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• My Sweet Girl

  Jayatissa, Amanda

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  For discussion 01/12/2022. Alternating between a past in Sri Lanka and current-day Bay Area, written by a Sri-Lankan author. In this psychological thriller, Paloma illegally sublets her apartment and her roommate learns a dark secret about her. …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Cold Day for Murder

  Stabenow, Dana

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  For discussion 01/26/2022. Set in Alaska and written by an Alaskan-born author. This is the first of the Kate Shugak mysteries, with a lead character who is a native Aleut.

• How to Survive a Modern-day Fairy Tale

  Cruz, Elle

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  For discussion on 02/09/2022. Set in Southern California and written by a Filipina-American author living in southern Cali.

• Sparks Like Stars

  a Novel

  Hashimi, Nadia

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  For discussion on 2/23/2022. Set in Afghanistan and the United States. The author's parents left Afghanistan in the 70s and she is married to an Afghan-born neurosurgeon.

• Moon of the Crusted Snow

  a Novel

  Rice, Waubgeshig, 1979-

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  For discussion on 03/09/2022. This novel is set in Canada in an Anishinaabe community. The author, Waubgeshig Rice is an Anishinaabe writer and journalist from the Wasauksing First Nation near Parry Sound, Ontario, in Canada.

• The Invisible Life of Addie Larue

  Schwab, Victoria

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  For discussion on 03/23/2022. This novel doesn't fit our usual book description, but as a popular and trending novel, our club gave it a try and traveled between France and New York City.

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  Angelou, Maya

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  For discussion on 04/06/2022. Our club wanted to read a Banned or Challenged Book. This first book of Maya Angelou's autobiography was our club's pick.

• The Dry

  a Novel

  Harper, Jane (Jane Elizabeth)

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  For discussion on 04/20/2022. Written by British-Australian author Jane Harper, our club travels to the land down under for a murder-mystery.

• My Sister, the Serial Killer

  a Novel

  Braithwaite, Oyinkan

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  For discussion on 05/04/2022, delayed until 05/18. Written by Nigerian-British author, Oyinkan Braithwaite, our club travels to Nigeria.

• The Sympathizer

  Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-

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  For discussion on 06/01/2022. Written by Vietnamese-American professor and novelist, this book was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

• Murder Aboard the Queen Elizabeth II

  Murray, Stephen, 1949-

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  For discussion on 06/15/2022. This book isn't our usual, but our club members enjoy a murder-mystery and were interested in reading a book by local Las Vegas author, Stephen Murray.

• Dial A for Aunties

  Sutanto, Jesse Q.

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  For discussion on 7/13/2022. This book is written by Indo-Singaporean author, Jesse Q. Sutanto. Picked for it's humor, this book doesn't take us abroad, but was lighter fare.

• The Night Tiger

  Choo, Yangsze

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  For discussion on 7/27/2022. This book is written by a fourth-generation Malaysian of Chinese descent.

• A Man Called Ove

  a Novel

  Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

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  For discussion on 8/10/2022. This book was written by Swedish author, Frederik Backman and set in Sweden.

• The Stolen Lady

  a Novel of World War II and the Mona Lisa

  Morelli, Laura

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  For discussion on 8/24/2022. Although not by an author native to the area, Laura Morelli is an art historian and writes historical fiction.

• The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

  a Novel

  Córdova, Zoraida,

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  For discussion on 9/7/2022. Zoraida Cordova is an Ecuadorian-American author and this title takes place in Ecuador.

• Red Sky Over Hawaii

  Ackerman, Sara

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  For discussion on 9/21/2022. Sara Ackerman was born and lives in Hawaii, with this book taking place in Hawaii.

• The Far Field

  a Novel

  Vijay, Madhuri

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  For discussion on 10/05/2022. Written by Madhuri Vijay, an Indian author, and looks at the socio-political atmosphere of India.

• The Last Guests

  Pomare, J. P.

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  For discussion on 10/19. Written by New Zealand author, J. P. Pomare and set in New Zealand, this thriller sets readers on edge.

• The Alchemist

  Coelho, Paulo

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  For discussion on 11/2/2022. Although not fully fitting the rules for The Afterthoughts, this book is written by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho and is set in Spain and Egypt.