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HOW TO DRINK THE SUMMER AWAY (IN FRONT OF A GOOD BOOK)

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THE CROCODILE

by Maurizio de Giovanni

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CRAZY RICH ASIANS

by Kevin Kwan

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THE WAY OF THE KNIFE

by Mark Mazzetti

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TO AMERICA WITH LOVE

by A.A. Gill

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THE SON

by Philipo Meyer

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NINE EPIC TRUE-LIFE STORIES TO READ THIS SUMMER

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THE EMERALD MILE

by Kevin Fedarko

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MARY AND LOU AND RHODA AND TED

by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

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CLASS A

by Lucas Mann

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THE BOYS IN THE BOAT

by Daniel James Brown

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OUTLAW

by Michael Streissguth

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10 BEST NOVELS FOR SUMMER READING

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THE LAST SUMMER OF THE CAMPERDOWNS

by Elizabeth Kelly

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A HUNDRED SUMMERS

by Beatriz Williams

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ONE LAST THING BEFORE I GO

by Jonathan Tropper

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BRING UP THE BODIES

by Hilary Mantel

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LADIES' NIGHT

by Mary Kay Andrews

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10 CLASSICS THAT WON'T PUT YOU TO SLEEP

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INVISIBLE MAN

by Ralph Ellison

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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS

by Ernest Hemingway

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THINGS FALL APART

by Chinua Achebe

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THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD

by Zora Neale Hurston

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GONE WITH THE WIND

by Margaret Mitchell

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10 BOOKS THAT SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET (AND PUT YOU SOMEWHERE ELSE)

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LIFE AFTER LIFE

by Kate Atkinson

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SNAPPER

by Brian Kimberling

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THE 5TH WAVE

by Rick Yancey

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THE ACCURSED

by Joyce Carol Oates

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THE WORLD OF THE END

by Ofir Touché Gafla

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10 CHARACTERS WE LOVE TO HATE

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THE PRICE OF JUSTICE

by Laurence Leamer

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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

by Lionel Shriver

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MORTAL SINS

by Michael D’Antonio

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AMONG MURDERERS

by Sabine Heinlein

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THE LITTLE FRIEND

by Donna Tartt

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10 BOOKS FOR 10 DIFFERENT MOMS

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THE APPLE ORCHARD

by Susan Wiggs

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THE TEN YEAR NAP

by Meg Wolitzer

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THE SECRETS OF MARY BOWSER

by Lois Leveen

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MOM & ME & MOM

by Maya Angelou

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BEAUTY BEFORE COMFORT

by Allison Glock

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10 CHARACTERS WHO WILL BE YOUR BFF FROM PAGE ONE

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GORGEOUS

by Paul Rudnick

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HALF BROKE HORSES

by Jeannette Walls

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BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWNUPS

by Anne Tyler

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LIFE AFTER LIFE

by Jill McCorkle

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I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER

by Sophie Kinsella

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10 STRANGE (BUT UNDENIABLY TRUE) TALES

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THE ISLAND OF LOST MAPS

by Miles Harvey

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TOKYO VICE

by Jake Adelstein

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THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY

by Erik Larson

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DEATH IN THE CITY OF LIGHT

by David King

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THE PSYCHOPATH TEST

by Jon Ronson

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10 WRITERS AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME

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SONG OF SOLOMON

by Toni Morrison

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THE ROAD

by Cormac McCarthy

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THE BURNING HOUSE

by Ann Beattie

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THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES

by Tom Wolfe

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A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD

by Jennifer Egan

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10 WAYS TO RELIVE ADOLESCENCE (WITHOUT THE ANGST OR ACNE)

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THE MAGICIANS

by Lev Grossman

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PREP

by Curtis Sittenfeld

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THE STARBOARD SEA

by Amber Dermont

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SO FAR AWAY

by Meg Mitchell Moore

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THE YEAR OF THE GADFLY

by Jennifer Miller

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10 BEST QUICK READS

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HOME

by Toni Morrison

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OF MICE AND MEN

by John Steinbeck

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EVERYMAN

by Philip Roth

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POBBY AND DINGAN

by Ben Rice

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THE SUMMER BOOK

by Tove Jansson

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10 INSPIRING SPORTS BOOKS

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SWIMMING TO ANTARCTICA

by Lynne Cox

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56

by Kostya Kennedy

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THE GHOST RUNNER

by Bill Jones

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THE X FACTOR

by George Plimpton

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THE SPORTSMAN

by Dhani Jones

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10 BOOKS TO WAKE UP YOUR BOOK CLUB

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GODFORSAKEN IDAHO

by Shawn Vestal

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BRINGING MULLIGAN HOME

by Dale Maharidge

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STONE ARABIA

by Dana Spiotta

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GIVE ME EVERYTHING YOU HAVE

by James Lasdun

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THE DINNER

by Herman Koch

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10 BOOKS THAT WILL HOOK YOU ON PAGE ONE

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TELL THE WOLVES I'M HOME

by Carol Rifka Brunt

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THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP

by John Irving

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JACOB'S FOLLY

by Rebecca Miller

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THE BEAUTY AND THE SORROW

by Peter Englund

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A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME

by Wiley Cash

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10 GREAT BOOKS THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD

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STIFF

by Mary Roach

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THE SNAPPER

by Roddy Doyle

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THERE BUT FOR THE

by Ali Smith

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THE ALCOHOLIC

by Jonathan Ames

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236 POUNDS OF CLASS VICE PRESIDENT

by Jason Mulgrew

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10 ENGAGING BOOKS TO CATCH YOU UP ON AMERICAN HISTORY

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A TERRIBLE GLORY

by James Donovan

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FALLEN FOUNDER

by Nancy Isenberg

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THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION

by H.W. Brands

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RUNAWAY SLAVES

by John Hope Franklin

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JOHN ADAMS

by David McCullough

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IF YOU LOVE THIS MOVIE, YOU SHOULD READ THAT BOOK (10 READING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON BEST PICTURE WINNERS)

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PEOPLE WHO EAT DARKNESS

by Richard Lloyd Parry

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DO THE WINDOWS OPEN?

by Julie Hecht

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THE SEARCHERS

by Glenn Frankel

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GREAT SOUL

by Joseph Lelyveld

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THE ORDINARY ACROBAT

by Duncan Wall

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10 BOOKS THAT BECAME LEGENDARY MOVIES

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ABOUT SCHMIDT

by Louis Begley

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THE GODFATHER

by Mario Puzo

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REBECCA

by Daphne du Maurier

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THE GRAPES OF WRATH

by John Steinbeck

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OUT OF AFRICA

by Isak Dinesen

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10 BEST CHEESE-FREE LOVE STORIES

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SKIPPY DIES

by Paul Murray

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OSCAR AND LUCINDA

by Peter Carey

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JUST KIDS

by Patti Smith

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MARY AND O’NEIL

by Justin Cronin

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OF LOVE AND OTHER DEMONS

by Gabriel García Márquez

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