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Book Picks - Merritt Bookstore

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This week's Book Picks come from Kira Wizner of Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, New York.

List:
The Startup Wife: A Novel by Tahmima Anam
Falling: A Novel by TJ Newman
Milk Fed: A Novel by Melissa Broder
Run: Book One by John Lewis
All's Well by Mona Awad
The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years by Emily Oster
Keeper of the Lost Cities Illustrated & Annotated Edition: Book One by Shannon Messenger
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
Anton and Cecil - Book 1 - Cats at Sea by Lisa Martin and Valerie Martin
The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.