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• The Automatic Detective

  Martinez, A. Lee

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  Science Fiction/Mystery. Mack's neighboring family goes missing and the bot sets out to find them. Along the way he encounters cops, mutant humans, a mutant gorilla, a brainy dame of science, alien pilgrims, and gangsters. He might even…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Those Who Prey

  Moffett, Jennifer,

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  Teen Fiction. When Emily moves to Boston for college, she doesn't expect to find herself feeling so lonely and out of place. So when a new friend invites her to join a bible study group run by The Kingdom, Emily is all in. Soon Emily is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Her Body and Other Parties

  Stories

  Machado, Carmen Maria,

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  Fiction. This collection of feminist short stories straddles the line between psychological fiction and surrealistic horror. From a reinterpretation of Irving's "The Green Ribbon" to a lesbian love story set during a viral plague, each…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Chiffon Trenches

  a Memoir

  Talley, André Leon,

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  Memoir. André Leon Talley's engaging memoir chronicles his journey rising up through the golden age of fashion journalism and his friendships with some of the industry's most powerful stars. As a pioneer in what he calls the chiffon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Children of Blood and Bone

  Adeyemi, Tomi

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  Teen Fiction. A thrilling, exhilarating novel that will keep the reader absorbed until the last page. This book is set in West Africa during a time of magic, suspense and peril. It tells the story of a Princess who has to fight for love…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Selected Works of Audre Lorde

  Lorde, Audre,

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  Nonfiction and Poetry. I devoured this collection of essays and poems by "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet" Audre Lorde. Her work remains relevant, moving, and transformative today, and this edition is edited and introduced by writer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Real. [Vol.] 1

  Inoue, Takehiko

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  Teen Graphic Novel. One of the things that has helped me cope in the pandemic is basketball. Thankfully, I've also found the world of sports manga to tide me over between games! Inoue's REAL is the story of three young men who are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Awakening

  Roberts, Nora

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  Fantasy. In the first volume of Nora Roberts' new fantasy series, young Breen Kelly, on a trip to Ireland, steps through a portal that takes her to a land of fairies, dragons and magic. Discovering her own magical powers, she must decide…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Landscape With Reptile

  Rattlesnakes in An Urban World

  Palmer, Thomas, 1955-

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  Nonfiction. Ostensibly a history of the timber rattlesnake in the Blue Hills of Milton, Mass., this wide-ranging book also diverges into a great variety of peripheral topics, from snake evolution and snakebite treatments to Puritanism,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

  Haddon, Mark, 1962-

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  Fiction. This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog is captivating and unusual. Narrated by an autistic 15-year-old, this is a bitterly funny debut novel. A must-read! - Denise

• A Return to Love

  Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles

  Williamson, Marianne, 1952-

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  Self-Realization Nonfiction. In A Return to Love, Marianne Williamson uses A Course in Miracles as a guide for pursuing an existence that embraces love over fear. Full of wisdom and quotable moments, it features personal anecdotes and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Keeper

  Moor, Jessica,

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  Fiction. An intense mystery that deals with domestic violence against women and the structures that allow it to continue in our society. Told from several different points of view (a battered woman, a police officer, etc). This book is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Legendborn

  Deonn, Tracy,

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  Teen Fantasy. This book sucks you in from page one and doesn't let you go for almost 500 pages. A fascinating addition to the Arthurian mythology, it combines history and modern elements to create a stellar kickoff to Deonn's new series. -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King and the Dragonflies

  Callender, Kacen,

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  Children's Fiction. After losing his older brother, twelve-year-old King is adrift in grief until a runaway friend pushes him to confront secrets King would rather not face. Set in the atmospheric Louisiana bayou, Callender's award-winning…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dark Was the Night

  Golio, Gary,

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  Children's Picture Book Biography. Author Golio and illustrator E.B. Lewis have created a beautiful and moving biography about blues musician Blind Willie Johnson. His music captured deepfelt emotions and one of his songs, Dark Was the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mercies

  Hargrave, Kiran Millwood

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  Historical Fiction; LGBTQ Romance. If you read any press or descriptions about this book, you will kind of know what direction the book is heading, but that doesn't detract at all from enjoying it. Hargrave makes the journey to that end…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Penric's Progress

  Bujold, Lois McMaster,

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  Fantasy. A well-intentioned but very naive young man gets in way over his head when he stops to help an old woman by the side of the road, only to inherit the demon possessing her when she dies in his arms. Sometimes you don't want to read…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Agnostic

  Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought

  Jacoby, Susan

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  Nonfiction. This is a book outside of my usual reading interests---a biography of a famous (or infamous) popular 19th century lecturer on freethinking. His criticisms of religion still sting and are quite a tonic for a Christian like me.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Silk Road

  a Novel

  Davis, Kathryn, 1946-

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  Fiction. The characters include the Cook, the Astronomer, the Botanist, the Keeper, the Archivist, the Geographer, the Topologist, the Iceman -- evocative identities which drew me immediately into this circular journey. The pilgrims begin…Read moreRead more of this annotation