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Book Picks - Battenkill Books

It is never too early to celebrate the region’s Independent Book Stores and have them bring us to new places. Connie Brooks of Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY is here with some wonderful suggestions.

The Light Between Oceans
ML Stedman

Tigers in Red Weather
Liza Klaussmann

When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine
Monica Wood

Rules of Civility (Book club discussion, 9/6)
Amor Towles

Gold
Chris Cleave

Shadow of Night
Deborah Harkness

Things That Are (Book club discussion, 8/16)
Amy Leach

Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

The Story of Rose (ebook)
Jon Katz

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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