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Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: 'Patron Saints of Nothing' is a book for 'the hyphenated' Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video...
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Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America by Ayaz Virji M.D.
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: A Muslim in rural Minnesota talks about how to 'Love Thy Neighbor' In 2013, Ayaz Virji left a comfortable job at an East Coast...
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Angola Janga: Kingdom of Runaway Slaves by Marcelo D'Salete
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: 'Angola Janga' tells the story of Brazil's runaway slave communities An independent kingdom of runaway slaves founded in the late 16th century, Angola Janga...
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Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: An 'absolutely wonderful' novel of hidden identities Rene is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building. She maintains a carefully constructed persona as...
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Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life by Louise Aronson
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: A clearer map for aging: 'Elderhood' shows how geriatricians can help For more than 5,000 years, "old" has been defined as beginning between the...
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Fleishman Is in Trouble: A Novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: 'Fleishman Is In Trouble' flips expectations upside down Toby Fleishman thought he knew what to expect when he and his wife of almost fifteen...
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FKA USA: A Novel by Reed King
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: Regular old sci-fi not weird enough for you? Try 'FKA USA' In Reed King’s wildly imaginative and possibly prescient debut, the United States has...
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Reviving Ophelia 25th Anniversary Edition: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher PhD and Sara Gilliam
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: 'Reviving Ophelia,' cultural touchstone on teen girls updates after 25 years In 1994, Reviving Ophelia was published, and it shone a much-needed spotlight on the problems...
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A Spectral Hue by Craig Laurance Gidney
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: This 'Spectral Hue' has a shimmering life of its own For generations, the marsh-surrounded town of Shimmer, Maryland has played host to a loose...
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