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The Backyard Bird Chronicles
by Amy Tan
Mapping the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches, Tan shares her search for solace which resulted in a meaningful connecting with nature. She imagines the intricate lives of the birds she admired.
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Funny Story
by Emily Henry
Daphne's boyfriend dumps her for his lifelong best friend Petra. Broke and with no other alternative, Daphne agrees to room with Petra's freshly heartbroken ex, Miles, until she can figure things out. She has no interest in him... or does she?
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Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
by Salman Rushdie
The internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner speaks out for the first time about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, when an attempt was made on his life. The book is a deeply personal meditation on violence, art, loss, love, and finding the strength to stand up again.
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Long Island
by Colm Toibin
It's 1976 in Lindenhurst, Long Island. Ellis Lacey, an Irishwoman in her 40s still new to this country, discovers her husband got a woman pregnant. The woman's husband refuses to raise the child, forcing Ellis to decide what she will do and not do in this unexpected situation.
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The Paris Novel
by Ruth Reichl
Resigning herself to honor her mother's last wishes, Stella travels to Paris where she meets an octogenarian art collector. He introduces her to the who's who of the 1980's Paris literary, art, and culinary worlds, showing her what it means to live a larger life.
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Real Americans
by Rachel Khong
Khong delivers an intricately woven tapestry of class and striving, race and visibility, and family and inheritance. Teenaged Nick Chen, who can't shake the feeling his mother is hiding something, sets out to find his biological father. The journey raises more questions than it provides answers.
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This Strange Eventful History
by Claire Messud
Spanning seven decades, Messud's book details the lives of a complicated family born on the wrong side of history. Inspired by stories of her own history, she animates the characters’ rich interior lives amidst the social and political upheaval of a recently vanished world.
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Table for Two: Fictions
by Amor Towles
The New York Times best-selling author shares six stories based in New York City which consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters. Also included is a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood, told from seven different viewpoints and starring the indomitable Evelyn Ross.
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