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• The Serviceberry

  Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall

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  This is a wonderful, uplifting little book. Only just over 100 pages, it talks about "the gift economy" and a different look at economics. The Indigenous wisdom speaks of the tree giving its berries to us and animals to ensure its survival,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• None of This Is True

  a Novel

  Jewell, Lisa

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  This psychological thriller will keep you guessing until the final pages. For fans of true crime podcasts and unreliable narrators, you’ll speed through this brain bending story.

• A Bit Much

  Poems

  Rush, Lyndsay

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  I was today years old when I discovered that I like to read poetry. A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush is a gorgeously astute collection of poems that attempts to come to grips with what it is to be a woman. Titles like “Hysterical”, “A Race Against the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 7th Time Loop. Volume 1

  the Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!

  Amekawa, Touko,

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  This manga is a riot. Rishe is a great heroine: resourceful, clever, and no time for nonsense as she schemes to make her seventh attempt at living past the age of twenty successful, mostly by helping everyone else around her realize their full…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Book Won't Burn

  Ahmed, Samira (Fiction writer)

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  This was a very powerful YA read about the importance of having a voice and standing up for what you believe. If you enjoyed The Hate U Give or On the Come Up by Angie Thomas then you will enjoy This Book Won’t Burn.

• Yours for the Taking

  a Novel

  Korn, Gabrielle, 1989-

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  Set in the year 2050, the world as we know it has collapsed, replaced by a carefully controlled society known as “Inside.” Created by a corporate billionaire and self-proclaimed feminist visionary, this so-called utopia is built on lofty ideals, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

  a Novel

  Fawcett, Heather (Heather M.)

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  The third and final installment in the Emily Wilde series returns us to the curmudgeonly professor, who has somehow become enmeshed in the very faerie courts she was studying. But with unfiltered access comes unfiltered danger.

• The Briar Club

  a Novel

  Quinn, Kate

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  A women’s boarding house in Washington D.C contains many secrets – some small, and some explosive. A compelling look at the often-untold history following the end of WWII.

• Sunrise on the Reaping

  Collins, Suzanne

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  I love to read! I love to read and cry! Suzanne Collins only writes when she has something to say, and this story hits just as hard and has so much to say. All I can say without giving spoilers is that I finished this book in tears, and cannot…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Project Hail Mary

  a Novel

  Weir, Andy

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  For anybody that read/watched the Martian and thought ‘you know what would make this better? Aliens.’ Blast off to another solar system with Ryland Grace; his mission is to save the world – as soon as he can remember why or who he is.

• Remarkably Bright Creatures

  a Novel

  Van Pelt, Shelby

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  The unlikely friendship between Tova, a widow , and Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus, explores grief, hope and friendship. Mysteries unravel and part of the story is told by Marcellus, a remarkably bright creature.

• The Concrete Blonde

  Connelly, Michael, 1956-

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  Back with Harry Bosch and I was hooked—The Concrete Blonde takes us into one of his most personal cases yet. I love following Harry as a character; his determination and grit pull me in every time. Between the courtroom drama and a new murder…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Covet

  Ward, J.R.

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  As a longtime Black Dagger Brotherhood fan, I loved this darker, paranormal twist on Caldwell. A murderer is on the loose and Jim, our man, must save a soul—but whose? Fingers point, blame is cast, and something bigger lurks beneath it all. Covet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Kids Book About ADHD!

  Both, Elly,

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  This empowering book is for parents and children to read. It's a simple, concise book written by the author who herself was diagnosed with ADHD. The book will make children feel seen and heard in their journey with neurodivergency.

• The Maid

  a Novel

  Prose, Nita

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  Molly the Maid works in a grand hotel and takes great pride in her job. She has no patience for uncleanliness. She operates in black and white in a very grey world. When she comes across a dead body on one of her daily room cleanings, she is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ancestor

  a Novel

  Trussoni, Danielle

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  Bert Monte is living a regular life in New York when she receives a letter that informs her that she has inherited a castle in the Italian Alps. Intrigued, she travels to Italy and discovers that her family story is extremely complex. The answers…Read moreRead more of this annotation