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• The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

  a Novel

  Chakraborty, S. A.

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  In this thrilling historical fantasy tale of pirates and sorcerers, Amina al-Sirafi, a retired pirate with a scandalous past, is offered a job to rescue a kidnapped girl. With the chance to embark on one last adventure and secure her family's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Seas of the World

  Kay, Guy Gavriel

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  "World Fantasy Award winner Kay sets another outstanding fantasy in the Renaissance-like universe previously visited in Children of Earth and Sky and A Brightness Long Ago, offering a mosaic of captivating story lines within a mesmerizing narrative…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• City of Girls

  Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-

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  "Free-spirited Vivian recounts her life, focusing on her formative years in NYC in the 1940s... Colorful characters, misadventures, triumphs, and trials populate this fun, frolicking read." -- LibraryReads. For fans of "Seven Husbands of Evelyn…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Embroidered Book

  Heartfield, Kate

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  This magical-history doorstopper is the perfect antidote to the winter blues. It's an engrossing tale of magic and politics to settle onto the sofa with, telling the stories of two of Empress Maria Theresa's children: Antoine, who marries and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything Left to Remember

  My Mother, Our Memories, and a Journey Through the Rocky Mountains

  Jagger, Steph

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  This memoir, the second book by the author after "Unbound" describes how she takes a roadtrip to the mountains with her mother, who has dementia, as she determinedly learns her mother's stories before it's too late. For fans of "Wild".

• Invisible Boy

  a Memoir of Self-discovery

  Mooney, Harrison

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  Author and journalist Harrison Mooney was born to a West African immigrant mother and adopted as an infant by a white family. This is his harrowing memoir about being raised by religious fundamentalists in British Columbia.

• June

  a Novel

  Beverly-Whittemore, Miranda

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  Recommended for fans of "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo", this novel has its share of glamour and intrigue. Cassie is shocked to hear that she has inherited the entire fortune of Hollywood idol Jack Montgomery. When his daughters descend on her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Little Book of Big Lies

  a Journey Into Inner Fitness

  Lifford, Tina

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  Actor and playwright Lifford provides a valuable road map to achieving "inner fitness"--self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-care--in her frank and practical debut. Publishers Weekly. For fans of "The Gifts of Imperfection".

• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

  a Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

  Gottlieb, Lori

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  "Gottlieb (Marry Him) provides a sparkling and sometimes moving account of her work as a psychotherapist, with the twist that she is in therapy herself...For someone considering but hesitant to enter therapy, Gottlieb's thoughtful and compassionate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ninth House

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  A troubled young woman who discovers that she can see ghosts becomes attached to a secretive and powerful society based at Yale University and tasked with overseeing the activities of the eight other secret societies on campus. For readers looking…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Run Towards the Danger

  Confrontations With a Body of Memory

  Polley, Sarah

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  A collection of personal essays by an actor and filmmaker who examines some of the difficult experiences of her life and how she has learned from them.

• Son of a Trickster

  Robinson, Eden

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  Eden Robinson introduces us to Jared, a 16 year old who is trying his best to navigate through life with a mother who never quite grew out of her party phase. Taking place in Northern British Columbia around the Kitimat area, this blending of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Station Eleven

  Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

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  Station Eleven takes us to a post-apocalyptic era where a fictional swine flu has taken over the Great Lakes region. Led by a Hollywood star, a nomadic group of actors roam the scattered outposts, risking everything for art and humanity. A Canadian…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Woo-Woo

  How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family

  Wong, Lindsay

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  This is Wong’s comedically black memoir of growing up between Eastern and Western cultures in Vancouver, and coming to terms with her family’s legacy of mental illness.

• The Worrier's Guide to the End of the World

  Love, Loss, and Other Catastrophes Through Italy, India, and Beyond

  DeRoche, Torre

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  The author decides to process some difficult issues such as a her father's death and a breakup by joining another woman on a pilgrimage to Italy, and later India. For fans of "Wild".