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Book Picks - Oblong Books

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This week's Book Picks come from Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books in Millerton and Rhinebeck, New York.

List:
Better the Blood by Michael Bennett
Here in the Dark by Alexis Soloski
The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell (event in Rhinebeck 1/25)
Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova
The Hive and the Honey by Paul Yoon
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Seasons of Grief by Claudia Coenen (event in Rhinebeck 1/30)
Mabuhay! by Zachary Sterling

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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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