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Pony Confidential
Adult Fiction. "When Penny Marcus, a third-grade teacher in a small California town, is arrested for a decades-old murder that took place in her East Coast hometown when she was 12 years old, her former pony (named Pony) is thousands of miles away, still smarting from the pain of being sold by Penny's family. A casual conversation with some of Pony's animal confidants reveals that Penny did not, in fact, abandon him, and he sets out to find her. Along the way, he learns of her murder accusation and refashions himself as an equine gumshoe. Cozy fans looking for something out of the ordinary should saddle up." -Publishers Weekly
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens
Adult Nonfiction. "From a difficult childhood to meeting the love of her life, Jeffrey, and marrying him while still in college, from a boring bureaucratic job in Washington, D.C., to answering an ad for a specialty food store in the Hamptons, from the owner of one Barefoot Contessa shop to author of bestselling cookbooks and celebrated television host, Ina has blazed her own trail and, in the meantime, taught millions of people how to cook and entertain. Now, she invites them to come closer to experience her story in vivid detail and to share the important life lessons she learned along the way." Publisher description
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Field Notes From A Fungi Forager
Adult Nonfiction. "From evergreen forests shrouded in mist to the urban backyards of Seattle, mushrooms are everywhere in the Pacific Northwest if you know how to look. Here, forager-chef and forest therapy guide Ashley Rodriguez provides an evocative and personal survey of 50 of the most fantastic mushrooms to be found in the region. Through the lens of these humble fungi, the interconnectedness of all living things comes into focus." Publisher description
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How to Winter
Adult Nonfiction. "Do you dread the end of Daylight Saving Time and grouch about the long, chilly season of gray skies and ice? Psychologist and winter expert Kari Leibowitz...uses mindset science to help readers embrace winter as a season to be enjoyed, not endured - and in turn, learn powerful lessons that can impact our mental wellbeing throughout the year. Inspired by cutting-edge psychological and behavioral science research as well as cultures worldwide that find warmth and joy in winter's extremes, How To Winter provides readers with concrete tools for making winter wonderful wherever they live." Publisher description
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Into the Uncut Grass
Adult Graphic Novel. "Having captured readers' attention with Born a Crime, his bestselling memoir of growing up in South Africa, comedian and television host Noah has written a parable about decision-making. With plentiful illustrations by Sabina Hahn and in language aimed at young listeners, it tells the story of a small boy so impatient to start his Saturday adventures that he rebels against the rules of his household and heads out without brushing his teeth or making his bed, despite the reminders of his stuffed bear, Walter. 'It's a picture book, but it's not a children's book. Rather, it is a book for kids to share with parents and for parents to share with kids.'" Kirkus
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The Message
Adult Nonfiction. "Award-winning journalist and MacArthur Fellow Coates probes the narratives that shape our perception of the world through his reports on three journeys: to Dakar, Senegal, the last stop for Black Africans 'before the genocide and rebirth of the Middle Passage'; to Chapin, South Carolina, where controversy erupted over a writing teacher's use of Between the World and Me in class; and to Israel and Palestine, where he spent 10 days in a 'Holy Land of barbed wire, settlers, and outrageous guns.' A revelatory meditation on shattering journeys." Kirkus
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The Mighty Red
Adult Fiction. "Erdrich follows the folks of the Red River Valley of North Dakota - the original home to the Ojibwe, the Dakota, and the Metis - in a captivating tale of love and everyday life amid environmental upheaval and the 2008 financial crisis. Crystal hauls sugar beets on the Geist family farm and counts her pennies while her partner, Martin, a failed actor who moonlights as a traveling arts teacher, spends money on impractical delights like salsa dancing. They share a daughter, Kismet, 18, who's reviled at her high school for being a goth until Geist scion Gary falls in love with her. Erdrich excels at the slow simmer, and once again she delivers a deliciously seductive masterwork." Publishers Weekly
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Revenge of the Tipping Point
Adult Nonfiction. "'Rereading The Tipping Point, Gladwell writes, made him realize 'that I still do not understand many things about social epidemics.' Refining and deepening his and our understanding of the spread of customs, mores, and practices, Gladwell emphasizes...'overstories', illustrating them with twisting and turning tales of, for example, how the word holocaust came into general usage (surprisingly, via TV)...and how widespread social engineering 'has quietly become one of the central activities of the American establishment.' Fans of the original will learn much from Gladwell's thoughtful, carefully written reconsideration." Kirkus
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Shred Sisters
Adult Fiction. "Lerner traces the impact of mental illness on a pair of sisters in her moving debut novel. Amy, the narrator, describes herself as studious and highly motivated compared to her wild and beautiful older sister, Olivia, who frequently engages in risky or outright illegal behavior...As the sisters grow up, Ollie's misbehavior poses greater dangers, not only for herself, but also for their parents and for Amy's friendships, romantic relationships, and even her career...part of Lerner's skilled approach to narrative lies in subtly depicting the destigmatizing of mental illness and the evolution of treatment during the period from the sisters' childhood in the 1970s through the 1990s." -Publishers Weekly,
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What Goes With What
Adult Nonfiction. "Julia Turshen is a home cook's best friend. Known for her simple, no-frills, yet utterly satisfying recipes - as well as her authentic, relatable, problem-solving approach - hers are the cookbooks we all turn to when we want to know what else we can make with some ground turkey, or if we can pull off dessert with a few basic pantry ingredients. In essence, we look to Julia when we want to know What Goes with What: to understand how we can transform the seemingly boring contents of our fridge into an exciting meal." Publisher description
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