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The Roundtable

Book Picks - The Bennington Bookshop

By Joe Donahue
Published August 17, 2021 at 11:13 AM EDT
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This week's Book Picks come from owner of Bennington Bookshop, Phil Lewis.

List:
Prepare Her: Stories by Genevieve Plunkett
Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
What Could Be Saved by Liese O'Halloran Schwarz
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

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