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The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

by Green, John

Book - 2025

With his characteristic insightfulness, John Green turns his attention to documenting not only the history of TB but how humans and our societies have contributed to it's continued presence in the modern era. Highly recommend! With his characteristic insightfulness, John Green turns his attention to documenting not only the history of TB but how humans and our societies have contributed to it's continued presence in the modern era. Highly recommend! Show less

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Tilt

by Pattee, Emma

Book - 20250325

Annie is very pregnant and shopping last minute for cribs at Ikea when THE BIG ONE strikes in Portland. Suddenly, her world is turned upside down and she ...Show more Annie is very pregnant and shopping last minute for cribs at Ikea when THE BIG ONE strikes in Portland. Suddenly, her world is turned upside down and she is consumed with one mission. Getting to her husband. No purse, no phone, no car she begins to walk to him and talk to her unborn child. Think "Station Eleven" if all the action happened in a day. Show less

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Catch and Release Groom

by Madsen, Cindi

eBook - 2023

He was jilted at the altar. She left her fiancé a month before their wedding. Now she is determined not to lose the money on the honeymoon retreat she boo...Show more He was jilted at the altar. She left her fiancé a month before their wedding. Now she is determined not to lose the money on the honeymoon retreat she booked and would like not to be the only single person there. He needs a date to his ex's wedding. You know the drill. Madsen is one of my favorite Colorado romance authors even if this series isn't set in Colorado. You get great small town outdoorsy vibes. Show less

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Promise Me Sunshine

A Novel

by Bastone, Cara

Book - 2025

A heartwarming, slow-burn romance dealing with grief, loss, and finding joy again. This author is for fans of Abby Jimenez, and is quickly becoming one of my favorite romance writers. A heartwarming, slow-burn romance dealing with grief, loss, and finding joy again. This author is for fans of Abby Jimenez, and is quickly becoming one of my favorite romance writers. Show less

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The Life of Herod the Great

A Novel

by Hurston, Zora Neale

eAudiobook - 2025

A posthumously published novel, saved from destruction in a fire after Hurstons death, reframes the villain from the Bible, and places Herod the historica...Show more A posthumously published novel, saved from destruction in a fire after Hurstons death, reframes the villain from the Bible, and places Herod the historical figure in a well researched and vivid world of antiquity filled with political intrigue, and military defeats and triumphs. The audiobook is spectacularly narrated by Blair Underwood. Show less

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Hello Stranger

by Center, Katherine

Book - 2023

Katherine Center's books always have endearing characters, wonderful stories, and lots of romance - this one is no exception. Sadie Montgomery just found...Show more Katherine Center's books always have endearing characters, wonderful stories, and lots of romance - this one is no exception. Sadie Montgomery just found out she is a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition, soon after she wakes up after brain surgery to find that she can no longer see faces. Show less

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The Close-Up

by Drysdale, Pip

eAudiobook - 2024

Struggling author Zoe Ann Weiss rekindles a romance with now-famous actor Zach Hamilton, inspiring her writing resurgence. However, as her debut novel gai...Show more Struggling author Zoe Ann Weiss rekindles a romance with now-famous actor Zach Hamilton, inspiring her writing resurgence. However, as her debut novel gains unexpected attention, a stalker begins reenacting its violent scenes, thrusting Zoe into a real-life thriller. Show less

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Good Dirt

A Novel

by Wilkerson, Charmaine

Book - 2025

Ebony Freeman’s brother was killed in their family home when she was a child. Twenty years later, she’s the subject of unwanted attention when she is left...Show more Ebony Freeman’s brother was killed in their family home when she was a child. Twenty years later, she’s the subject of unwanted attention when she is left at the altar by her fiancé. Another multi-generational story full of family secrets from the author of ‘Black Cake’. Show less

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The Year of Magical Thinking

by Didion, Joan

Book - 2007

I feel like over the course of my life Didion has become more and more a central literary figure of American letters. So I finally broke down and read on...Show more I feel like over the course of my life Didion has become more and more a central literary figure of American letters. So I finally broke down and read one of her books. Honestly, I was ill prepared for how impacting her reflections on her grief would be. Show less

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The Book of Love

A Novel

by Link, Kelly

Book - 2024

Bold and strange and filled with magic, Link's literary fantasy never goes where you expect it to and created (for me at least) a whole new type of heartbreak. Bold and strange and filled with magic, Link's literary fantasy never goes where you expect it to and created (for me at least) a whole new type of heartbreak. Show less

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