Adult 9/22

Shoko's Smile: Stories (Paperback)

By Choi Eunyoung, Sung Ryu (Translated by)

$18.00

ISBN: 9780143135265

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Published: Penguin Books - June 1st, 2021

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Reading this made me remember how dearly I love a good short story collection! Eun-young Choi, with absolute control and clarity of language, follows various young women in South Korea as they navigate adulthood, fraught relationships with family and friends, and the fine line between the personal and the political. "Shoko's Smile", "The Secret", and "Xin Chào, Xin Chào” are particularly outstanding, but every story in the collection packs a punch.

Catherine

The Cabin at the End of the World: A Novel (Paperback)

By Paul Tremblay

$18.99

ISBN: 9780062679116

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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - July 2nd, 2019

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Absolutely horrifying cinematic masterpiece. A young family is forced to make a difficult decision at the hands of four strangers.

Hannah

The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer (Paperback)

By Dean Jobb

$17.99

ISBN: 9781643752501

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Published: Algonquin Books - July 5th, 2022

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Only a few years after Jack the Ripper terrorized London, another murderer roamed the streets, leaving poisoned victims in his wake, as he already had across North America.

John

Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy (Paperback)

By Jessica Fern, Eve Rickert (Foreword by), Nora Samaran (Foreword by)

$19.95

ISBN: 9781944934989

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Published: Thornapple Press - October 23rd, 2020

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If you've ever wondered how polyamorous people are able to have multiple healthy relationships when having even one healthy relationship is hard, Jessica Fern has some great ideas. Fern gives grounded, real world suggestions by breathing fresh life into attachment research with roots in the 60s and 70s. Polysecure brings a contemporary perspective to the ideas Dossie Eaton & Janet Hardy's laid out in the1997 classic, The Ethical Slut.

Murphy

Christine and Margaret Wertheim: Value and Transformation of Corals (Hardcover)

By Christine Wertheim (Artist), Margaret Wertheim (Artist), Udo Kittelmann (Editor)

$50.00

ISBN: 9783868326888

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Published: Wienand Verlag - August 30th, 2022

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Entire coral reefs made with crochet! I almost didn't believe it at first. I really love that the book dives into the geometry and natural science behind the 3-D crochet designs. And of course there are even pictures of the real creatures that inspired the whole thing. This is a great book to stow away, waiting for the perfect time to surprise the yarn artist in your life.

Stacey

Trust (Hardcover)

By Hernan Diaz

$28.00

ISBN: 9780593420317

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Published: Riverhead Books - May 3rd, 2022

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The author of the much acclaimed and Pulitzer finalist, In the Distance, Hernan Diaz’s second novel, Trust, is a dazzling, suspenseful read with themes that Edith Wharton or Henry James might explore. Money, class, power, family, art are all entwined in four ingeniously linked sections written with rare insight and great elegance.

Nathan

Look at This Blue (Paperback)

By Allison Adelle Hedge Coke

$16.95

ISBN: 9781566896207

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Published: Coffee House Press - March 29th, 2022

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In a prose sentence, describing an explicit connection between mass extinction and genocide can feel forced, or worse, dehumanizing, but through the grammar of poetry Hedge Coke creates an emotional experience that pushes in the opposite direction, showing that to truly value humanity one must truly value the earth and everything on it. Like Voyage of the Sable Venus & the works of Susan Howe, Hedge Coke’s use of poetry breaks open the limits of “rational” thought to expose profoud and powerful truths of the human experience on earth.

Josh

The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish (Paperback)

By Katya Apekina

$18.95

ISBN: 9781937512750

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Published: Two Dollar Radio - September 18th, 2018

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Two sisters have a radically different take on their parents’ relationship in this character-driven, emotional deep dive, which touches upon 1960s and 1990s New York/Louisiana and the Freedom Riders. Like the novelist at the center of the book, Apekina is unafraid of plumbing the psychological abyss for her art and, true to her title, trawls some gruesome and fascinating creatures. Still, Apekina’s compassionate treatment and brisk pacing make for a compelling, consistently enjoyable read.

Rachael

All the Lonely People (Paperback)

By Mike Gayle

$16.99

ISBN: 9781538720172

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Published: Grand Central Publishing - August 2nd, 2022

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Genre: Quirky Brits being quirky. Subgenre: Reclusive elderly man reluctantly reconnects with the world. Emotional state: Endearing but not sappy.

Sarah

Other Birds: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Sarah Addison Allen

$27.99

ISBN: 9781250019868

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Published: St. Martin's Press - August 30th, 2022

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Off the coast of SC on Mallow Island sits a stunning old building called The Dellawisp (named after the turquoise birds who live on the property.) The quirky tenants are are creative lost souls, and lonely strangers who are brought together through magical realism, food and a few lingering ghosts. It is an enchanting tale about learning how to trust, love and ultimately heal. I love the gentle, magical secrecy the author uses in all of her books! I did not want this book to end.

Babbie