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Book Picks - Battenkill Books

  This week's Book Picks come from Connie Brooks of Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY.

List:
The Rathbones by Janice Clark
Brewster by Mark Slouka
John Saturnall’s Feast by Lawrence Norfolk
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World’s Greatest Piece of Cheese by Michael Paterniti
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky
Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat by Melissa Joulwan
Journey by Aaron Becker
Bedtime Math by Laura Overdeck (Author), Jim Paillot (Illustrator)
Mesmerizing Math by Jonathan Litton (Author), Thomas Flintham (Illustrator)

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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