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• The Seventh Veil of Salome

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia,

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  An unknown Mexican ingenue is cast as Salome — a star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary heroine — in 1950s Hollywood. She becomes the envy of a bitter bit player who was certain the role would have been her big break.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Colored Television

  Senna, Danzy,

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  Jane, the daughter of an interracial couple on a one-year sabbatical from her creative writing professorship, succumbs to the siren call of Hollywood. A complex and satisfying portrait of a woman at odds with the categories that define…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Song to Drown Rivers

  Liang, Ann

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  Steeped in myth about womanhood, war, sacrifice and love against all odds, the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance. As one of ancient China's fabled Four Beauties, Xishi's good looks are so arresting that she is trained to use…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Blue Hour

  a Novel

  Hawkins, Paula,

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  Eris is an island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out and unreachable from the Scottish mainland for 12 hours each day. Once home to Vanessa — a famous artist — and now home to her companion Grace. When a shocking discovery is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big Black

  Stand at Attica

  Smith, Frank, 1933-2004,

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  In 1971, Frank "Big Black" Smith, imprisoned at Attica Correctional Facility, led a rebellion against the injustices of the prison system — one of the bloodiest civil rights confrontations in American history. After the riots, Smith became…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Parable of the Talents

  Butler, Octavia E.,

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  Butler tackles the creation of a new religion, the making of a god and the ultimate fate of humanity in her Earthseed series, which began with "Parable of the Sower." The seeds of change that young Lauren planted in the first novel begin…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tell Me Everything

  a Novel

  Strout, Elizabeth,

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  Return to the town of Crosby, Maine, and the beloved cast of Strout's characters as they grapple with a shocking crime in their midst and ask the question: What does anyone's life mean? Oprah's 107th Book Club Pick.

• From Here to the Great Unknown

  a Memoir

  Presley, Lisa Marie, 1968-2023,

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  Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Elvis's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, tells her whole story for the first time. Oprah's 108th Book Club Pick.

• The Wedding People

  a Novel

  Espach, Alison, 1984-

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  Alone and determined to decadently splurge on herself, Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels and is immediately mistaken for one of the wedding people. Read with Jenna: August 2024.

• Blue Sisters

  a Novel

  Mellors, Coco,

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  On the anniversary of their younger sister's Nicky's death, the surviving sisters learn their parents are selling their childhood home and reunite at the apartment. They dredge up old wounds and regrets but they are brought together by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mighty Red

  a Novel

  Erdrich, Louise,

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  In the Red River Valley of North Dakota, several lives revolve around a wedding fraught with desire, jealousy and uncertainty. Read with Jenna: October 2024.

• This Motherless Land

  May, Nikki,

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  Funke is happy in Nigeria. She loves her art teacher mother, her professor father and even her annoying little brother (most of the time). But when tragedy strikes, she's sent to England, a place she knows only from her mother's stories.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Comfort of Crows

  a Backyard Year

  Renkl, Margaret,

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  A reflection on humanity's symbiotic relationship with the outdoors will transform the way you interact with your own backyard. This memoir is presented in 52 essays, one per week, where the author reflects on what she saw and experienced…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Looking for Smoke

  Cobell, K. A.,

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  Loren's sister is missing and she honors her with a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway. When one of the girls from the Giveaway is found murdered, the remaining four members each become a person of interest in the investigation. Reese's Book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Society of Lies

  a Novel

  Brown, Lauren (Lauren Ling),

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  What should have been a dream weekend of her own reunion aligned with her sister's graduation, quickly becomes Maya's worst nightmare when she gets a call no one ever wants — her sister Naomi is dead. As Maya attempts to piece together the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Will Be Jaguars

  a Memoir of My People

  Nenquimo, Nemonte,

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  In this impassioned autobiography, Nenquimo teams up with her husband, Anderson, to recount her journey from young Indigenous girl in the Ecuadorian rainforest tribe called the Waorani to renowned environmental activist. Reese's Book Club:…Read moreRead more of this annotation