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Sugar Run: A Novel by Mesha Maren
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: A new novel makes the 'Sugar Run' out of jail and back to West Virginia In 1989, Jodi McCarty is seventeen years old when...
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An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: The spirit tells the story in 'Orchestra of Minorities' Set on the outskirts of Umuahia, Nigeria and narrated by a chi, or guardian spirit, AN ORCHESTRA...
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Amsterdam Noir by René Appel (Editor), Josh Pachter (Editor)
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: 'Amsterdam Noir' finds its darkness inside us Amsterdam has the amenities and, to a certain extent, the feel of a major world city, but...
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Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches by Hillary Frank
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: Childbirth injury led a new mom to start a parenting podcast 'to feel less alone' Some of the best parenting advice that Hillary Frank...
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The Water Cure: A Novel by Sophie Mackintosh
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: Suspenseful 'Water Cure' dips into 2019's dystopian zeitgeist King has tenderly staked out a territory for his wife and three daughters, Grace, Lia, and...
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Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't by Edward Humes
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores flaws of the justice system On an April night in 1989, Jo Ann Parks survived a house fire that claimed...
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The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: 'The First Conspiracy' details foiled Hickey plot to assassinate George Washington Taking place during the most critical period of our nation’s birth, The First Conspiracy tells...
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Mouthful of Birds: Stories by Samanta Schweblin
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: Existential dread is deceptively simple in 'Mouthful of Birds' The brilliant stories in Mouthful of Birds burrow their way into your psyche and don't let go....
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The Cash and Carter Family Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections from Johnny and June's Table by John Carter Cash
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: You can eat like Johnny Cash -- thanks to a cookbook from country's first music family People the world over loved Johnny and June...
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