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The Roundtable

Book Picks - Oblong Books

By Joe Donahue
Published February 7, 2023 at 11:12 AM EST
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This week's Book Picks come from Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books in Millerton and Rhinebeck, New York.

List:
A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness by Jai Chakrabarti
Skull Water by Heinz Insu Fenkl
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski
Big Swiss by Jan Beagin
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

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