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Book Picks - Merritt Bookstore

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This week's Book Picks come from Kira Wizner of Merritt Bookstore in Millbrook, New York.

List:
"The World Gives Way: A Novel" by Marissa Levien
"How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America" by Clint Smith
"Early Morning Riser: A Novel" by Katherine Heiny
"The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency" by Tove Ditlevsen
"We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto" by Alice Waters "Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life" by Christie Tate
"Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir" by Ashley C. Ford
"In the Heights: Finding Home" by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegria Hudes and Jeremy McCarter
"The Menopause Manifesto" by Jen Gunter
"A Sunday in Ville-d’Avray" by Dominique Barbéris translated by John Cullen

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.