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• Lost in Austin

  the Evolution of An American City

  Hannaford, Alex,

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  If you like: local topics, community stories, urban studies, Lawrence Wright. A long-time Austinite and journalist's exploration of the profound movements that have shaped Texas' capital city, charting the shifts within its vibrant music scene, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Extinction of Irena Rey

  a Novel

  Croft, Jennifer (Translator),

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  If you like: mysteries, books about books, offbeat humor, rich details, Helen Oyeyemi. Eight translators search for a world-renowned author who goes missing in a Polish forest.

• Do I Know You?

  a Faceblind Reporter's Journey Into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination

  Dingfelder, Sadie,

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  If you like: science writing, life stories, Mary Roach, Temple Grandin, Oliver Sacks. A scientific writer looks at the ways in which prosopagnosia (face blindness) has affected her personal life and career and details her quest to find out what…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Fours

  a Novel

  July, Miranda, 1974-

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  If you like: literary fiction, complex characters, humor, Sally Rooney. Ditching her California life for the open road, a restless, semi-famous artist leaves her husband, child and career and reinvents herself in a motel room, embarking on a journey…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Be Old

  Lessons in Living Boldly From the Accidental Icon

  Slater, Lyn,

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  If you like: memoir, arts and entertainment, Judi Dench. The cultural influencer behind the Instagram handle the Accidental Icon share shows how growing older can be viewed as the best and most fun of life's stages by rejecting stereotypical views…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sex With a Brain Injury

  on Concussion and Recovery

  Liontas, Annie,

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  If you like: essays, life stories, neuroscience, overcoming adversity. Annie Liontas suffered multiple concussions in her thirties. In Sex with a Brain Injury, she writes about what it means to be one of the “walking wounded,” facing her fear, rage,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Dreamed of Empires

  Enrigue, Alvaro, 1969-

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  If you like: historical fiction, metafiction, translations, large casts of characters, Kurt Vonnegut. Brings to life Tenochtitlan at its height and reimagining its destiny in 1519, where conquistador Hernan Cortes meets emperor Moctezuma in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Solve Murders

  Osman, Richard, 1970-

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  If you like: mysteries, suspense, intricate plots. Investigator Steve Wheeler comes out of retirement when his daughter-in-law, Amy, needs help finding out who left a dead body on a remote island with a huge bag of money.

• Wandering Stars

  Orange, Tommy, 1982-

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  If you like: historical fiction, indigenous characters, lyrical prose, Stephen Graham Jones. Traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Red Feather's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Table for Two

  Fictions

  Towles, Amor,

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  If you like: short stories, character-driven plots, book club picks, Anne Tyler, Alexander McCall Smith. Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Swans of Harlem

  Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

  Valby, Karen,

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  If you like: collective biographies, inspiring stories, arts and entertainment, local authors. Steeped in the glamour and grit of professional ballet, this captivating account of five extraordinarily accomplished Black ballerinas, the Swans of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rulebreaker

  the Life and Times of Barbara Walters

  Page, Susan, 1951-

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  If you like: biographies, rich details, well-researched stories, journalism. The definitive biography of one of the most successful female broadcasters of all time—Barbara Walters—a woman whose personal demons fueled an ambition that broke all the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pony Confidential

  Lynch, Christina,

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  If you like: cozy mysteries, animal stories, book club picks, Rita Mae Brown. Pony, a rebellious horse determined to reunite with his long-lost owner Penny, escapes and embarks on a cross-country journey to clear her name after she is wrongfully…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Morningside

  a Novel

  Obreht, Téa

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  If you like: literary fiction, haunting, cinematic stories, Emily St. John Mandel. Settling at the Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower in Island City, Silvia, struggling with her new reality, becomes obsessed with the mysterious older woman who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Linguaphile

  a Life of Language Love

  Sedivy, Julie,

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  If you like: linguistics, memoir, society and culture, Maggie Nelson. A celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world.

• The Life Impossible

  Haig, Matt, 1975-

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  If you like: fantasy, character-driven plots, feel-good stories. When retired math teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• James

  a Novel

  Everett, Percival,

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  If you like: adaptations, complex plots, book club picks. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Age Disgracefully

  Pooley, Clare,

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  If you like: humor, fast-paced plots, unlikely friendships, Richard Osman. The quirky members of the Senior Citizen's Social Club join forces with the tiny members of the daycare next door to thwart the city council's planned sale of the building…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Get the Picture

  a Mind-bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See

  Bosker, Bianca

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  If you like: humor, arts and entertainment, well-researched stories. Bianca Bosker’s existence was upended when she wandered into the art world—and couldn’t look away. Intrigued by artists who hyperventilate around their favorite colors and art…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Darling Girls

  a Novel

  Hepworth, Sally,

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  If you like: psychological suspense, dark stories, intricate plots. It's not just secrets buried at Wild Meadows. For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. Rescued from family tragedies and raised…Read moreRead more of this annotation