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• Lassoing the Sun

  a Year in America's National Parks

  Woods, Mark (Journalist),

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  Memoir. A little burned-out, Mark decided to spend a year visiting the national parks with his family, but then his mother was diagnosed with cancer, given just months to live. He had initially intended to write a book about the future of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In a Dark, Dark Wood

  Ware, Ruth

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  Fiction. In this debut thriller, what should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside turns sinister for poor, wounded Leonora and her old friends. But are they really her friends? Perhaps she should have never accepted that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Remains of the Day

  Ishiguro, Kazuo

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  Fiction.  In this Booker Prize-winning novel, a butler reflects on his life working in Darlington Hall, an English stately home, in the years leading up to and after World War II. - EileenS.

• Daily Rituals

  How Artists Work

  Currey, Mason

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  Nonfiction. James Joyce woke every day at 10 and wrote in the afternoons. Charles Darwin woke early and started working by 8. Truman Capote wrote in bed, sipping whiskey all day; Beethoven preferred cups of coffee with exactly 60 beans. If you find…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Ex-Life

  A Novel

  McCauley, Stephen

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  Fiction. When Julie needs help with various life problems her ex husband comes, after several decades of not being in touch. He is gay and she is twice divorced with a teenage daughter who has issues. I love this author; his humanity and his wit…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bet Me

  Crusie, Jennifer

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  Romance. Unlikely lovers Min Dobbs and Cal Morrisey agree not to pursue a relationship after one date, but they are thrown together again as they deal with a jealous ex-boyfriend, a determined psychologist, and a bizarrely intelligent cat. - NordiaF.

• Not Love but Delicious Foods Make Me So Happy

  よしながふみ, 1971-

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  Graphic Novel. Author/artist Fumi Yoshinaga, who also pens the ongoing series What Did You Eat Yesterday?, knows a lot about food -- most importantly, how to enjoy it! In this affectionate ode to eating out in Tokyo, the fictionalized Y-naga takes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Space Opera

  Valente, Catherynne M., 1979-

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  Science-fiction. When aliens discover Earth, humanity must prove their sentience by singing in the Metagalactic Grand Prix, a high-stakes, Eurovision-like contest. If mankind comes in last place, they will be annihilated, and the only human who can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Simple Favor

  a Novel

  Bell, Darcey,

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  Fiction. When Emily, asks Stephanie to pick up her son Nicky after school, Stephanie happily says yes. Instead of picking Nicky up as planned, Emily disappears. As we learn more about the secrets both Stephanie and Emily were keeping from each…Read moreRead more of this annotation