Dan Santat
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An incredibly touching and heartfelt adventure story about loss, grief, the importance of friendship, and animal rescue. This is perfect for any budding marine biologists and all animal lovers. Impossible to not enjoy!
Recommended by Eric L.
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J H Prynne
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This third edition of Poems collects all of the late British modernist's work in a single volume and provides a great opportunity for taking the time to sit with the mind of an often overlooked genius of the twentieth century. At times, Prynne's poetry can feel ruthlessly challenging but engaging with the poems in this book is endlessly rewarding. His poems' relationships with language and prosody prove that difficult does not mean... (read more)
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Yi Lei, Tracy K Smith
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Both widely loved and much maligned, Yi Let dedicated all of her effort and art to subverting the oppressive power structures of China. Her revolutionary poem "A Single Woman's Bedroom," included in this collection, changed the state of poetry in China and globally. This is an important and beautiful book that should be celebrated and read by every lover of poetry interested in the ability of language and art to endow us with great power.
Recommended by Eric L.
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Rachel Ingalls and Rivka Galchen
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A mysterious, "dangerous" sea creature escapes a research facility and finds companionship and tenderness with a disillusioned and unhappy housewife. Deeply sensual and weird, a novella of great power.
Recommended by Eric L.
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Douglas Kearney
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The poems in Sho are filled with a palpable, sometimes frantic, energy. It never steers away from violence. It refuses to hold your hand. This book is a profound departure from tradition but is also steeped in it, and Kearney is a truly singular, American voice. Incredible.
Recommended by Eric L.
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Sarah Blake
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Ten years after what should have been a total climate apocalypse resulting in the end of civilization, we have somehow bounced back. But that is just the beginning. Dazzling cli-fi! So good!
Recommended by Eric L.
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Percival Everett
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Set in Mississippi a few decades after the lynching of Emmett Till, deeds of the past come to roost in a way that is beyond twisted and grotesque. Everett's The Trees is a gruesome, horrifying police procedural and supernatural mystery that is truly, and unexpectedly, hilarious. With that being said, it is a poignant, profound, and biting critique of contemporary American society, deeply concerned with the ways in which our history... (read more)
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Americas Test Kitchen
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One hundred and ten percent the best cookbook that I've ever bought. All of the recipes are, as the title suggests, five ingredients (or less!) and so simple that any level of home cook can pull them off. Incredibly easy and delicious dinners, all of them cheap. Customize any recipe to your preference because the ingredient list is so short, you can't mess it up. This is a must-have for any lazy, beginner, or busy cook; it's guaranteed to build... (read more)
Recommended by Eric L.
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Melissa Maerz
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Richard Linklater's classic high school flick, Dazed and Confused, launched the careers of actors like Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, and Matthew McConaughey, whose role as the legendary (and rather creepy) Wooderson made famous the titular line, "Alright, alright, alright." All of the stories in the book are firsthand accounts from the director, actors, crew, and friends filled with joyous memories and juicy gossip. Maerz's book is fun for... (read more)
Recommended by Eric L.
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David Mikics
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Mikics's biography of Stanley Kubrick shows us the intensity of an artist that is connected in all ways to American culture at large. Kubrick's influential filmmaking is nearly unmatched in the history of American cinema, and this book tells all about the life that led to the career. It discusses his early work as a photographer, his family, his filmography, and how his obsession with what Hollywood was lacking at the time led him to make films... (read more)
Recommended by Eric L.
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Beth Macy
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In Dopesick, Beth Macy exposes the heartbreaking realities of those individuals and communities affected by the opioid epidemic in America; its scope ranges from small-time drug pushers to the corporations and doctors that peddled the deadliest and most addicting drugs to unsuspecting patients, ruining lives along the way. This book is a humanitarian plea for those responsible to right the wrongs caused by their greed. It will both... (read more)
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Jennifer Wright
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With a powerfully dark sense of humor, Jennifer Wright's dive into the most infamous diseases throughout history is incredibly well-researched and insightful. She highlights the world's most mysterious and deadly epidemics, from the Dancing Plague of 1518 to Typhoid Mary and beyond, as well as the people who dedicated their lives to fighting them; this is a uniquely fascinating history.
Recommended by Eric L.
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Erik Loomis
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Erik Loomis gives us a riveting history of America, a tribute to the triumphs and tribulations of the labor movement throughout the nation's history and the people that threatened the existing power structures and corporate greed, igniting widespread change. In this book are 10 defining moments from the 19th and 20th centuries in which workers were determined to fight for their rights and their lives.
Recommended by Eric L.
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