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The Roundtable

Book Picks - Merritt Bookstore and Open Door Bookstore

By Joe Donahue

Published February 6, 2024 at 11:30 AM EST

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This week's Book Picks come from Kira Wizner of Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, New York. As well as Lily Bartels from Open Door Bookstore in Schenectady, NY

Kira Wizner:

The Storm We Made, by Vanessa Chan
Come and Get It, by Kiley Reid
Good Material, by Dolly Alderton
More by, Molly Roden Winter
Cranky, by Phuc Tran and Pete Oswald
The Adversary, by Michael Crummey
Small World, by Laura Zigman
My Last Innocent Year, by Daisy Alpert Florin

Lily Bartels:

The General and Julia, by Jon Clinch
The Bullet Swallower, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
The Warm Hands of Ghosts, by Katherine Arden
The Thefts of the Mona Lisa: The Complete Story of the World's Most Famous Artwork, by Noah Charney
Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena, by Philomena Cunk

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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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