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Book Picks - Merritt Bookstore

By Joe Donahue

Published October 23, 2023 at 11:05 AM EDT

Book covers for titles listed on this post

This week's Book Picks come from Kira Wizner of Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, New York.

List:
• The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis
• The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner
• Opinions by Roxane Gay
• The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut
• Hiroshima by John Hersey
• Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
• A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
• In My Dreams by Effie Lada

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Joe Donahue

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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