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happiness is a choice

HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE YOU MAKE

John Leland

An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six…

unquiet

UNQUIET

Linn Ullmann

Praised across Scandinavia as a “literary masterpiece,” “spellbinding,” and “magnificent,” Unquiet reflects on six taped conversations the author had with her father at the very end of his life. He…

One of our recommended books for 2019 is Tiny Americans by Devin Murphy

TINY AMERICANS

Devin Murphy

From the National Bestselling author of The Boat Runner comes a poignant, luminous novel that follows one family over decades and across the world—perfect for fans of the film Boyhood….

One of our recommended books is In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF TRUE

Susan Kaplan Carlton

A powerful story of love, identity, and the price of fitting in or speaking out. After her father’s death, Ruth Robb and her family transplant themselves in the summer of…

One of our recommended books for 2019 is The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

THE SEVEN OR EIGHT DEATHS OF STELLA FORTUNA

Juliet Grames

For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella’s childhood is full of strange, life-threatening incidents—moments where ordinary situations like cooking eggplant or feeding the pigs inexplicably…

One of our recommended books for 2019 is The Missing Pages by Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh

THE MISSING PAGES

Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh

In 2010, the world’s wealthiest art institution, the J. Paul Getty Museum, found itself confronted by a century-old genocide. The Armenian Church was suing for the return of eight pages…