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The Roundtable

Book Picks - The Open Door Bookstore

By Joe Donahue
Published September 26, 2023 at 11:12 AM EDT
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This week's Book Picks from Lily Bartels at The Open Door Bookstore and Gift Gallery in Schenectady, NY.

List:

  • In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider
  • Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
  • Alfie and Me: What Owls Know and Humans Believe by Carl Safina
  • The Singers Talk by Jason Thomas Gordon
  • North Woods by Daniel Mason
  • The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
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