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Yours Truly: An Obituary Writer's Guide to Telling Your Story by James R. Hagerty

Yours Truly: An Obituary Writer’s Guide to Telling Your Story by James R. Hagerty

Award-winning journalist and the Wall Street Journal’s veteran obituary writer offers heartfelt advice about a serious subject, sharing his unique skill with those who want to get in the last word with flourish, honesty, and humor.

death, life, life story, storytelling
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King

Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King

In Attack of the Black Rectangles, acclaimed author Amy Sarig King shows all the ways truth can be hard… but still worth fighting for.

activism, censorship, friendship, pre-teen
Peril at the Exhibition by Nev March (Book 2)

Peril at the Exhibition by Nev March

Captain Jim Agnihotri and his new bride, Diana Framji, return in Nev March’s Peril at the Exposition, the follow up to March’s award-winning, Edgar finalist debut, Murder in Old Bombay.

1893, Columbian Exposition, Parsi, powers of deduction, social class
Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs

Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs

A tale of friendship, hardship, redemption, and love between a San Francisco baker and a barbecue master from Texas.

barbecue, class justice, food, reproductive rights, second-chance
Suck It In and Smile by Laurence Beaudoin-Masse

Suck It in and Smile by Laurence Beaudoin-Masse

A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself.

influencer, popularity, self-esteem, stress
The Cartographers by Amy Zhang

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang

Struggling to balance the expectations of her immigrant mother with her own deep ambivalence about her place in the world, seventeen-year-old Ocean Sun takes her savings and goes off the grid.

anxiety, coming-of-age, frienship, New York City
My Second Impression of You by Michelle I. Mason

My Second Impression of You by Michelle I. Mason

Perfect for fans of Tweet Cute and Instant Karma, this YA romcom is a heartfelt story about a girl who thinks she knows everything about love — until she relives a day and discovers she had it all wrong.

musical theater, secret app, self-awareness, theater
Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore

Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore

A delicious summer read and an exploration of family, responsibility, ambition and loss, Vacationland is sure to be a novel to embrace and get lost in.

Alzheimer's, family, Maine, money, paternity, privilege
Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton

Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton

Chanel Cleeton continues her engrossing Perez Sisters saga with Isabel’s story (1964) and her mother Alicia’s story (1936), not in their former home in Havana, Cuba, or their current home in exile, Palm Beach, Florida, but primarily in Barcelona, Spain.

Cuba, duel narrative, exile, sisters
The Emma Project by Sonali Dev

The Emma Project by Sonali Dev

In a fitting conclusion to her Jane Austen-inspired quartet about The Raje Family, Sonali Dev offers the steamiest entry of the series with her gender-reversing novel, The Emma Project.

Austen, Emma, relationships, social issues, teamwork

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