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September 25

The Pecan Man

Cassie Dandridge Selleck
Format: Book

In the summer of 1976, recently widowed and childless, Ora Lee Beckworth hires a homeless old black man to mow her lawn. The neighborhood children call him the Pee-can Man their mothers call them inside whenever he appears. When the police chiefs son is found stabbed to death near his camp,...
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October 23

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

Gabrielle Zevin · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 260
Format: Book

As surprising as it is moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is an unforgettable tale of transformation and second chances, an irresistible affirmation of why we read, and why we love. We are not quite novels. We are not quite short stories. In the end, we are collected works. A....
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December 4

Tell the Wolves I'm Home

Carol Rifka Brunt · The Dial Press
Format: Book

In this striking literary debut, Carol Rifka Brunt unfolds a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you don't know you've lost someone until you've found them. 1987. There's only one person...
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