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• Down the River Unto the Sea

  Mosley, Walter

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  FEBRUARY 2021 SELECTION. “After serving time in Rikers Island solitary for assault, Joe King Oliver, who is an ex-NYPD investigator working as a private detective, receives a note from a woman who admits she was paid to frame him, compelling him…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Next Year in Havana

  Cleeton, Chanel,

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  MARCH 2021 SELECTION. "After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution ... Havana, 1958.” “(Starred…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fates and Furies

  Groff, Lauren

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  APRIL 2021 SELECTION. “Every story has two sides. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes, it turns out, the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets.” “(Starred review.) In this surprising and complex love story,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Exhalation

  Chiang, Ted

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  MAY 2021 SELECTION. “Long-awaited latest collection by the Arrival-inspiring author of The Story of Your Life’ explores revelatory ideas and second chances in such tales as, ‘In the Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate,’ ‘Exhalation’ and ‘The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Satapur Moonstone

  Massey, Sujata

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  JUNE 2021 SELECTION. "Set in 1922, Edgar finalist Massey's second whodunit featuring Bombay attorney Perveen Mistry is even better than the series' impressive debut, 2018's The Widows of Malabar Hill." Publisher's Weekly 2019.

• Leave the World Behind

  a Novel

  Alam, Rumaan

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  JULY 2021 SELECTION. "A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong"--publisher. This book was the October 2020 pick for Jenna Bush Hager's Today Show book club.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

  Honeyman, Gail,

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  AUGUST 2021 SELECTION. "Smart, warm, uplifting, the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes the only way to survive is to open her heart.” “(Starred…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Redhead by the Side of the Road

  Tyler, Anne

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  SEPTEMBER 2021 SELECTION. “Tyler’s warmly comedic, quickly read tale, a perfect stress antidote, will delight her fans and provides an excellent ‘first’ for readers new to this master of subtle and sublime brilliance . . . Perfectly modulated,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Blood

  Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

  Carreyrou, John

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  OCTOBER 2021 SELECTION "Carreyrou's clearly written and accessible work can be compared to another outstanding business exposé, James B. Stewart's Den of Thieves—both are by Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal reporters, both are based on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nothing to See Here

  Wilson, Kevin, 1978-

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  NOVEMBER 2021 SELECTION. "Wilson turns a bizarre premise into a beguiling novel about unexpected motherhood.… Lillian’s deadpan observations zip from funny to heartbreaking…. Wilson captures the wrenching emotions of caring for children in this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The World That We Knew

  Hoffman, Alice

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  DECEMBER 2021 SELECTION. " NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL On the brink of World War II, with the Nazis tightening their grip on Berlin, a mother’s act of courage and love offers her daughter a chance of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Common Person and Other Stories

  Kinder, R. M. (Rose Marie),

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  2021 SELECTION. "These stories, by turns humorous, unsettling, and utterly believable, expose the dangers of ordinary life as their characters perform acts of defiance, determination, and connection. . . Considered closely, Kinder shows us, no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mexican Gothic

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER SELECTIONS are still to be determined, but if enough copies become available, Mexican Gothic will make the list. We always appreciate your recommendations.