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Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967–1975
Thompson’s spell is never broken, and, as on disc, his is a welcome voice to meet on the page. Readers will be eager for the next volume of the story. Like a great Richard Thompson solo, this title contains surprise, beauty, delight, and a voice like no other. His autobiography is as welcome as it is long overdue.
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Legends of the North Cascades
This modern back-to-the-land story feels like John Krakauer’s Into the Wild meets Jean M. Auel’s Clan of the Cave Bear, a combination that makes for a compelling read in its appreciation of the monumental properties of nature and recognition of the history of humans in the North Cascades.
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Libertie
Greenidge’s second novel (after We Love You, Charlie Freeman) is a richly detailed and well-researched work of historical fiction. Centering her narrative on the lives of Black women, she explores issues of racism, colorism and misogyny in lyrical and lovely prose.
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Fans: How Watching Sports Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Understanding
While there have been other books written about fandom, this is a quick read that even casual fans of sports may enjoy.
Big Girl, Small Town
With echoes of Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine crossed with the 1990s-set British sitcom Derry Girls, this debut is recommended for fans of Ottessa Moshfegh, Emma Donoghue, and Sally Rooney.
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Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis
This is a satisfying contribution to World War II scholarship, highlighting a sophisticated, cultured, and still grassroots resistance effort. Recommended for public libraries.
Down Along with That Devil’s Bones: A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy
O’Neill is a talented writer, and this powerful meditation on collective memory is necessary reading for knowing ourselves and our history.
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We Saw Scenery: The Early Diaries of Merrill Markoe
Markoe’s reflections and interrogation of her memories are hilarious and presented with a surrealistic flair in scenes depicting everything from an interview of a hippopotamus representing her own hippocampus to a commiserating of her modern and adolescent selves.
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Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy
A tragic, moving story that will linger with readers of sports and biographies in general.
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