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River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

Candace Millard
2023
We no longer live in a world where there are unknown lands and continents to discover. The Age of E…
History —
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Rouge

Mona Awad
2023
Mona Awad’s latest novel, Rouge, was a special type of treat: a book outside my comfort zone that b…
Fiction —
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Saint Death's Daughter

C S E Cooney
2022
"I loved Saint Death's Daughter to pieces. I loved the world-building and the characters …
Fantasy —
Seek and Hide

Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy

Amy Gajda
2022
We live in a world where we know more about each other than ever before. New technologies, social m…
History —
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Shrines of Gaiety

Kate Atkinson
2022
The latest novel from award winning author Kate Atkinson, "Shrines of Gaiety" is a sprawl…
Fiction —
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Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel
2014
The first book chosen by Thornwell Books new Book Club #2 was a jolt to read. Set in a future when …
Science Fiction —
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Station Eternity

Mur Lafferty
2022
Depending on your point of view, "Station Eternity" is either a mystery set in space or a…
Science Fiction —
Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World

Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World: A History

William Alexander
2022
Growing up in Morganton, every July and August our kitchen counters overflowed with the tomatoes my…
Nature —
The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

Katherine Center
2022
I wanted to include a review of a romance in this newsletter but I hadn't read one in awhile s…
Romance —
The Daughters of Kobani

The Daughters of Kobani

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
2021
The fight against extremist and terrorist groups in the Middle East sometimes seems hopeless. Wins …
History —
The Deadline

The Deadline

Jill Lepore
2023
Jill Lepore states in her introduction to The Deadline that she has “tried to write history differe…
Essays —
Fourth Wing

The Empyrean series

Rebecca Yarros
2022
"Fourth Wing""Iron Flame" Doomsayers have been predicting the demise of printed…
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