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The Seven O'Clock Club
by Amelia Ireland
Great debut (12/9/2024)
Debut authors have my heart, knowing what my own daughter goes through as she puts her soul on paper, hoping someone bites. It's not easy.

The premise of this debut novel doesn't sound unique but you'll need patience. It begins with four people, all grieving 'someone,'more
North Woods: A Novel
by Daniel Mason
Mixed Bag (11/1/2023)
I loved some threads, like the creepy twins, the slave catcher, the gay artist. And yet I was bored by other chapters and just weirded out by the beetle sex thread! I could see the brilliance of the writing, yet felt like some of it was a tad pretentious. And I wondered whymore
This Other Eden: A Novel
by Paul Harding
Five Star Read (1/23/2023)
If you’re tired of mindless thrillers, poorly written stories, books that make you say “meh” The Other Eden is waiting for you. It BLEW me away.

Based on a sad piece of American history, it is the story of a small island off the coast of Maine, inhabited for six generations,more
Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney
Outstanding dark and twisty thriller (11/6/2017)
Hold onto your black, twisted, psychological thriller hat - this book is a DOOZY! Heck, just look at the title. The main character, Amber, is in a coma, she believes her husband has fallen out of love with her, and yes, sometimes she lies. And that is just the beginning.more
Beartown
by Fredrik Backman
Best one yet (4/24/2017)
The author of the international bestseller, A Man Called Ove, is back! On the surface, Beartown is a novel of a small town where every man, woman, and child is obsessed by hockey, driven to watch, cheer, and kowtow to anyone connected to the rink, and willing to look themore
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Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
Praised by Parade and The New York Times Book Review, this debut features a 1960s scientist turned TV cooking star.

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    A cranky ex-actress and her Gen Z sobriety sponsor team up to solve a murder that could send her back to prison in this dazzling mystery.

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    A morbidly funny and emotionally resonant novel about the ways life—and love—can sneak up on us (no matter how much pepper spray we carry).

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    The Fairbanks Four
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    One murder, four guilty convictions, and a community determined to find justice.

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    Ginseng Roots
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    A new graphic memoir from the author of Blankets and Habibi about class, childhood labor, and Wisconsin’s ginseng industry.

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