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Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of being debut novels.  We will discuss some terrific novels written by authors introducing themselves to the literary world.  Welcome to the party!  We’ll also share our books in hand. 

Featured Books:

• Go As A River by Shelly Read  LP
• The Dry by Jane Harper  LH
•  House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig LH
• The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges LP

Books in Hand:

• Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau  LP
• Looking For Jane by Heather Marshall LH

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
• Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah
• Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
• White Oleander by Janet Fitch
• Girls with No Names by Serena Burdick
• Force of Nature, Exiles, and  The Lost Man by Jane Harper
• For the Throne by Hannah Whitten

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of coming of age.  We will discuss those formative years where the characters are coming into who they are right now, and who they want to be. We’ll also share our books in hand. It’s time to grow up!

Featured Books:

• Sam by Allegra Goodman (LP)
• The Extraordinary of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni (LH)
• The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton (LP)
• Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amelie Wen Zhao (LH)

Books in Hand:

• Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart (LH)
•  The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (LP) 

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• Everything We Didn’t Say by Nicole Baart
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• Normal People by Sally Rooney
• The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

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Today’s stack of books is tied together with a common theme of characters that are forced to make very tough choices.  Oftentimes, these choices affect more than just themselves, and sometimes, these decisions even affect the future.  We’ll also share our books in hand.  We're getting tough!

Featured Books:

• The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (LH)
• Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood and Greg Dawson (LP)
• Master, Slave, Husband, Wife: An Epic Journey of Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo  (LP)
• The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman(LH)

Books in Hand:

• The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman (LP)
• The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
• The Lost Orphan by Stacey Halls
• The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
• The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
• Circe by Madeline Miller
• The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
• Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of the Gilded Age.  We will explore this fascinating era of glitz, glam, haves and have nots, and old money versus new money.  We'll also share our books in hand.  Let's find out if all that glitters is really gold!

Featured Books:

• The Gilded Years by Karen Tanabe  (LP) 
• The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis (LP)
• A Well Behaved Woman (LH)
• Deception by Gaslight (LH)

Books In Our Hands:

• Exiles by Jane Harper (LP)
• Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard (LH)

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• The Social Graces by Renee Rosen
• The Address by Fiona Davis
• The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati
• The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
• Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
  
  

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of twisty mysteries and psychological thrillers.  So many twisties, and so  little time make this a genre that is well worth revisiting.  We'll also share our books in hand.  C'mon baby...let's do the twist!  

Featured Books:

• Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger (LH)
• Lies That Bind by Cj Stone (LH)
• All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers (LP)
• The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (LP)
• It's One of Us by J.T. Ellison (LP)
  
  
  

Books In Our Hands:

•  Improbably Yours by Kerry Anne King (LH)
• Good Morning Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton (LP)
  
  

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
• Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
• The Dry, Force of Nature, Exiles all by Jane Harper
• Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger
• Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
• The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of transformations. These books feature characters and settings that experience huge transformations and there are even some books that might transform you as the reader.  Enjoy the changes you notice from start to finish.  Hold onto your hats as these books take you on a journey of change.  

Featured Books:

• The Accidental Empress by (LH) 
• The Social Graces by (LH) 
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (LP) 
• Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (LP) 
• Me (Moth) by Amber McBride (LP)  

Books In Our Hands:

• The Lindbergh Nanny by Mariah Fredericks (LH) 
• Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan (LP) 

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• True Biz by Sarah Novic
• The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with the common theme of sewing, knitting, and fashion. These books feature  characters who support one another to change into something new and stronger…just like the arts of sewing, knitting, crocheting, and weaving create new from old. We’ll also share our books in hand. It’s going to be “sew” good!

Featured Books:

• The Gown by Jennifer Robson (LP)
• The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs (LH)
• The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club by Gil McNeil (LP)
• The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester (LH)
• The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan  (LP)
• The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis (LH)

Books In Our Hands:

• One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle (LP)
• Marian Lane and the Midnight Murders (#1) by TA Willberg (LH)

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• The Patchwork Bride by Sandra Dallas
• The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
• Needles and Pearls by Gil McNeil
• Knit One, Pearl One by Gil McNeil
• Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs
• The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs
• The Beekeeper’s Ball by Susan Wiggs
• The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs
• The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
• Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
• The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow

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In this episode our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of a writer's craft - graphic novels.  These are stories told almost equally by pictures and words.  Some, even by pictures alone. We’ll also share our books in hand.

Featured Books:

• Oddball - A “Sarah’s Scribbles” Collection by Sarah Andersen (LH)
• Quiet Girl in a Noisy World (An Introvert’s Story) by Debbie Tung (LH)
• Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (LH)
• Maus by Art Spiegelman (LP)
• March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell (LP)
• They Called Us Enemy by George Takei (LP)

Books In Our Hands:

• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell (LP)
• The Mother in the Dark by Kayla Maiuri (LH)

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• March Book 2 by John Lewis
• March Book 3 by John Lewis
• Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
• Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear by Trang Nguyen and Jeet Zdung
• Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
• El Deafo by CeCe Bell
• White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of unexpected love stories…a little twist on the love story you might be used to…something fresh for the week of Valentine’s day!

Featured Books:

• The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood  (LP)
• The Lido by Libby Page  (LP)
• The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin (LP)
• The Book of Longings (LH)
• The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (LH)
• We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (LH)

Books In Our Hands:

• The Girl in the Pink Shoes by Stacy Green (previously published as All Good Deeds)  (LH)
• Jobs for Girls With Artistic Flair by June Gervais (LP)

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Stack:

• The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey
• Under The Whispering Door and The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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Today, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of stories with Asian influences.  Some have settings in an Asian country and some have characters of Asian origin.  We have read so many books that could fit into this stack,…but we wanted to do books that are new to us.  We included some of our initial inspirations below in the "additional books" section!  

Featured Books:

• Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu (LP)
• When We Were Young and Brave by Hazel Gaynor  (LP)
• Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng  (LP)
• She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (LH)
• Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lyn Tan (LH)
• Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (LH)

Books In Our Hands:

• The Patchwork Bride by Sandra Dallas (LH)
• Ducks: 2 Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton (LP)

Additional Books That Go Along With Our Theme:

• Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
• The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (all of her books are great)
• Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
• Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

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