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Fungarium

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Fungarium: Welcome to the Museum (Hardcover)

By Ester Gaya, Katie Scott (Illustrator)
$37.99
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ISBN: 9781536217094
Published: Big Picture Press - April 6th, 2021

The creators of the ‘Welcome to the Museum’ series turn their sights and significant talents to the kingdom of fungi! Mushrooms are finally having their day in the sun and mycologists young and old will thrill in these glorious yet scientifically accurate representations of this most magical of kingdoms. A ticket to the Fungarium includes entry to four galleries that explore fungal biology, fungal diversity, fungal interactions and fungi and humans. Interesting and sometimes macabre fun facts abound.

Wendy

Capote's Women

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Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era (Hardcover)

By Laurence Leamer
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593328088
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - October 12th, 2021

The true story of the glamorous women who were unknowing subjects of Truman Capote’s last unpublished masterpiece, Answered Prayers. Leamer uncovers webs of unsung feminine influence woven across oceans and empires, taking peeks inside the most powerful (and scandalous) social circles of mid-century politics, thanks to Capote’s wicked case of writer’s block and an obsession with his fabulous flock of “swans” that I absolutely now share.

Kate M

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines

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Bibliophile: Diverse Spines (Hardcover)

By Jamise Harper, Jane Mount, Jane Mount (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781797211916
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Published: Chronicle Books - November 2nd, 2021

Are you friends with a book lover you're not sure how to stop for? We've got you covered! Following the huge success of Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany, writer and illustrator Jane Mount returns with Jamise Harper, the founder of Diverse Spines, to bring us a new rendition of the widely loved bookish drawings and recommendations. Filled to the brim with charming illustrations, Bibliophile: Diverse Spines seeks to introduce readers to marginalized writers, BIPOC-lead and -run bookstores, and of course, bookish recommendations from underrepresented creators. Check out this book for a good literary time!

Cindy

The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes

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The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience (Hardcover)

By Zoë Playdon
$27.00
ISBN: 9781982139469
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Published: Scribner - November 2nd, 2021

Downton Abbey meets The Danish Girl (with a side of All Creatures Great and Small). British trans history takes a turn when aristocrats fighting over a baronetcy go to court.

Sarah

Killers of the Flower Moon

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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)

By David Grann
$17.00
ISBN: 9780307742483
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Published: Vintage - April 3rd, 2018

Killers of the Flower Moon will intrigue, terrify, and infuriate. Gramm details a conspiracy that spans D.C. to the Oklahoman plains, telling the true story of a rash of murders targeting members of the Osage Indian Nation, after the Nation's land turned up incredibly oil-rich. Woven with the story of J. Edgar Hoover's pet project that became the FBI, and the larger-than-life characters who investigated the crimes during the roaring '20s, this immersive true crime mystery reveals the true villainy of the American West, even a century later.

Kate M

The Cause

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The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 (Hardcover)

By Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D.
$30.00
ISBN: 9781631498985
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Published: Liveright - September 21st, 2021

Ellis, in his new one-volume history skillfully manages the large cast of characters and the diplomatic, political and military aspects to tell a compelling story of the American revolution. Informed by a consensus of current scholarship it is both elegantly written and entertaining.

Dale

Taste

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Taste: My Life Through Food (Hardcover)

By Stanley Tucci
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982168018
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Published: Gallery Books - October 5th, 2021

Even if you do not agree with me that Tucci's The Big Night is probably the best food movie ever, you will still find this gustatory memoir a delightful, escapist read. Deliciously evocative, laugh-out-loud funny, and even including recipes for some of his favorites, I read this straight through in two sittings - slowing myself down by rereading particularly delectable passages, but eagerly anticipating what still lay in wait for me. Read this, and then watch (or re-watch) that movie.

David

100 Things to Do in a Forest

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100 Things to do in a Forest (Hardcover)

By Jennifer Davis, Eleanor Taylor (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781786276339
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Published: Laurence King Publishing - August 11th, 2020

As we enter October, one thing one must know about New England is its autumnal scenery is a sight to behold. Really absorb and appreciate the natural beauty mother nature has to offer with this book--from guiding you to listen for the forest's melodies to offering fun forest adventure ideas for the little ones, "100 Things to do in a Forest" will get you to experience the fall fauna on a whole new level.

Kai

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