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• Winter's Orbit

  Maxwell, Everina,

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• Revenge of the Tipping Point

  Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

  Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-

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  "Why is Miami…Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Marmalade Diaries

  the True Story of An Odd Couple

  Aitken, Ben,

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  "Full of warmth, wit and candour, The Marmalade Diaries tells the story of an unlikely friendship during an unlikely time."

• Songs for the Brokenhearted

  a Novel

  Tsabari, Ayelet, 1973-

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  "1950. Thousands of Yemeni Jews have immigrated to the newly founded Israel in search of a better life. In an overcrowded immigrant camp in Rosh Ha’ayin, Yaqub, a shy young man, happens upon Saida, a beautiful girl singing by the river. In the midst…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

  Chambers, Becky,

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  "Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Psalm for the Wild-built

  Chambers, Becky,

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  "It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There Are Rivers in the Sky

  a Novel

  Shafak, Elif, 1971-

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  "From the Booker Prize finalist, author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water."

• House of Earth and Blood

  Maas, Sarah J.,

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  "Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beg, Borrow, or Steal

  a Novel

  Adams, Sarah, 1991-

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  "Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He’s the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seven Days in June

  a Novel

  Williams, Tia, 1975-

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  "Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer. Shane Hall is a reclusive, award-winning novelist. When the two meet at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their buried traumas, but the eyebrows of the Black literati. What no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We'll Prescribe You a Cat

  a Novel

  Syou, Ishida, 1975-

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  "ucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found by people who are struggling in their lives and genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Extremely Online

  the Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet

  Lorenz, Taylor,

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  "For over a decade, Taylor Lorenz has been the authority on internet culture, documenting its far-reaching effects on all corners of our lives. Her reporting is serious yet entertaining and illuminates deep truths about ourselves and the lives we…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Educated

  a Memoir

  Westover, Tara,

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  "Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Differ We Must

  How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America

  Inskeep, Steve,

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  "In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyerAbraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing to oppose slavery. But he added: “If for this you and I must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lady in the Lake

  a Novel

  Lippman, Laura, 1959-

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  "In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know—everyone, that is, except Madeline “Maddie” Schwartz. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. This year, she’s bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death on the Nile

  a Hercule Poirot Mystery

  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976

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  "Beautiful heiress Linnet Doyle has it all - wealth, beauty, and a handsome new husband. But when she's found brutally murdered on the opulent SS Karnak, Poirot must unravel a complex web of secrets, lies, and betrayals to uncover the truth."

• David and Goliath

  Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

  Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-

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  "Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chain-gang All-stars

  Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame,

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  "Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly popular, highly controversial profit-raising program in America’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Systems Red

  the Murderbot Diaries

  Wells, Martha,

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  "A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence." (This is another personal favorite.)

• Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves

  Danielewski, Mark Z.,

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  "Neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of the impossibility of their new home, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily…Read moreRead more of this annotation