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The Roundtable

Book Picks - Merritt Bookstore

By Joe Donahue
Published October 18, 2022 at 11:14 AM EDT
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This week's Book Picks come from Kira Wizner of Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, New York.

List:
Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion by Gabrielle Stanley Blair
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
The Wolf Suit by Sid Sharp
Fitting In by Haruka Aoki and John Olson
Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
Mystical Stitches by Christi Johnson

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