BostonPL_BPL Staff Picks: October 2020Like this list

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• Tomie

  It, Junji, 1963-

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  Manga. Femme fatale Tomie Kawakami has an unearthly power: she can seduce any man, filling them with a drive to murder her. But no matter how many times her targets kill her, Tomie always comes back. This enormous volume collects all of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Turner House

  Flournoy, Angela,

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  Fiction. The Turner House is a story about ghosts. But its also a story about a family and the house they have occupied for over 50 years. Thirteen children, a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and the matriarch of the Turner…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Drowning Deep

  Grant, Mira,

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  Horror. Seven years ago, the Atargatis and its crew set out to search for mermaids. None of them made it back alive, and footage found on board suggests they were attacked by the very creatures they sought. Now a new crew is heading out on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Deadly Education

  A Novel

  Novik, Naomi

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  Fantasy. El (short for Galadriel, DON'T ask her about it) has no money, no social influence, a bad case of Resting Bitch Face, and the aura of a serial killer, making her one of the least popular students at the Scholomance -- a terrible…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Go Ahead in the Rain

  Notes to A Tribe Called Quest

  Abdurraqib, Hanif

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  Essay. I was so excited when poet and author Hanif Abdurraqib announced this project. Been a fan of Tribe Called Quest since seeing the "Can I Kick It" video on MTV Raps. Abdurrqib has this really cool way of drawing a reader in with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Comet's Tale

  How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life

  Wolf, Steven D. • Padwa, Lynette

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  Memoir. A former hard-driving attorney, Steven D. Wolf has reluctantly left his job and family and moved to Arizona for its warm winter climate due to a spinal condition. There he is drawn to a greyhound rescue group and ends up with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boy at the Door

  Dahl, Alex

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  Fiction. She has the perfect life and he doesn't belong in it... Dahl's debut is a mind-blowing, twisty tale of a woman who will stop at absolutely nothing to hang on to the things she holds most dear--a loving husband, two beautiful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Halloween Tree

  Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012

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  Juvenile Fiction. Some books you go back to again and again. This time-travelling exploration of the history of Halloween is guaranteed to send chills down your spine whether you're eight or eighty. -- Cindy D.

• Six Square Metres

  Reflections From a Small Garden

  Simons, Margaret, 1960-

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  Memoir. Margaret Simons is an Australian journalist and avid gardener who has written a lovely short book about her challenges, triumphs, and failures in a very small urban garden. She allows herself to make mistakes and discoveries and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• God's Glory Alone---The Majestic Heart of Christian Faith and Life

  The Majestic Heart of Christian Faith and Life: What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still Matters

  VanDrunen, David

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  Nonfiction. "Soli Deo Gloria" is one of the 5 Solas of the Reformation, meaning glory belongs to God alone. The author discusses how, to be a healthy Christian, we should honor this concept and understand any glory that we have is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mary Toft; or, the Rabbit Queen

  A Novel

  Palmer, Dexter

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  Fiction. 1726. Godalming, England. Local surgeon John Howard, a man of science, is confounded when a local woman gives birth, repeatedly, to dead rabbits. Soon King George and the finest doctors in London are drawn into this scientific…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Why Fish Don't Exist

  A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

  Miller, Lulu

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  Non-Fiction; Science History; Memoir. The title is obviously intriguing -- the opportunity to learn more about the inner workings of biological classification even more so. What sets this book apart, however, is the layer of memoir that…Read moreRead more of this annotation