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• In Search of Amrit Kaur

  a Lost Princess and Her Vanished World

  Sambuy, Livia Manera, 1958-

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  If you like true- life mysteries, this is the one for you. An epic research journey into the life of an Indian princess – inspired by a portrait in a museum in Mumbai in 2007. The author thought the caption on the portrait told a sad…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 2120

  Wylesol, George

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  A mysterious and chilling choose-your-own-adventure type graphic novel. This book will have you flipping pages through many winding hallways and doors within a seemingly empty building in which you, Wade, have been hired to fix a computer,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love

  a Novel

  Cronin, Marianne

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  Heartfelt, funny, and sweet. Great storytelling and well written characters. Excellent voice acting on the audiobook! (Submitted by Amy)

• Gilded

  Meyer, Marissa

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  Serilda loves to tell stories. Her stories are fantastical and outrageous and loved by the children around her. But the spinning wheel markings around her irises mean that she is shunned and feared in her community. One night, during the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A WITCH'S LIFE IN MONGOL, VOL. 1

  Tomato Soup, Tomato

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  "A Witch's Life in Mongol" is a historical manga set in the 13th century Mongol Empire. It is a story of a Persian woman Fatima, who plans to destroy the Mongol empire from within to avenge her household. The artist(Tomato Soup)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

  a Novel

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins

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  Hard to put down. Interesting plot. I keep recommending it to everyone (Submitted by Catherine)

• One Piece. Volume 107, The Hero of Legend

  Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-

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  Good adventure. Deeper meaning than what you see on the surface. Characters are very relatable; you watch them grow as the storyline progresses (Submitted by Keane)

• Under the Whispering Door

  Klune, TJ

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  Wallace owns a law company. He delights in his rigid schedule and loveless life, until he unexpectedly dies. Hugo runs a tea shop that has a door on the fourth floor that leads to whatever happens after death. Mei also works at the tea…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The God of the Woods

  Moore, Liz, 1983-

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  Two children from the same well-off family go missing at their family's summer camp in the Adirondacks ...14 years apart. What happened to the children? And why? The God of the Woods by Liz Moore is not only a complex and engaging mystery,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Men Without Women

  Stories

  Murakami, Haruki, 1949-

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  Unconventional in some places, raw in others, philosophical all along - every story has its unique flavour (Submitted by Mariya)

• Lunch With Lizabeth

  a Memoir

  Hughes, Todd, 1963-

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  As a big fan of Lizabeth Scott, I really enjoyed this hybrid of biography and memoir, written by someone who knew the actress personally. She isn't as well-remembered as other actresses from the same time period, so there isn't a lot…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shatter Me

  Mafi, Tahereh

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  Some parts of this book are presented through the diary entries of a main character and I really liked that. It’s a fast read. Fantasy & Romance genres lovers will enjoy this one! (Submitted by Hannah)

• Intermezzo

  Rooney, Sally

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  Sally Rooney's latest novel presents a beautifully intricate narrative that explores the lives of two unalike brothers, Ivan and Peter, dealing with their father’s recent death. The chapters alternate between their two perspectives,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Color of Water

  a Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

  McBride, James, 1957-

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  Very well told. Everyone should read it (Submitted by Sue).

• Goddess in the Machine

  Johnson, Lora Beth

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  Andra is a teen who wakes up from cryosleep, but to her shock and horror, she has been frozen for a thousand years, and nothing is as it should be. Called Goddess by Zhade who woke her, the world she wakes on is a vast arid dessert, with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

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