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Lyndsey

Three things I like: avocados, drawing, and stained glass windows

Currently Reading: TV Sutras by Dodie Bellamy

Portia

Three things I like: binge watching Netflix, comedy, and never ending bowls of pasta

Currently reading: Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase

Black Rabbit Hall (Hardcover)

By Eve Chase
$27.00
ISBN: 9780399174124
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - February 9th, 2016

City on Fire (Hardcover)

By Garth Risk Hallberg
$30.00
ISBN: 9780385353779
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Published: Knopf Publishing Group - October 13th, 2015

Carry on (Hardcover)

By Rainbow Rowell
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250049551
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - October 6th, 2015

Rowell's take on the "Chosen One" magician story is a great one. Flipping between many unique points of view, Rowell creates some amazing dramatic irony that keeps you turning the pages. I was incredibly sad when this book ended. I wanted to spend way more time with these awesome characters in their beautifully crafted world.

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things (Hardcover)

By Jenny Lawson
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250077004
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Published: Flatiron Books - September 22nd, 2015

Jenny Lawson has a beautiful and hilarious way of writing about the mental illness that she lives with.  Told in short, essay-like chapters, you will find yourself laughing at every page.  And, if you haven't yet, make sure to check our her first book, Let's Pretend This Never Happened.

Eleanor (Compact Disc)

By Jason Gurley, Cassandra Campbell (Read by)
$45.00
ISBN: 9781101923924
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Published: Random House Audio Publishing Group - January 12th, 2016

Beautifully blending reality and a fascinating look at purgatory and the dream world, Eleanor makes you think about the world beyond what we can see.  Gurley creates a fully realized other world that pulls you in and doesn't let go.  A beautiful piece of writing and quite a feat of creativity.

Brittany

Three things I like: sweet red wine, realistic smelling candles, the sound of a camera shutter

Currently reading: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Fates and Furies (Hardcover)

By Lauren Groff
$27.95
ISBN: 9781594634475
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Riverhead Books - September 15th, 2015

Dad Is Fat (Paperback)

By Jim Gaffigan
$15.99
ISBN: 9780385349079
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Published: Three Rivers Press (CA) - April 22nd, 2014

Passing (Paperback)

By Nella Larsen, Thadious M. Davis (Editor)
$13.00
ISBN: 9780142437278
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Published: Penguin Books - February 4th, 2003

The Long Halloween (Paperback)

By Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale (Illustrator)
$24.99
ISBN: 9781401232597
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Published: DC Comics - October 11th, 2011

Modern Romance (Hardcover)

By Aziz Ansari, Eric Klinenberg
$28.95
ISBN: 9781594206276
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Published: Penguin Press - June 16th, 2015

Sick in the Head: Conversations about Life and Comedy (Hardcover)

By Judd Apatow
$27.00
ISBN: 9780812997576
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Published: Random House - June 16th, 2015

Love & Misadventure (Paperback)

By Lang Leav
$16.99
ISBN: 9781449456146
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - September 17th, 2013

Nathen

 

Three things I like: writing bad literature, reading good literature, playing music when I can't tell the difference between the two.

Currently reading: Bats of the Republic: An Illuminated Novel by Zacharay Thomas Dodson

Bats of the Republic: An Illuminated Novel (Hardcover)

By Zachary Thomas Dodson
$27.95
ISBN: 9780385539838
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Published: Doubleday Books - October 6th, 2015

A dystopian fantasy that completely deconstructs the history of the world in an amazing way while maintaining a striking cultural critique on our ideas of masculinity, money, blood and love. With an almost Danielewski approach towards using the novel as an artpiece, Dodson has created an immensely stark world and has proved himself as one of the most imaginative writers that I've encountered in a very long time.

Mark

 

Three things I like: nicking recipes from favourite restaurants, climbing over language barriers in faraway places, and spotting lookalikes

Currently reading: Warlock by Oakley Hall

Warlock (Paperback)

By Oakley Hall, Robert Stone (Introduction by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781590171615
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Published: New York Review of Books - November 21st, 2005

Elizabeth

 

Three things I like: cheese, tea, and The BBC. 

Currently reading: How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran

The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)

By Neil Gaiman
$14.99
ISBN: 9780062255662
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Published: William Morrow & Company - June 3rd, 2014

Ocean at the End of the Lane was the most gripping novel on my 2015 list, occupying my time on two flights to and from Orange County. Complicated and heart-wrenching, it had me squirming in my seat. I found myself horrified and in awe of this young boy whose innocence allows him to recognize a danger that no "grown-up" can while leaving him feeling incapable of confronting its authority. Sitting on that plane, I felt both enlightened and powerless.

This book knows what it means to be a child.

