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The Roundtable

Book Picks - Odyssey Bookshop and Merritt Bookstore

By Joe Donahue
Published October 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM EDT
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This week's Book Picks comes from Roxanna Pisiak from Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA and we also welcome Kira Wizner from Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, NY.

Roxanna:

  • Lion by Sonya Walger
  • The Tragedy of True Crime by John J. Lennon
  • Art Work: On the Creative Life by Sally Mann
  • A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
  • Wreck by Catherine Newman
  • One of Us by Dan Chaon
  • Evensong by Stewart O'Nan

Kira:

  • The Waterbearers by Sasha Bonet
  • The Cook's Garden by Kevin West
  • Strong Ground by Brene Brown
  • The Sky was my Blanket by Uri Shulevitz
  • The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell and Ashley Mackenzie
  • Sweet and Salty! By Kinf Arthur Baking Company
  • Heart the Lover by Lily King
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