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Books in the National Media October 2021
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As the wicked watch
by Tamron Hall
After moving from Texas to Chicago, a crime reporter becomes frustrated with the lack of coverage of a series of murders of black women in the first novel of a new series from the Emmy Award-winning journalist. Featured on Good Morning America
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Nothing but blackened teeth
by Cassandra Khaw
A Heian-era mansion resting on the bonds of a bride, the perfect venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends, brought back together to celebrate a wedding, find a night of revelry turning into a bloody nightmare. Featured on NPR Book Review
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Lore Olympus
by Rachel Smythe
Persephone, young goddess of spring, is new to Olympus. Her mother, Demeter, has raised her in the mortal realm, but after Persephone promises to train as a sacred virgin, she’s allowed to live in the fast-moving, glamorous world of the gods. When her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party, her entire life changes: she ends up meeting Hades and feels an immediate spark with the charming yet misunderstood ruler of the Underworld. Now Persephone must navigate the confusing politics and relationships that rule Olympus, while also figuring out her own place—and her own power. Featured on NPR Book Review
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The Lincoln highway
by Amor Towles
In June of 1954, 18-year-old Emmett Watson, released after serving 15 months for involuntary manslaughter, discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden’s car and have hatched a different plan for Emmett’s future. Featured on The Today Show
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Beasts and beauty : dangerous tales
by Soman Chainani
New York Times best-selling author challenges readers to believe in their own strength to face their demons with hope and an open heart and to always think for themselves, in this collection of 12 dangerous tales. Featured on Kelly Clarkson
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The death of Jane Lawrence
by Caitlin Starling
Embarking on a marriage of convenience with bold, courageous surgeon Augustine Lawrence in post-war England, practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield instead finds a terrified, paranoid man who cannot tell reality from a nightmare and realizes something is deeply wrong with this man she is bound to. Featured on NPR Book Review
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State of terror : a novel
by Hillary Rodham Clinton
A passionate young foreign service officer, a dedicated journalist, and a smart, determined, but as yet untested new secretary of state must team up to defeat an intricate, carefully constructed conspiracy planned to take advantage of four years of an American government out of touch with international affairs. Featured on CBS Sunday Morning
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What storm, what thunder
by Myriam J. A. Chancy
In this unforgettable testimony to the tenacity of the human spirit, the author artfully weaves together the lives of people left to deal with the aftermath of an earthquake that has shaken the capital of Haiti. Featured on NPR Book Review
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Cloud cuckoo land : a novel
by Anthony Doerr
Follows four young dreamers and outcasts through time and space, from 1453 Constantinople to the future, as they discover resourcefulness and hope amidst peril in the new novel by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of All the Light We Cannot See. Featured on Late Night
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Beasts of prey
by Ayana Gray
Ekon, the second son of a decorated hero, and Koffil, who holds a power inside her that could cost her life, form a tentative alliance to destroy a vicious monster that has plagued their city for nearly a century. Featured on The Today Show
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Black in Blue : Lessons on Leadership, Breaking Barriers, and Racial Reconciliation
by Carmen Best
Chief Carmen Best has spent the last 28 years as a member of a big-city police force, an institution where minorities and women have historically found it especially difficult to succeed. She defied the odds and became the first Black woman to lead the Seattle Police Department. During her tenure, she was successful in bringing significantly more diversity to the force. However, when the city council cut her budget amid months of protests against police violence, she had no choice but to step aside. Without the city’s support, she felt she wouldn’t be able to continue changing the status quo of the police force from within. Featured on The Today Show
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Vanderbilt : the rise and fall of an American dynasty
by Anderson Cooper
Drawing on never-before-seen documents and told from a unique insider’s viewpoint, the CNN anchor and New York Times bestselling author tells the story of his legendary family and their remarkable influence. Featured on Late Night
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The boys : a memoir of Hollywood and family
by Ron Howard
By turns confessional, nostalgic, heartwarming and harrowing, the award-winning filmmaker and his brother, an audience-favorite actor, share their unusual family story of navigating and surviving life as sibling child actors. Featured on Kelly Clarkson
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This is your mind on plants
by Michael Pollan
In this unique blend of history, science and memoir, a #1 New York Times best-selling author examines and experiences three plant drugs — opium, caffeine and mescaline — from several very different angles and contexts, exploring the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants. Featured on The Daily Show
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When stars are scattered
by Victoria Jamieson
A Somali refugee who spent his childhood at the Dadaab camp and the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl present the graphic-novel story of a young refugee who struggles with leaving behind his nonverbal brother when he has an opportunity to help his family by going to school. Featured on NPR-Goats and Soda
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Maid : hard work, low pay, and a mother's will to survive
by Stephanie Land
An economic-hardship journalist describes the years she worked in low-pay domestic work under wealthy employers, contrasting the privileges of the upper-middle class to the realities of the overworked laborers supporting them. Featured on Fresh Air
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Taste : my life through food
by Stanley Tucci
The food-obsessed, award-winning actor, reflecting on the intersection of food and life, presents a heartfelt and delicious memoir of life in and out of the kitchen that takes readers on a gastronomic journey through the good times and bad. Featured on Kelly Clarkson
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You got anything stronger? : stories
by Gabrielle Union
The best-selling author of We’re Going to Need More Wine? is back with You Got Anything Stronger?, a deeper, yet still humorous, conversation. Featured on Late Late Show
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Beat Bobby Flay : conquer the kitchen with 100+ battle-tested recipes
by Bobby Flay
Bring a bit of Food Network’s popular show into your kitchen with over 100 recipes by the chefs who beat Bobby Flay, including Seafood Fra Diavolo with Saffron Fettuccine, Mushroom and Goat Cheese Chiles Rellenos and Bittersweet Chocolate Soufflé. Featured on Drew Barrymore.
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