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Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty
Fiction

What it's about:  Lyn, Cat, and Gemma Kettle are thirty-three-year-old triplets.  Together, laughter, drama, and mayhem seem to follow them, but apart, each is dealing with her own share of ups and downs. In this novel you will follow the Kettle sisters through one year in their life as they deal with sibling rivalry, secrets, revelations, and unthinkable decisions.  

Book Buzz: “The funny, heartwarming, and completely charming first novel from Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Nine Perfect Strangers and Big Little Lies.”

Reviewers say: "Three Wishes is a funny, light novel drawing on themes that anyone who has struggled with their identity as part of, and separate from, their family will thoroughly enjoy” (Good Reading - Australia).

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Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Fiction

Book Buz: #1 New York Times Bestseller & Amazon Best Book of September 2021

Reviewers say: “Liane Moriarty devotees, rejoice!” (CNN).

You might also like: Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney or All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin

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That Summer by Jennifer Weiner  
Fiction

What it’s about:  Jennifer Weiner’s new book is considered a beach read but it is not light and fluffy. Daisy Shoemaker, wife, mother, and cook, starts receiving emails intended for a stranger named Diana. After Daisy contacts her, they quickly hit it off and decide to meet. A friendship forms between them, but Diana has a secret that involves Daisy’s husband Hal. The book is about the #metoo movement, friendship and family. 

Reviewers say: "Weiner's storytelling skill is such that she paints an uncompromising, complicated portrait of the insidious dangers of the patriarchy that is also a lot of fun to read. Weiner's latest is a summer banger with a ripped-from-the headlines plot, which is sure to garner lots of attention" (Booklist).

You might also like:  First Comes Love by Emily Giffin or Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand.

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Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
Fiction

What it’s about: “In this satisfying page-turner from "the queen of beach reads" (New York Magazine), a Nantucket novelist has one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl” (Amazon).

Reviewers say: "In her 25th novel, Hilderbrand gets everything right and leaves her ardent fans hungry for No. 26. Hilderbrand sets the gold standard in escapist fiction" (Kirkus Reviews).

You might also like: Now that you mention it by Kristan Higgins or The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult.

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I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart
Nonfiction

What’s it about: “New York Times bestselling author, superstar comedian, and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word in this “hilarious but also heartfelt” (Elle) memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself” (Amazon).

Reviewers say: "Hart is an incredibly magnetic storyteller, on the page as he is onstage, and that’s what shines through…a genial, entertaining guide to a life in comedy”  (Kirkus Reviews).

You might also like: Born Standing Up by Steve Martin or Fail Until You Don’t: Fight, Grind, Repeat by Bobby Bones.

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Summer Breeze by Nancy Thayer
Fiction

Reviewers say: “Nancy Thayer has a deep and masterly understanding of love and friendship, of where the two complement and where they collide” (Elin Hilderbrand).

You might also like: First Comes Love by Emily Giffin or The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand.

What’s it about: Set in the Berkshires on Dragonfly Lake, three women come together to reassess their lives and, in the process, become fast friends. During a summer Natalie, Bella and Morgan struggle to reconcile their desires and dreams with the cards they've been dealt. 

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After Anna by Lisa Scottoline
Fiction

Reviewers say: "A deliciously distracting thriller...Scottoline illuminat[es] the landing strip of revelations and truths in a deliciously slow and intense way" (The Washington Post).

What it’s about:  Maggie Ippolitti loses custody of her daughter Anna as an infant. After 17 years they are reunited, and Anna comes to live with her and her second husband Dr. Noah Alderman and her stepson. Life seems perfect until everything starts to go wrong and after Anna is murdered and her husband is accused, things still aren’t as they seem. 

You might also like:  The Secrets You Keep by Kate White or Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell.

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The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
Fiction  

Reviewers say: “With richly drawn characters living in two storied eras, there is much to be enchanted by” (Kirkus Reviews).

You might also like: The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer or The Secret life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams

About the Author:  Fiona Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including The Dollhouse, The Address, and The Lions of Fifth Avenue. She lives in New York City and is a graduate of the College of William & Mary in Virginia and the Columbia Journalism School.

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Forever Wild, Forever Home by Melanie and Mark Shellenbarger
Nonfiction

What it’s about: Today more than 460 rescued animals enjoy peace, comfort, and contentment in enormous habitats on thousands of acres of prairie and canyonlands. This is the story of The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado.

Why it's significant: Animals at the sanctuary are rescued from mostly horrific situations and the thousands of people who visit, support, work, and volunteer there know that this is the place where hope begins for all of the animals who end up there. They are survivors.   

About the authors: Melanie and Mark Shellenbarger visited The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado and because of the impact that the place had on them they set out to commemorate its 40-year history by writing this book. Melanie is an architectural historian and retired faculty member of the Department of Architecture at the University of Colorado. Mark is a retired business executive. They live in Denver, CO.

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Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld
Nonfiction

Reviewers say: “Fans of Seinfeld will eat this up, and aspiring comics will want to study how he shapes his seemingly effortless humor” (Kirkus Reviews).

What it’s about: Since the author began his standup comedy career in 1975, he has always written his own material. He wrote his ideas and jokes on big yellow legal pads and saved them “in one of those old school accordion folders.” In this book he goes through those legal pads, selects his favorite material, and shares forty-five-years’ worth.   

You might also like:  I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This by Bob Newhart or A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost.

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