Girl Through Glass (Hardcover)

By Sari Wilson
$25.99
ISBN: 9780062326270
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Published: Harper - January 26th, 2016

   

Bad Feminist (Paperback)

By Roxane Gay
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062282712
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Published: Harper Perennial - August 5th, 2014

   

The Fiery Cross (Mass Market Paperbound)

By Diana Gabaldon
$9.99
ISBN: 9780440221661
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Published: Dell Publishing Company - August 30th, 2005

   

Rebekah

 

Three things I like: coffee, beach yoga, and fairytales

Currently reading: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 
 

Eileen (Hardcover)

By Ottessa Moshfegh
$25.95
ISBN: 9781594206627
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Published: Penguin Press - August 18th, 2015

With eerie and visceral prose, Ottessa Moshfegh latches onto the fundamental human experience of realizing that you are a dark, fragile, and volatile creature deep inside. Most of us experience this realization in solitude, when we stare nakedly into a mirror and examine our deepest fears, embarrassments, and imperfections. Eileen dwells in this awareness. This might seem an un-endearing quality for a first-person narrative, but as Eileen seeks human connection, she reveals to us an honest, and not hopeless, glimpse of our race in all its desperate wanting.
 
 

Everything, Everything (Hardcover)

By Nicola Yoon
$18.99
ISBN: 9780553496642
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Published: Delacorte Press - September 1st, 2015

Things get complicated when a girl who is allergic to Everything falls in love for the first time. Madeline's story will make you feel all the feels as she chooses between the safety of the world she knows and the adventure of the unknown, finally discovering what is worth Everything, Everything. 

This book is perfect for introverted book nerds or anyone who loves The Little Prince.

New American Stories (Paperback)

By Ben Marcus, Ben Marcus (Editor)
$16.95
ISBN: 9780804173544
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Published: Vintage - July 21st, 2015

Though only a few pages each, I haven't been able to read two of these stories consecutively. Like eating a hearty meal, reading one of these stories requires that you sit back a while upon finishing. Not to say that they are heavy or tedious, rather that they leave a rich, lingering flavor that is best appreciated when allowed to unfold slowly. Great for a long train ride or a quiet evening. 

 

Uprooted (Hardcover)

By Naomi Novik
$25.00
ISBN: 9780804179034
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Published: Del Rey Books - May 19th, 2015

Uprooted is an unapologetic fairy tale brimming with enchantments, sorcery, and foreboding evil forces; reading it reminded me of why I fell in love with magic. Like my teenage self, Agnieszka is inexperienced, completely naive and a total klutz, yet she kicks some wizarding butt as she learns to trust herself and outsmarts some really pompous bullies. This book has a bit of everything a good fantasy should: undying frienships, gory swordfights, and sparks-flying romance - yes, things get a little steamy - so read it and let's talk about it! But seriously, it's good. 

All the Pretty Horses (Paperback)

By Cormac McCarthy
$15.95
ISBN: 9780679744399
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Published: Vintage Books USA - June 23rd, 1993

The Magician's Land (Paperback)

By Lev Grossman
$16.00
ISBN: 9780147516145
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Published: Penguin Books - June 9th, 2015

Echo (Hardcover)

By Pam Munoz Ryan
$19.99
ISBN: 9780439874021
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Published: Scholastic Press - February 24th, 2015

The Gracekeepers (Hardcover)

By Kirsty Logan
$25.00
ISBN: 9780553446616
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Published: Crown Publishing Group (NY) - May 19th, 2015

Danielle

 
Three things I like: soccer, swords, and sandwiches. 
 

Alanna: The First Adventure (Paperback)

By Tamora Pierce
$10.99
ISBN: 9781442426412
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Atheneum Books - December 7th, 2010

This AMAZING series is what made me fall in love with books! It's the story of a girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to follow her dreams and become a knight. These books are packed with action, adventure, the drive to overcome adversity, and just the right amount of MAGIC!!

--Danielle 

Steelheart (Hardcover)

By Brandon Sanderson
$18.99
ISBN: 9780385743563
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Published: Delacorte Press - September 24th, 2013

A world full of superpowers, but no heroes... Set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago, the city is ruled by the most notorious and powerful Epic (as the superpowered are known), Steelheart. One ordinary boy, David, has a plan to take down Steelheart and stop the Epics' reign over humanity. This is an action-packed ride that grabs you from the start, keeps you guessing, and leaves you wanting more.

--Danielle 

Rush (Hardcover)

By Eve Silver
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062192134
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Katherine Tegen Books - June 11th, 2013

The Game:  Book One is a well written sci-fi-esque young adult novel.  It's a fast paced action packed story with description that will pull you in and leave you wanting more.  I would love to give a detailed synopsis of the story line but it would ruin half of the fun of reading the book.  While it's not necessarily post apocalyptic, fans of the genre will love it!  This book will keep you guessing until the very end and you won't be disappointed.

