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Somebody's Daughter : A Memoir
by Ashley C. Ford
One of the prominent voices of her generation, the author presents this coming-of-age recollection of a childhood defined by the ever looming absence of her incarcerated father and a traumatic event, revealing the threads between who you are and what youare born into
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The Astonishing Color of After : A Novel
by Emily X. R. Pan
A teen grieving the loss of her mother travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time and search for her mother's spirit while uncovering tragic family secrets and struggling to reconcile the truth about how her mother's life really ended. A first novel. Simultaneous.
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When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
A young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal diagnosis describes his examination into what truly makes a meaningful life
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The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe
A Hyperion editor-in-chief and journalist recounts how his mother and he read and discussed books during her chemotherapy treatments, describing how the activity involved a wide range of literary genres, furthered their appreciation for literature and strengthened their bond. Simultaneous.
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| The Sacred Bridge by Anne Hillerman; narrated by DeLanna Studi and Peter MacDonaldWhat happens: While visiting Lake Powell, Navajo Nation Police Sgt. Jim Chee finds a murdered Navajo artist and agrees to help the local police. Back home in New Mexico, his wife, officer Bernadette Manuelito, goes undercover to find the Mercedes-driving killer of a hitchhiker.
Narration: Cherokee actress DeLanna Studi expertly juggles multiple distinct character voices in this 25th Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito mystery; World War II Navajo code talker Peter MacDonald authentically narrates a glossary of Navajo terms at the end of the book. |
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I am, I am, I am : Seventeen Brushes with Death
by Maggie O'Farrell
Presents a memoir told entirely in seventeen near-death experiences stemming from a dangerous childhood illness, accidents, an encounter with a disturbed person, and the author's daily efforts to protect her daughter from the vulnerabilities of a high-risk condition
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Monogamy : A Novel
by Sue Miller
Derailed by the sudden passing of her husband of thirty years, an artist on the brink of a gallery opening struggles to pick up the pieces of her life before discovering harrowing evidence of her husband's affair
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James; narrated by Dion Graham
What it is: a lush and, at times, surreal Afrofantasy novel by the author of A Brief History of Seven Killings.
Narration: Dion Graham imbues his AudioFile Earphones Award-winning reading with an immersive growl, multiple accents, and skillful singing.
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The Starless Sea : A Novel
by Erin Morgenstern
Vermont graduate student Zachary Ezra Rawlins discovers a mysterious book of stories that contains a tale from his own life before following clues to a magical underground library that is being targeted for destruction
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