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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards Book Review

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
Author: Kim Edwards

Kentucky Literary Award for Fiction in 2005 |  Honored with the Sainsbury’s Popular Fiction Award at the 2008 British Book Awards | 2006 Book of the Year by USA Today

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Watchmen by Alan Moore

Watchmen Book Review
Watchmen
Writer: Alan Moore | Illustrator: Dave Gibbons | Colorist: John Higgins
Setting: New York City, 1985
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Published by DC Comics
Hugo Award (1988) | Named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Novels

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The Good Lord Bird by James McBride

The Good Lord Bird book review James McBride

This is NOT the book cover. Made with Phoster and Percolator Apps.

The Good Lord Bird
Author: James McBride
Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction | A Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Oprah Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year

FIRST BOOK FOR 2014
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What I Talk When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

What I Talk When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Book Review

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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Author: Haruki Murakami
Translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel
Published July 29th 2008 by Knopf (first published 2007)

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11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King

11/22/63 Novel by Stephen King Book Review

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11/22/63: A Novel
Author: Stephen King
Published November 8th 2011 by Scribner (first published January 1st 2011)
Setting: Maine (United States), Jodie, Texas (United States)
Literary Awards: WINNER: 2012 THRILLER AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL | NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW’S TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2011 | WINNER: 2011 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER | WINNER: 2012 INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL | World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (2012) | Goodreads Choice for Best Science Fiction (2011) | Kono Mystery ga Sugoi for Best Translated Mystery Novel of the Year in Japan (2014)

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