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Book Cover for: The Bonesetter's Daughter, Amy Tan

The Bonesetter's Daughter

Amy Tan
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Book-It Repertory Theatre adapts Amy Tan's "The Bonesetter's Daughter," opening the door for audiences to consider the role of legacy and lineage in their lives. (via @TheJRPierce) https://t.co/T4BvPSlQz8

Paperback, Mass Market, 2002

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin
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Gabrielle Zevin’s “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” tops the list of local fiction bestsellers, according to the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. https://t.co/AFDIrZ3zOR

Paperback, 2024

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Book Cover for: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr
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“Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr is among the most buzzworthy audiobooks of late, notable for its elaborate, symphonic storytelling. That book and five more audiobooks celebrating the enduring power of story fill this roundup. https://st.news/3mVO9ow

Paperback, 2022

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Book Cover for: I Need a New Butt!, Dawn McMillan

I Need a New Butt!

Dawn McMillan
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A Mississippi educator fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt!” says he will take his fight to court after the school board upheld his firing. https://st.news/3FDNAYa

Paperback, 2014

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Book Cover for: Dune, Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert
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Though hobbled by white messiah criticisms for decades, Frank Herbert's "Dune" gets a slight but satisfying recalibration in filmmaker Denis Villeneuve's otherwise faithful adaptation of the towering sci-fi classic. https://t.co/k8Oo7ERrsk

Paperback, 2005

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Book Cover for: Truman, David McCullough

Truman

David McCullough
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David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died. https://t.co/0naI0qTqtW

Paperback, 1993

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Book Cover for: Yoga, Emmanuel Carrère

Yoga

Emmanuel Carrère
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If you don’t like Emmanuel Carrère now, you never will. “Yoga” is an effective way to find out. https://t.co/7Gr0mt5adN

Paperback, 2023

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Book Cover for: Outlander, Diana Gabaldon

Outlander

Diana Gabaldon
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Thirty years after the release of the first novel in the steamy, time-traveling “Outlander” series, author Diana Gabaldon published the ninth book Nov. 23, “Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone.” Gabaldon chats about her characters, superfans and more. https://st.news/3rvNCw0

Paperback, 2001

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Book Cover for: A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV, George Lucas

A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV

George Lucas
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May 4, also known as Star Wars Day, is a decades-long tribute to George Lucas' Star Wars movies, which some could argue changed life on Earth, at least for them. https://t.co/moVi98qYdM

Paperback, Mass Market, 1986

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Book Cover for: The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel), Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)

Brit Bennett
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Published in 2020, Brit Bennett’s “The Vanishing Half” was an immediate bestseller, emerging at a time when readers were especially hungry for novels of racial identity. Bennett takes part in a Seattle Public Library online discussion Oct. 6. https://st.news/2YeFnrV

Paperback, 2022

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