 -Danielle- 

Journey (Hardcover)

By Aaron Becker, Aaron Becker (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780763660536
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Candlewick Press (MA) - August 6th, 2013

An Adventure So Epic It Doesn't Need Words

Quest (Hardcover)

By Aaron Becker, Aaron Becker (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780763665951
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Candlewick Press (MA) - August 26th, 2014

The Sequel to JOURNEY, 

A Mission So Magical It Transcends Language

Heather

 

Three things I like: red meat, Nintendo, my bed .

Currently Reading:  Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

 

Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)

By Cormac McCarthy
$15.95
ISBN: 9780679728757
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Vintage Books USA - May 5th, 1992

Terrifying.  McCarthy didn't just change the novel of the American West, he changed the novel period.  The only way this book could be more frightening is if it were written in blood.

-Heather- 

Karrie

 

Three things I like: scuba diving, Indian food, and Moroccan Riads.

Currently reading: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

Q: A Novel (Paperback)

By Evan Mandery
$13.99
ISBN: 9780062015839
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: William Morrow & Company - August 23rd, 2011

I chose this book because I was in the mood for a love story, but I was pleasantly surprised to find much more. This novel is an intelligently written and engrossing take on time travel and the dilemna of choice-making. Mandery explores the possibility of controlling the outcome of your life while still maintaining purpose. Worth a read!

--Karrie 

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (Hardcover)

By Anthony Marra
$26.00
ISBN: 9780770436407
Availability: Special Order
Published: Hogarth - May 7th, 2013

I usually struggle with plots that move back and forth through space and time, but this book flowed unlike any I've ever read.  It is beautifully written and very moving.  You'll also learn a lot about Chechnya.

-Karrie- 

The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Paperback)

By Richard Flanagan
$15.95
ISBN: 9780804171472
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Published: Vintage - April 14th, 2015

Americanah (Paperback)

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
$15.95
ISBN: 9780307455925
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Published: Anchor Books - March 4th, 2014

Suzy T

 
Three things I like:  animals, traveling, golf 
 
Currently reading: The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin
 

The Watch (Paperback)

By Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
$15.00
ISBN: 9780307955913
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Hogarth - March 12th, 2013

The watch was one of my favorite fiction reads last year.  The story describes a sentinel event for the characters during the Afghan war.  Each chapter tells the same event from a different characters point of view.  My heart raced and pounded as if I were present.

-Suzy- 

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Never Too Old: YA Book Club for Adults

This month, the YA Book Club meets to discuss their own selections for the month's theme of "hate."

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 7:30pm
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Never Too Old: YA Book Club for Adults

This month the YA Book Club meets to discuss their latest selection, Are You There God, It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume.

Event date: 
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 7:30pm
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Paperback)

By Judy Blume
$9.99
ISBN: 9781481409940
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - April 29th, 2014
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North Center Readers Group

Join us at The Book Cellar as we invite members of the North Center Senior Center to come and share some original stories and other writings!  We look forward to welcoming the following readers: Laurie Barretto, Carole Bilina, Marsha Fogle, Lillie Gylling, Mickey Nuccio, John Ragir, Dorothy Soltys, Anne Sylvan and Michelle Coughlin!

 

Event date: 
Saturday, February 20, 2016 - 6:00pm
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**OFFSITE** Gil Troy @ The Standard Club

Join us at The Standard Club as the Chicago Council of Global Affairs presents speaker, Gil Troy discussing his latest work The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s.  This is a TICKETED event; for more information/tickets, click HERE.

Event date: 
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 5:30pm
Event address: 
The Standard Club
320 S. Plymouth Ct.
Chicago, IL 60604

The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s (Hardcover)

By Gil Troy
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250063724
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Published: Thomas Dunne Books - October 6th, 2015
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Old St. Pat's Book Group

The Old St. Pat's Book Group meets to discuss their February selection The Boys In the Boat by Daniel James Brown.

Event date: 
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 7:00pm
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Paperback)

By Daniel James Brown
$17.00
ISBN: 9780143125471
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Published: Penguin Books - May 27th, 2014

Classics Book Group

The Classics Book Group meets to discuss their February selection Amerika: The Man Who Disappeared, by Franz Kafka.

Event date: 
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 7:30pm
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Amerika: The Man Who Disappeared (Paperback)

By Franz Kafka, Michael Hofmann (Translator)
$13.95
ISBN: 9780811215695
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Published: New Directions Publishing Corporation - May 17th, 2004
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