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• The Book of Form and Emptiness

  Ozeki, Ruth, 1956-

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  BC Fiction. Winner of the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction. The newest title from a beloved local author, this book takes place between the public library and the youth psych ward. It is simultaneously whimsical, philosophical and heart-wrenching.

• The Glass Hotel

  Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

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  BC Fiction from an award-winning author. An absorbing, atmospheric novel of interlocking narratives about the lives of two half-siblings, Vincent and Paul. For readers who enjoyed philosophical explorations and surprisingly entertaining digressions.

• A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

  Elliott, Alicia

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  Memoir. This is an honest, thoughtful, and, at times, funny essay collection that details Elliott's personal experience with racism and oppression, mental illness, trauma and more. Alicia Elliot is a powerful voice for understanding the "ongoing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Quiet Places

  Isaac, Brian Thomas

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  Memoir. " 'All the Quiet Places' ... is primarily a tale about people. The forces that shape their lives are evoked with the same clarity as the snowberry bushes and beaver dams, the Christmas concerts and smoky pool halls. The result is a heartfelt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Circe

  a Novel

  Miller, Madeline

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  Popular fiction. This novel has been extraordinarily popular since its publication (maybe thanks to BookTok)- VPL still has a large queue waiting to borrow the book and it has been out for four years! If you enjoyed Tuck Everlasting and its take on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Much Is True

  Margolyes, Miriam

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  Memoir. Described as "raucously indiscreet" by The Guardian, BAFTA-winning actor Miriam Margolyes tells the stories of her eighty years on this earth - from being conceived in an air raid to encounters with Martin Scorsese, Warren Beatty, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Silver in the Wood

  Tesh, Emily

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  Popular fantasy fiction. Winner of the 2020 World Fantasy Award. Recommended for fans of Tuck Everlasting and Harry Potter, this novel is set deep in the British woods, in a place called Greenhollow. "A wildly evocative and enchanting story of old…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The School for Good Mothers

  a Novel

  Chan, Jessamine

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  Popular fiction. Reader beware: this is not an uplifting book. However, it may appeal to fans of Margaret Atwood's style of terrifying speculative fiction set in dystopian worlds which mirror our own. When Frida, an exhausted new mother, makes one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There There

  a Novel

  Orange, Tommy, 1982-

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  Popular fiction. PEN/Hemingway Award winner. This multi-perspective novel weaves together the stories of various Indigenous characters who are drawn to an upcoming Pow Wow in Oakland. A gripping story, involving meditation on urban Indigenous…Read moreRead more of this annotation