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Mark Twain by Ron Chernow.
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain. Drawing on Twain’s bountiful archives, including his fifty notebooks, thousands of letters, and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, Chernow masterfully captures a man whose career reflected the country’s westward expansion, industrialization, and foreign wars. No other white author of his generation grappled so fully with the legacy of slavery after the Civil War or showed such keen interest in African American culture. Today, more than one hundred years after his death, Twain’s writing continues to be read, debated, and quoted. In this brilliant work of scholarship, a moving tribute to the writer’s talent and humanity, Chernow reveals the magnificent and often maddening life of one of the most original characters in American history.
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry.
Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: To write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years–or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the 20th Century.
Books We Love!
Ethan’s Pick
“House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski is unfathomably compelling, making the reader feel like Johnny themself. While the Navidson Reader is the most in-your-face element of the book, special attention must be directed to the Johnny story line. While at first glance it isn’t as gripping as the house element, it build and builds to incredible heights. Final advice: make sure to read the Whalestoe Letters before shelving before shelving this book. One of the greatest books I have ever read!”
Patty’s Pick
“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is smart, funny, heartbreaking, and inspirational. It’s the true story of Alexie’s growing up on a reservation and the choices he made that were dictated by his past and shaped his future. Told with humor and honesty, Alexie paints a vivid picture of life on a reservation for a smart kid choosing his path in life. Should he go to the school there with his best friend or attend a better school off the reservation, thus creating tension with the community he loves? Add in his close and loving family struggling with addiction issues, and Alexie was a teenager with a lot to deal with. This is one of my all-time favorite books!”
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