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Book Picks - Battenkill Books

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This week's Book Picks come from Heather Boyne and Eve Macneill of Battenkill Books in Cambridge, New York.

List:
My Heart Is A Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn
Art Essays edited by Alexandra Kingston-Reese
Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, artwork by Jason Griffin
Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent by Matthew Burgess, artwork by Kara Kramer

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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.
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