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• The Architect's Apprentice

  Shafak, Elif, 1971-

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  Set between 1546 and 1632, this terrific historical novel follows the life of prolific Turkish architect Mimar Sinan. Shafak reflects on the daily life of both the high and low born, and considers architecture in its social and spiritual context.

• Boy Wonders

  a Memoir

  Kelly, Cathal

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  An intimate and humorous memoir about how childhood shapes our adult life.Winner of the 2019 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

• Dodger

  Pratchett, Terry

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  An inventive story for readers of all ages. On a dark and stormy night in Victoria London when a young man named Dodger comes to the aid of a woman caught in a dangerous situation. The rescue comes to the attention of a young newspaper reporter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fifth Season

  Jemisin, N. K.

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  This book is set in a place called the Stillness, where apocalypses occur as regularly as weather patterns. Each new disaster is called a season. Science and magic have an uneasy relationship. Essun begins a quest to rescue her daughter, but it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Less

  a Novel

  Greer, Andrew Sean

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  A Pulitzer Prize winning, philosophical novel that will make you laugh-out-loud. Arthur receives a wedding invitation from his ex-boyfriend and takes to world travel to avoid the upcoming ceremony.

• The Nickel Boys

  a Novel

  Whitehead, Colson, 1969-

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  The book opens with the discovery of unmarked graves on the site of the Nickel Academy, a segregated reform school. Based on the real case of Florida’s segregated reform school the Dozier School, Whitehead’s novel tells the story of two very…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Slow Regard of Silent Things

  Rothfuss, Patrick, 1973-

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  Patrick Rothfuss writes epic fantasies that are complex and insightful with psychological human drama and well-developed and plausible characters.

• Sorcerer to the Crown

  Cho, Zen

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  Zacharias Wythe, ex-slave and newly anointed Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers of Britain, meets Prunella Gentleman, an orphan and extraordinary natural magician. Together, Zacharias and Prunella will save a Britain in magical decline.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Perdido Street Station

  Miéville, China

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  In the city of New Crobuzon, corrupt politicians and drug lords have co-opted national research with tragic consequences. Outside the fold, rogue scientist Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin dabbles in a combination of advanced computer theory and alchemy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Watchmen

  Moore, Alan, 1953-

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  Groundbreaking, timeless superhero comic that deconstructs many of the genre's conventions, with a focus on presenting complex characters. Featuring the vivid art of Dave Gibbons, "Watchmen" is considered to be one of the first serialized comics to…Read moreRead more of this annotation