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The city and its uncertain walls
Murakami, Haruki
Paper Book
* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GlOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Norwegian Wood and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World comes a love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the...
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Dorothy Parker in Hollywood
Crowther, Gail
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An expansive and illuminating study of legendary writer Dorothy Parker's life and legacy in Hollywood from the author of the "fascinating" (Town & Country) Three Martini Afternoons at the Ritz. The glamorous extravagances and devasting lows of her time in Hollywood...
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How women made music : a revolutionary history from NPR Music
Fensterstock, Alison
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Drawn from NPR Music's acclaimed, groundbreaking series Turning the Tables, the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Music--from Beyoncé to Odetta, Taylor Swift to Joan Baez, Joan Jett to Dolly Parton--featuring archival interviews, essays, photographs, and illustrations.<...
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Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Cousens, Sophie
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER A LibraryReads Pick A hilarious love story about a disillusioned divorcée who agrees to let her children play matchmaker. Columnist Anna Appleby has left her love life behind after a painful divorce....
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Lazarus man
Price, Richard
Paper Book
In this electrifying novel, Richard Price, the author of Clockers and a writer on The Wire, gives us razor-sharp anatomy of an ever-changing Harlem. East Harlem, 2008. In an instant, a five-story tenement collapses into a fuming hill of rubble, pancaking...
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Lifeform
Slate, Jenny
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds, Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the journey into motherhood as...
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Love you a latke
Elliot, Amanda
Paper Book
Snow is falling, holiday lights are twinkling, and Abby Cohen is pissed. For one thing, her most annoying customer, Seth, has been coming into her cafe every morning with his sunshiny attitude, determined to break down her carefully constructed emotional walls. And, as the only Jew on the tourism...
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The man in black and other stories
Griffiths, Elly
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love. Elly Griffiths has always written short stories to experiment with different voices and genres...
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The many lies of Veronica Hawkins
Pérez, Kristina
Paper Book
A cursed woman. A beautiful socialite. A tragic heiress. Just who was Veronica Hawkins? When Martina Torres arrives in the glamorous and vibrant metropolis of Hong Kong, newly married to her high school sweetheart, the world seems to be her oyster. But looks can be...
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The message
Coates, Ta-Nehisi
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The renowned author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell--and the ones we don't--shape our realities. "Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a...
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Model home
Solomon, Rivers
Paper Book
Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel. The three Maxwell siblings keep their distance from the lily-white gated enclave outside Dallas where they grew up. When their family moved there, they were the only Black family...
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Our Evenings
Hollinghurst, Alan
Paper Book
From the internationally acclaimed winner of the Booker Prize, "an engrossing tale of one man's personal odyssey as he grows up, framed in exquisite language" (The New York Times Book Review) "The finest novel yet from one of the great writers of our time."--The...
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Paper boat : new and selected poems, 1961-2023
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age Tracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood--a writer who has fundamentally shaped the contemporary literary landscapes--Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961-2023...
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The scholar and the last faerie door
Parry, H. G.
Paper Book
From the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, magical tale full of secret scholarship, faerie curses, and the deadliest spells of all--the ones that friends cast on each other.
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The Serviceberry : Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Kimmerer, Robin Wall/ Burgoyne, John (ILT)
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world....
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The Spamalot diaries
Idle, Eric
Paper Book
"A rollicking account of the making of the Broadway musical Spamalot and an irresistible and unfiltered ode to the art of live theater. Fans will love this tantalizing glimpse behind the curtain."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) From comedy legend Eric Idle, the...
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The starlets : a novel
Kelly, Lee
Paper Book
One perfect island. Two rivals. A star-studded cast. But underneath the glitter, disaster is brewing. Summer, 1958. Vivienne Rhodes thinks she's finally landed her break playing Helen of Troy in Apex Pictures' big-budget epic, A Thousand Ships, an anticipated blockbuster meant to...
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The Trap
Glass, Ava
Paper Book
British spy Emma Makepeace races against the clock to stop the Russians from carrying out a high-profile assassination in this gripping thriller from the author of Alias Emma. "Emma Makepeace is a worthy heir to the James Bond mantle."--JAMES PATTERSON ...
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The unborn : poems
Jones, Rodney
Paper Book
This sweeping epic fantasy brings the acclaimed Burning Kingdoms trilogy to a heart-stopping close, as an ancient magic returns to Ahiranya and threatens its very foundations, Empress Malini and priestess Priya will stop at nothing to save their kingdoms--even if it means they must destroy each...
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We will be jaguars : a memoir of my people
Nenquimo, Nemonte
Paper Book
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Named one of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year by Library Journal "An unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club November '24 Pick) ...
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