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• You Shouldn't Have Come Here

  Rose, Jeneva,

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  I love all of her other books, so I am super excited to read this one over the summer! -Danielle

• It Starts With Us

  An It Ends With Us Novel

  Hoover, Colleen,

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  I just finished "It Ends with Us" and I am dying to read the next one! -Danielle

• The Summer Place

  a Novel

  Weiner, Jennifer,

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  I have heard so many great things about this book, sounds like a perfect beach read! -Danielle

• The Cuban Heiress

  Cleeton, Chanel,

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  Very good historical fiction featuring a Latin America country. The story plot has a little bit of everything including and revenge and survival . Sounds like a great book for reading under the sun. -Marilynn

• Paris

  the Memoir

  Hilton, Paris, 1981-

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  We all owe Paris Hilton an apology. The “It” girls of the early aughts were misunderstood. Yes, she is privileged and blessed; however, she endured a lot in her life that is quite jaw dropping. Highly rated, salacious, and surprisingly relatable.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Candy House

  a Goon Squad Novel

  Egan, Jennifer,

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  If you’re a sci-fi techie enthusiast with a flair for fiction, this is your next read. I did not read The Goon Squad. It seems that the previous book introduces the characters but it isn’t necessary for the premise of this book. I’m ready to jump…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crook Manifesto

  Whitehead, Colson, 1969-

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  Very excited for this one! I love his books, particularly The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad. -Robin

• Tom Lake

  a Novel

  Patchett, Ann,

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  From the author of The Dutch House and State of Wonder, amongst many others, comes a new novel about family, love and growing up. -Robin

• The Invisible Hour

  a Novel

  Hoffman, Alice,

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  Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter speaks directly to Mia Jacob, who lives in a repressive religious community in contemporary Massachusetts and recognizes her mother in Hawthorne's Hester. From the ever magical, ever best-selling Hoffman.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monsters

  a Fan's Dilemma

  Dederer, Claire, 1967-

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  What do we do with great art that was created by deeply problematic individuals? I am very excited to read the author’s thoughts and continue the conversation. -Nicole

• Quietly Hostile

  Essays

  Irby, Samantha,

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  Samantha Irby is one of the funniest humorists writing today. Like all of her books, I suspect I will read and re-read this one! -Nicole

• Walking With Sam

  a Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain

  McCarthy, Andrew, 1962-

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  I loved Andrew McCarthy in the 1980’s brat pack movies. McCarthy was an editor at large for more than a dozen years at National Geographic Traveler. This is his travel memoir of walking the Camino de Santiago with his son Sam. -Jasmine

• The Way of the Bear

  a Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel

  Hillerman, Anne, 1949-

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  The latest book in the Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito mystery series. Hillerman continues the series originated by her father Tony Hillerman. These books always have such a sense of history and I just love the characters. -Jasmine

• The Private Life of Spies

  and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even

  McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-

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  I’ll read anything that Alexander McCall Smith writes. He is the author of a series of books including the Number 1 Ladies Detective Club books featuring Mma Precious Ramotswe and The Sunday Philosophy Club series featuring Isabel Dalhousie. I am…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Collected Regrets of Clover

  Brammer, Mikki,

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  When I saw publishers say that this is for the reader that loved Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and the plot focuses on a death doula, I was immediately sold. Can't wait to read this one! -Siobhan

• Bad Summer People

  Rosenblum, Emma,

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  I spent my childhood going to Fire Island every summer, and apparently locals are not taking kindly to this book. I do love a scandal...This book screams beach read to me.-Siobhan

• We Are a Haunting

  a Novel

  White, Tyriek, 1991-

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  I love a new spin on ghost stories! -Travis

• I Was Better Last Night

  a Memoir

  Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-

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  I just adore Harvey, his confidence in who he is and what he’s putting out there is so admirable. -Travis

• Clothes, Clothes, Clothes

  Music, Music, Music : Boys, Boys, Boys : a Memoir

  Albertine, Viv, 1954-

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  This one has been on my list for a while; I like to think all librarians have a bit of punk in them, and Viv has had so much influence on the music I listen to. -Travis

• Lone Women

  a Novel

  LaValle, Victor, 1972-

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  Victor LaValle is an incredibly sharp writer, and always brings in a bit of the supernatural. I can't wait to start his news book! -Amy