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Chris Bolton

Chris Bolton co-created the all-ages webcomic Smash, which will soon be published by Candlewick Press, and created the comedy series Wage Slaves. His short story "The Red Room" was published in Portland Noir from Akashic Books.

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Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
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If you've ever wondered what so-and-so had that you didn't, you need to read Outliers. Gladwell's writing is always engaging, especially when he illuminates the mysterious elements that allow one person to succeed beyond all others.... (read more)

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Catch-22
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Fight Club (96 Edition)
by Chuck Palahniuk
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A Series of Unfortunate Events #13: The End
by Lemony Snicket
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All good things must come to an... (read more)

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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
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To be honest, I could not finish this book. It made me too angry. These are the stories about our country you don't want to know. Naomi Klein has cast a spotlight on the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the American dream. The Shock Doctrine... (read more)

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Haunted: A Novel
by Chuck Palahniuk
Staff Pick
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Odd and the Frost Giants
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A Neil Gaiman story at any length is a treat. Odd and the Frost Giants is like the perfect finger food: brief but intensely, deliciously satisfying. If you aren't a fan of Norse mythology when you open the cover, you will be by the time you close it.... (read more)

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The Hot Kid: A Novel
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Staff Pick
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Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities
by Jeff Mapes
Staff Pick
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Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
by Neil Gaiman
Staff Pick
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Bridge of Sighs (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Richard Russo
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Russo is a modern master of absorbing characters, brilliantly sharp dialogue, and a warm-hearted yet strangely thrilling storytelling style. The only sighs this elegiac novel produces are of wistful satisfaction.... (read more)

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