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'Everything Old is New Again' September Recommendations

September is the time of year to delve back into some of your favorite books. Here are a few of mine that I am revisiting...





David Kirby: The Ha-Ha Chang-rae Lee: A Gesture Life Ann Patchett: Truth & Beauty






Richard Russo: The Straight Man Pete Dexter: The Paperboy Sharon Creech: Love That Dog


July/August Book Recommendations


The Afterlife
The Last Spymaster
Abide with Me
Donald Antrim: The Afterlife

Gayle Lynds: The Last SpymasterElizabeth Strout: Abide with Me
The Elements of Style (Illustrated)
The Bill from My Father
Instant Love
William Strunk Jr., E.B. White: Elements of StyleBernard Cooper:
The Bill from My Father
Jami Attenberg:
Instant Love


June Book Recommendations

Anne Tyler: Digging to America
Rich Cohen: Sweet and Low: A Family Story
Curtis Sittenfeld: Man of My Dreams
Pauls Toutonghi: Red Weather
Peter Robinson: Piece of My Heart
John Scalzi: Old Man's War (and other military science fiction)

Also check out these great Children's Books.

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