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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 How by Yrsa Daley-Ward
Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
Patricia Highsmith, Diaries and Notebooks edited by Anna Von Planta
Medusa’s Ankles by A.S. Byatt introduction by David Mitchell
The Free Speech Handbook by Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallaro
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
The Essential NYTimes Cookbook: Lovingly Revised and Exceedingly Cookable by Amanda Hesser
County Fair by Liza Gershman
Vivian Maier Developed: The Real Story of the Photographer Nanny by Ann Marks
What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy (mentioned because of virtual book club with the author)

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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.