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Disgrace
by J. M. Coetzee
Staff Pick
One afternoon while talking with a friend about books, I wondered how to best describe my experience of reading Disgrace, and this is what I came up with: it's like a finely-crafted, very sharp knife resting gently against your skin. The uneasiness and... (read more)

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The Feast of Love
by Charles Baxter
Staff Pick
If you have ever loved, buy this book! How's that for a strong recommendation? Charles Baxter is, in my opinion, one of the most under-appreciated contemporary American authors on the scene. He is remarkably talented. This novel, set in Ann Arbor... (read more)

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Breakfast At Tiffany's (93 Edition)
by Truman Capote
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Staff Pick
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Time of the Doves (81 Edition)
by Merce Rodoreda
Staff Pick
I've worked in the literature section for almost eight years, and the beauty of Powell's is in the opportunity to discover, time and again, an author that you've never heard of before, one that sits on a bottom shelf close to the floor gathering dust... (read more)

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Like Life
by Lorrie Moore
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