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• Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

  Reck, Jared,

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• Ghost Forest

  a Novel

  Fung, Pik-Shuen,

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  "A beautiful biographical fiction that stole my dang heart and I want to read everything this author writes!"

• Let's Clap, Jump, Sing, & Shout; Dance, Spin, and Turn It Out!

  Games, Songs, & Stories From An African American Childhood

  McKissack, Pat, 1944-

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  "A great book of childhood rhymes, songs, games, and dances. The author also talks about the history and evolution of some of your childhood favorites."

• Yes & I Love You

  Loren, Roni,

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• Something to Talk About

  Wilsner, Meryl,

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• Edge Case

  a Novel

  Chin, YZ,

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  "All the best themes (marriage, technology, race, immigration) intertwine in Edge Case, and it's very good so far."

• These Toxic Things

  Hall, Rachel Howzell,

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  "Hall continues to change and grow as a writer, and as a fan I am here for the journey."

• Be Gay, Do Comics!

  Queer History, Memoir, and Satire From The Nib

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  "This an anthology of comics from The Nib, all from a LGBTQ+ person. It is great to explore and perhaps understand a bit more. There are a wide variety of narrative and pictorial styles as well as experiences presented."

• Shop Class for Everyone

  Practical Life Skills in 83 Projects

  Bowers, Sharon,

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  "This book has really proven out to be an informative and supportive tool for some household tasks I'd like to tackle."

• Man-eaters. Vol. 1

  Cain, Chelsea,

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• Something Old, Something New

  Classic Recipes Revised

  Adler, Tamar,

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  "Now one of my favorite culinary authors."

• The Last Witness

  McFall, Claire

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  "A teen thriller with a supernatural twist set in Scotland."

• The Secret Bridesmaid

  Birchall, Katy,

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  "Part British rom-com in book form, part tale of unlikely friendship/self growth. A lovely, lighter read."

• Impostor Syndrome

  a Novel

  Wang, Kathy,

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  "It is a combination of things I didn't know I wanted combined: a modern spy novel crossed with family dynamics and the sort of corporate drudgery lampooned in Office Space."

• Motherhood

  Heti, Sheila, 1976-

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• The Birthday of the World and Other Stories

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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• Whereabouts

  Lahiri, Jhumpa,

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• The Once and Future Witches

  Harrow, Alix E.

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• Attachments

  A Novel

  Rowell, Rainbow

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• My Omaha Obsession

  Searching for the City

  Cassette, Miss,

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  "I have surprisingly laughed out loud while reading this book, particularly at the notion of a hamburger joint being named 'U Eat A Burger" and becoming wildly successful."