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• The Personal Librarian

  Benedict, Marie,

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  DECEMBER SELECTION: "New York Times best-selling author Benedict joins with Murray, a four-time NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Fiction, to reimagine the story of Belle da Costa Greene, hired by J.P. Morgan as his personal librarian to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clark and Division

  Hirahara, Naomi, 1962-

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  NOVEMBER SELECTION: "Set during WWII, this fascinating standalone from Edgar winner Hirahara (the Mas Arai series) focuses on a Japanese American family, the Itos, who in 1942 are sent with what possessions they can carry from L.A. to the Manzanar…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Paris Apartment

  a Novel

  Foley, Lucy,

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  Trying to mix it up and read something more modern! "Arriving in Paris to stay with her brother Ben, Jess learns that he has gone missing, and to find him, starts digging into his life, realizing even though she has come to the City of Lights to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Library Book

  Orlean, Susan

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  SEPTEMBER SELECTION. "This sweeping, cheerful history revolves around a singular terrible event: the 1986 fire that ravaged the [Los Angeles Public] Central Library, destroying some 400,000 books. Orlean's affecting account of the tragedy and its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lightning Strike

  a Novel

  Krueger, William Kent

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  AUGUST SELECTION: “This sensitive, moving prequel introduces and draws readers into the[Cork O'connor Mystery] series. Krueger has written another perceptive coming-of-age novel, the poignant story of a father and son trying to understand each…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Watchman

  a Novel

  Erdrich, Louise

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  JULY SELECTION.

• Harlem Shuffle

  Whitehead, Colson, 1969-

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  JUNE SELECTION.

• Mexican Gothic

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  MAY SELECTION. As usual, we are keeping it mixed up! From Publisher's Weekly: "In a novel that owes a considerable debt to the nightmarish horror and ornate language of H.P. Lovecraft, the situations in which Noemí attempts to prevail get wilder…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anxious People

  a Novel

  Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

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  APRIL SELECTION. "Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers--including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian--discover their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Adults Here

  Straub, Emma

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  MARCH SELECTION. "All Adults Here, Emma Straub's unique alchemy of wisdom, humor and insight come together in a deeply satisfying story about adult siblings, aging parents, high school boyfriends, middle school mean girls, the lifelong effects of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where the Crawdads Sing

  Owens, Delia

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  FEBRUARY SELECTION. Many different book club members and library visitors have recommended this book! "Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a heartbreaking coming of age story and a surprising murder investigation."

• To Kill a Mockingbird

  Lee, Harper

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  JANUARY SELECTION. “Every year, even my most begrudging students glue their eyes to the book and actively engage in conversations about its content. The week before summer, I ask my students to rank every book we’ve read throughout the year, a mix…Read moreRead more of this annotation