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• A Cup of Flour, a Pinch of Death

  Burns, Valerie, 1964-

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  Recommended by Kelly

• Slow Dance

  a Novel

  Rowell, Rainbow,

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  Recommended by Jen

• Somewhere Beyond the Sea

  Klune, TJ,

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  "Coming back to Marsyas Island feels like a warm hug, and Klune knocks it out of the park in this sequel." - Amanda

• Mirrored Heavens

  Roanhorse, Rebecca,

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  Recommended by Jen

• You Should Be So Lucky

  a Novel

  Sebastian, Cat,

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  "Emotional, slow-burn M/M romance based in 1960s NYC. Focuses a lot on baseball, which I don't know a ton about so that was interesting! Overall, just a heartfelt LGBTQ+ story which I loved!" - Lindsey

• Beyond Ivy Walls

  a Novel

  Fordham, Rachel, 1984-

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  "A lovely retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Search for belonging and self." - Carol

• Nicked

  a Novel

  Anderson, M. T.,

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  Recommended by Jen

• Craft

  Stories I Wrote for the Devil

  Lima, Ananda

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  "A masterfully well done short story collection that weaves together eerie literary fiction, lockdown musings, sharp political commentary, and absurdist horror. I haven't read anything else like it this year - definitely a favorite from 2024!" - Hope

• The Nighthouse Keeper

  a Blight Harbor Novel

  Senf, Lora,

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  "It's the spooky sequel to my favorite middle grade horror book, The Clackity." - Lindsay

• Where You See Yourself

  Forrest, Claire (Young adult author),

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  "This book follows Effy, a high school senior with cerebral palsy, whose school keeps on failing to provide the accommodations that would make the experience accessible for her. College is quickly approaching, and while Effy's dream college would…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Playing It Safe

  Weaver, Ashley,

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  "A re-read in preparation for the release of book 4. So good even the second time around. Safe-cracker, German spies, plus the British army in World War II London." - Carol

• Fen, Bog, & Swamp

  a Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis

  Proulx, Annie,

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  "Proulx forces you to take a close look at what humans have done globally to nature's wetlands. None of it is good! But people did used to have a lot of fun in bogs and because of our actions we just don't get that anymore." - Liz

• Dinners With Ruth

  a Memoir on the Power of Friendships

  Totenberg, Nina,

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  "Interesting biography of Nina Totenberg and her friends (including Ruth Bader Ginsberg), that really celebrates the power of friendship." - Elizabeth

• Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

  Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

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  "I loved learning about the historical facts of Albert Einstein in a fictional book." - Matt I

• Last Days

  Evenson, Brian

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  "A brilliant and thoughtful horror housed inside a noir narrative with absurdity turned all the way up. Brutal, bloody yet oddly funny." - Steve

• Me Talk Pretty One Day

  Sedaris, David

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  "Each essay is an enjoyable read and has the capability to make you laugh raucously in public." - Heidi

• Childhood's End

  Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008,

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  "Aliens arrive on Earth, ushering in a utopian age that prompts humanity to ask, 'Why?' As people grapple with the unsettling realization that there may be more to life than simply obtaining everything they've ever desired, Clarke weaves a poignant…Read moreRead more of this annotation