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This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War - This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust

Macbeth: A Dagger of the Mind - Macbeth: A Dagger of the Mind by Harold Bloom

“It seemed absurd, a monster going monster hunting. But why not?” - Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara

“I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.” - My Life in France by Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme

What? I have no self control - Lightyear by Natasha Yim

Yes, please speak - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

A little mystery and a lot of court intrigue - The Missing of Clairedelune: The Mirror Visitor Book 2 by Christelle Dabos

So many people spent their lives wishing to be understood. All Alice wanted was more time. - This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Carrie Soto is Back - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

History is Made by Persistence and Knowing the Right People - A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton & the Civil War by Stephen B. Oates

Family - Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos; The Arrival by Shaun Tan

Mothered - Mothered by Zoje Stage

I am a bad mother but I am learning to be good. - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

Contains more teeth than you can imagine - Bright World (The Hazards of Love #1) by Stan Stanley

Horrorstor - Horrostor by Grady Hendrix

Libraries are amazing - The Girl in his Shadow by Audrey Blake

A WWI-era inspired queer fantasy romance - Witchmark by C.L. Polk

Better late than never to The Brown Sisters series - Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

If Chuck Tingle Did Graffiti - Bansky: Completed by Carol Diehl

On eating compassionately - The Happy Vegan: A Guide to Living a Long, Healthy, and Successful Life by Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow

A More Interesting Way to Do Hogwarts - Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu

An absolutely adorable romance set around zombies, familial trauma and several boatloads of dead bodies - The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

Little Bits of Awesomeness - Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 by Carmen Maria Machado, Editor

Holding Out for a Hero - The Forgotten by David Baldacci

The Convenience of Train Travel - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

A Hive Mentality - Honeybee: Poems and Short Prose by Naomi Shihab Nye

Pusheen the Cat is back - Pusheen the Cat’s Guide to Everything by Claire Belton

Lady Rosa - Rosa Parks (NBM Comics Biographies) by Matteo Mancini

Sweet but not sappy - The Yellow Ao Dai by Hanh Bui

After writing this, I learned we are still making breakthroughs in this field!  - Fever: How Tu Youyou Adapted Traditional Chinese Medicine to Find a Cure for Malaria by Darcy Pattinson

When I get bored, I look for trouble. Or books. Whichever is easier to find - Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel by Various; Superman Adventures: Lex Luthor, Man of Metropolis by Various; Justice League Unlimited: Girl Power by Various; Dear DC Super-Villains by Michael Northrop; DC Super Hero Girls: Midterms by Amy Wolfram

It’s not classified so read about a spy! - Spy School the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs

A Thriller with Real Weight - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

Grumpy/Sunshine Double Header (and Bingo!) - His Grumpy Childhood Friend (Cider Bar Sisters #2) by Jackie Lau; Her Pretend Christmas Date (Cider Bar Sisters #2.5) by Jackie Lau

“Finding people is a problem the Enlightenment was poised to solve.” - The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask

It’s Only a Matter Of… - Trust by Hernan Diaz

In Pursuit of Destiny and Desire - She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

You Had Me At “Queer Monster Love Story” - Hollow Heart by Paul Allor

Cozy Botswanan Mystery - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

This book was wild. - The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift Duology, #1) by N.E. Davenport

The Vegetarian - The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Speak (Graphic Novel) - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson; Emily Carroll

Freedom - Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

The continuing adventures of Will and Kim - The Sugared Game by K.J. Charles

Dying’s not so bad. At least I won’t have to answer the telephone. - Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast

I Finally Got There—I Finally Read Project Hail Mary - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

An Agatha Christie intro - The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot #1) by Agatha Christie

So you want to live off the grid in a smart home that does everything for you? - Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

We can listen for chords and cadences in the air. - How to Write a Song that Matters by Dar Williams

I Just Can’t Quit This Series - Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith

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