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The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison · Random House
Pages: 1072
Format: Hardcover

A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that trace the life and mind of a giant of American literature, with insights into the riddle of identity, the writer's craft, and the story of a changing nation over six decades These extensive and revealing...
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Read and Buried: A Lighthouse Library Mystery

Eva Gates · Crooked Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Librarian Lucy Richardson unearths a mysterious map dating back to the Civil War. But if she can't crack its code, she may end up read and buried.The Bodie Island Lighthouse Library Classic Novel Book Club is reading Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne while workers dig into...
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The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom

Toni Morrison · Knopf
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

At once the ideal introduction to Toni Morrison and a lovely and moving keepsake for her devoted readers: a treasury of quotations from her work. With a foreword by Zadie Smith."She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truthteller." --Oprah WinfreyThis inspirational book juxtaposes...
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The Black Hills

M. J. Trow · Severn House Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Private detectives Grand & Batchelor embark for the Wild West - and headlong into a baffling murder investigation in this gripping Victorian mystery. March, 1875. Although he has never had much time for George Custer, hero of the American Civil War and Commander of the 7th Cavalry,...
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Pagan Virtues: Poems

Stephen Dunn · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn returns with his signature morbid wit, intellectual daring, and emotive powers on full display.In this meditative and incisive collection, Stephen Dunn draws on themes of morality and mortality to explore the innermost machinations of human nature. Shifting...
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Reflection

Tyler Lockett · Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

In this inspiring collection of original poetry, NFL wide receiver Tyler Lockett deftly weaves words, thoughts, and images as smoothly as he makes remarkable plays on the field.Fueled by faith and powered by a strong work ethic, Tyler Lockett's debut book of poetry is a reflective and uplifting...
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Brother

Chariandy, David · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Toronto Book Award WinnerRogers' Writers' Trust Fiction Prize WinnerEthel Wilson Prize for Fiction WinnerThe New York Public Library Best Books of the Year Esquire Best Books of the YearKirkus Best Books of the YearAspen Words Literary Prize Longlist"Every sentence feels like...
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Strangers at the Gate

McPherson, Catriona · Minotaur Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From the Agatha Award-winning author of Quiet Neighbors comes a twisty, fascinating standalone that begs the question: how well can we ever know the people around us? When Finn and Paddy decide to move from their home in the city to the small town of Simmerton, it feels like everything...
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Nervous System: Poems

Rosalie Moffett · Ecco
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

A moving and kinetic collection of poetry from the 2018 winner of the National Poetry Series, selected by Monica YounUnexpected, unusual, and stirring, the poetry of Rosalie Moffett "takes us to the brink of a world continually unmaking itself," (Georgia Review) . From...
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Letters from an Astrophysicist

Tyson, Neil DeGrasse · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The natural follow-up to the phenomenal bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind...
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