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Book Picks - Battenkill Books

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

List:
Painted Horses by Malcolm Brooks
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The King’s Curse by Philippa Gregory
13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi by Mitchell Zuckoff with the members of the Annex Security Team
Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire
Animalium by Jenny Broom, illustrated by Katie Scott
Healing Within: My Journey with Breast Cancer by Michael Kovarik (Event: 9/26/14)
Saving Simon: How a Rescue Donkey Taught Me the Meaning of Compassion by Jon Katz (Event: 10/7/14)

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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