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Recent Reads

• Maria: Maisie Dobbs by Jacquiline Winspear
• Jenny: So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

Recommendations

• New: First-Time Caller by B.K Borison
• Backlist: When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O'Neal
• Local Author: Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakmito

Book End: A Different Kind of Romance:

• Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
• Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly
• The Stolen Child by Ann Hood

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Recent Reads:

• Maria: Liars by Sarah Manguso
• Kris: Sirens by Emilia Heart

Reccommendations:

• New: Witchcraft For Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
• Backlist: Terrace Story by Hilary Leitcter
• Local: There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqip

Book End: Boost Your Mental Health

• Something in the Woods Loves You by Jarod K. Anderson
• 10% Happier by Dan Harris
• The Book of Joy by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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Recent Reads:

• Maria: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
• Natalie: The Bear by Andrew Krivak

Reccommendations:

• New: The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
• Backlist: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
• Local: Night Watch by Jayne Ann Phillips

Book End - Appalachian fiction that connects the people, landscape, and mountain culture:

• The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
• Given Ground by Ann Pancake

Recent Reads:

• Maria: Family Family by Laurie Frankel
• Kelley: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Recommendations:

• New Book: Don't Let the Forest In by CG Drews
• Backlist Book: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
• Local Author: Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed by Jose Pablo Irarte

Book End: BL Manga

• Go For It, Nakamura! story and art by Syundei, translated by Amber Tamosaitis
• Seven Days, Monday-Sunday, art by Venio Tachibana, story by Rihito Takarai, translated by Adrien Beck
• Our Dining Table, story and art by Mita Ori, translated by Amber Tamosaitis

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Orange County Book Clubs

18th Annual SouthWest Author Series

Recent Reads

• Maria: Sandwich by Catherine Newman
• John: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Reccommendations:

• New: The Women by Kristen Hannah
• Backlist: Circe by Madeline Miller
• Local Author: Loren by Jessica Harden

Book End - Sci-Fi For People Who Don't Read Sci-Fi

• All Systems Red by Martha Wells
• Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
• We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor

Recent Reads:

• Maria - Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
• Tara - Cash by Jessica Peterson

Recommendations:

• New - Quicksilver by Callie Hart
• Backlist - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
• Local - Wildest Dreams by Kristen Proby
• Local - Pursuit of Innocence by Bethany Rosa

Book End: Dark Romance

• Lights Out by Navessa Allen
• Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
• PenPal by JT Geissinger

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How to reach Mara - [email protected]

Recent Reads:

• Maria - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
• Kaite: This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter

Reccommendations:

• New - My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past,Present, and Future by Alice Randall
• Backlist - Infinitum by Tim Fielder
• Local - Secrets of the Tsil Cafe by Thomas Fox Averill

Book End - Jukebox Heroines: Novels of Women in the Music Industry

• The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton

Show Links:

YouTube: Kansas City Public Library
Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale  Author event with Tim Fielder
My Black Country  Author event with Alice Randall
My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall
Kaite Also made an extended book list on her Jukebox Heroines theme, check it out for more titles!

Recent Reads:

• Maria - Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
• Carla - The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory by Thomas Fuller

Recommendations:

• New Title - The Small and Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil rights Movement by Sharon McMahon
• Backlist Title - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
• Local Author - The Unwedding by Ally Condie

Book End: Celebrity Memoir

• Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis
• I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
• Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Recently read

• Maria: The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
• Kelly: Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garden

Recommendations:

• New book: Sandwich by Catherine Newman
• Backlist book: Winter Solstice by Rasaumde Pilcher
• Local Author: Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy

Book End: Books to Reset in the New Year

• Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
• The PLAN by Kendra Adachi
• The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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Recently read

• Maria: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
• Maddie: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Book Reccomendations:

• New book: You Like it Darker by Stephen King
• Backlist book: Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Local Author: Cowboys and East Indians: Stories by Nina McConigley

Book End: Cozy Winter Reads

• The Shining by Stephen King
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
• Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan