?

That's the question Nefertiti, a single African American woman, faced when she decided she wanted to adopt a Black baby boy out of the foster care ...
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(4.2/5)
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The Secrets We Kept
The Secrets We Kept : A novel
by Lara Prescott
Reviewed: Jun 17, 2019
 
Published: Sep 3, 2019
 
A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice--inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth ...
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(4.7/5)
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Ellie and the Harpmaker
Ellie and the Harpmaker
by Hazel Prior
Reviewed: Mar 17, 2019
 
Published: Aug 6, 2019
 
A rich, heartwarming and charming debut novel that reminds us that sometimes you find love in the most unexpected places.
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(4.5/5)
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Never Have I Ever
Never Have I Ever
by Joshilyn Jackson
Reviewed: Mar 24, 2019
 
Published: Jul 30, 2019
 
New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson—"an admired writer who deserves to be a household name" (Kirkus Reviews)—displays her masterful talent in this dark and deliciously addictive tale of domestic suspense.

In this game, even ...
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(4.1/5)
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