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Book Picks - The Golden Notebook

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  Jacqueline Kellachan from The Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY joins us with this week's Book Picks.

List:
"Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson
"Belabored: A Vindication for the Rights of Pregnant Women" by Lyz Lenz
"Intimations" by Zadie Smith
"The City We Became: A Novel" by NK Jemisin
"Deacon King Kong" by James McBride
"Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom-Tom Club, Tina" by Chris Frantz
"My Best Friend" by Julie Fogliano and Jilian Tamaki

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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