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• Katabasis

  a Novel

  Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.)

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  Fancy a trip to hell? Alice does. She needs to find her recently deceased professor and get his recommendation to continue her magical education. Along for the ride through seven levels of hell is her nemesis who also has unfinished business. Dark…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Long Weekend

  A Novel

  Macmillan, Gilly

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  Three friends plan a relaxing weekend away that turns into a nightmare full of threats, betrayal, and murder. For domestic thriller fans who love a page turner.

• The Girls Who Grew Big

  Mottley, Leila, 2002-

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  Adela is 16, pregnant, and a new arrival in the Florida panhandle to live with her grandmother. Adela makes friends with a group of teen mothers determined to prove their children and their lives have much to offer, despite the judgement of others.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sirens' Call

  How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource

  Hayes, Chris, 1979 February 28-

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  Human attention is finite and valuable. Unsurprisingly, it’s been commodified by platforms like Youtube and Instagram. Companies are making billions while attention spans suffer and modern society is reshaped. Read this if you’re looking for a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Life Impossible

  Haig, Matt, 1975-

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  A retired teacher inherits a ramshackle home in Greece and discovers more than she bargained for in this novel of self-discovery and reflection. Be warned, this one gets weird and should only be read by those ready to take a wild ride.

• When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows ...

  Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life

  Pinker, Steven, 1954-

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  What makes common knowledge common? Pinker explores the topic and provides interesting insight into society and how we influence each other without even knowing. For fans of Malcolm Gladwell.

• The Wager

  a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder

  Grann, David

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  This meticulously researched true story starts in early 1742 when thirty emaciated survivors of a British naval shipwreck arrive in Brazil. They are heralded as heroes after sharing their perilous story. Six months later 3 more survivors turn up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Run for the Hills

  a Novel

  Wilson, Kevin, 1978-

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  This quirky novel is the story of Madeline Hill and her newly acquired siblings. Her father ran off twenty years ago and out of the blue a man turns up claiming to be her older half-brother. He has a plan to find the other siblings strewn about the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Starling House

  Harrow, Alix E.

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  This novel has dark fantasy, a bit of romance, and a house that might just be alive. When Eden meets Arthur and accepts a job as a housekeeper she becomes involved in a quest tied to a children’s book and the malevolence that lives in the basement.

• The Heart Principle

  Hoang, Helen

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  Anna achieves a pinnacle in her career and is subsequently burnt out trying to maintain the momentum. Her long-term boyfriend decides they should have an open relationship so she keeps trying to have a one-night stand and failing spectacularly. This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Used to Live Here

  A Novel

  Kliewer, Marcus

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  The doorbell rings on a snowy night. A family asks to come inside and look around the father’s childhood home. The homeowner allows the request. But what happens when they just won’t leave? For fans of unsettling and atmospheric horror.

• The Tragedy of True Crime

  Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us

  Lennon, John J.

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  A twist on the true crime genre written by a murderer. Lennon wrote this book after taking a writing workshop in prison. He tells his story and the story of four other men from a perspective of what led them to violence and what happens to a man…Read moreRead more of this annotation