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Swing Time | Zadie Smith

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Another great Zadie Smith novel- check it out today!

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The Nest | Cynthia D'Apriz Sweeney

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Solid read.

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Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape | Peggy Orenstein

Current read

BookBoggart Hahaha the "excelsior" laminent. 8y

Soubhiville I'm reading this too! Although not quickly, because The Fireman is eating all my time... ☺️ 8y

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The Taco Cleanse: The Tortilla-Based Diet Proven to Change Your Life | Wes Allison, Stephanie Bogdanich, Molly R. Frisinger, Jessica Morris

Happy National Taco Day! Start your taco cleanse today!

ohyeahthatgirl I've handsold a bunch of these at my store. Tacos are essential. 8y

ApoptyGina69 I'm sitting at the Park Chalet right now where it's always taco Tuesday. Added bonus! #nationaltacoday. Thanks for posting this. We are all in stitches at the bar about the Taco Cleanse! 🍺🌮 8y

JesNel I remember this being done 3 or so years ago for a VeganMoFo (month of food), and I thought it was the most awesome food theme/diet EVER. 8y

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Dark Matter | Blake Crouch

BooksRockMyWorld Just ordered my copy of Dark Matter today! I so rarely order books, but this one was asking me to get it. 😂 8y

melbeautyandbooks Nice stack! 8y

LeanneAslin This book popped up in the Kindle daily deals today - couldn't believe my luck! 8y

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BeckyK @LeanneAslin thank you for that, just downloaded it 😃 8y

dudleysbookshopcafe Dark Matter is absolutely one of our favorite reads of the year. Have fun with it! 8y

ItsAnotherJen I would like to have that pile of books!! 8y

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Modern Lovers | Emma Straub

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Almost done...

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The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson | Jeffrey Toobin

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Did you watch American Crime Story? Delve deeper and read this book.

BooksPieAndCoffee Yes! I was absolutely enthralled with that show! I watched the whole series twice! Amazing acting by the entire cast! 👌🏾 8y

ApoptyGina69 Loved the series. Even though I lived through all that, I didn't remember a lot of the details. Looking forward to the book. 8y

bookandcat The series was so great. Now I'm curious about the book. 8y

KTOHARA The OJ book, "The Run of His Life", what is the copyright year on it? I seem to recall reading that a long time ago. (edited) 6y

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False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Rodham Clinton | Liza Featherstone

Collection of essays from leading feminist figures

Hornsby78 I have not read the book but I must say that reading the graphic above makes my eye twitch. Simply because a woman wrote something does not mean it is not sexist. Women adopt the patriarchal mindsets of society just as easily as men do and use those mindsets against other women every day of the week. Feminism is simply the radical notion that women are people. By that yard stick, Clinton is a feminist. 8y

KTOHARA I have not read the book and can‘t imagine ever doing so as the author of the FAQ certainly sounds extremely belligerent and may be militant. Furthermore, unlike Secretary of State Clinton, she is not advancing any feminist cause that will be long lasting. Even Bill Clinton is a feminist when he said "You get two for the price of one." and that "Hillary is smarter than I am!". I agree with you, Hornsby. Your yardstick is a good one that'll stand.. 6y

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Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo | Amy Schumer

Next up celebrity memoir

MimiLovesToRead I actually loved this more than I thought I would. 8y

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Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo | Amy Schumer

Next up celebrity memoir

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Pig and Pug: with audio recording | Lynne Berry

Chloe and crew loved this book today!

UwannaPublishme Love pugs as much as I love books. 😍 8y

Megld4 Cute dog! 8y

Soubhiville Cute! #puglife 8y

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TheBookDream Eeeeeeeeee 8y

TheBookDream I love pugs!!! 8y

TheBookDream And they sound like pigs. Snorting around in the grass. 8y

wonga I need this book for my pug collection! Our 2 pugs were both named after famous pigs, Petunia and Miss "Puggy" 8y

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child � Parts One and Two (Special Rehearsal Edition): The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production | J.K. Rowling , John Tiffany, Jack Thorne

Finally got it. Librarians don't get special treatment in the holds queue.

GinaAnderson Really? Shouldn't you get first crack? What if someone asks you how it is?! 8y

Anabnieto I listened to the New York Times book review podcast and @PamelaPaulNYT said that she was in awe with the theatre play in London. I am almost tempted to wait till it comes to Broadway or nearby... 8y

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You'll Grow Out of It | Jessi Klein

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Quick read and funny in parts. I enjoyed the first half more than the second.

Notafraidofwords Same. The anthropologie chapter killed me. Loved that part. 8y

Melissa9963 I agree on the so-so rating. It wasn't as funny as I wanted it to be. 8y

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Fahrenheit 451: A Novel | Ray Bradbury

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Love this cover! Also it's a classic for a reason: excellent read!

Graciouswarriorprincess Love it!👍❤️ 8y

PrezBookster Love that book! 8y

UwannaPublishme Best book! 🌟🌟🌟🌟 8y

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The Dwelling-place of Light | Winston Churchill

Found a very old and lovely copy of this one in the storage stacks

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Homegoing: A novel | Yaa Gyasi

New week, new book

Graciouswarriorprincess I loved this book!! 8y

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Alice in Tumblr-land: And Other Fairy Tales for a New Generation | Tim Manley

Fairy tales for a new generation...

BookBabe 😂👍🏻 8y

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The Magician King: A Novel | Lev Grossman

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Based on your suggestion, this librarian continued with the series.

OSChamberlain My fiancé is reading book one now! 8y

SeeJaneRead Yay! Book 2 is the best of the series, IMO. 8y

Draccah I know. There are folks who love it. I really like my fantasy to make sense. 8y

mab-solenne I think this book changed my life. At first i vetoed it, aft er the way 1 ended. But then i fell for it, hard. The whole series is so solid and smart, the magic less fantastic and more mathematical. And this book 2, with Julia, it's perfect. 6y

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Food and Wine of France: Eating and Drinking from Champagne to Provence | Edward Behr

Love this cover art.

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Real Frank Zappa Book | Frank Zappa, Peter Occhiogrosso

"So many books, so little time." - Frank Zappa #nationalbookloversday

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The Magicians: A Novel | Lev Grossman

Current read- loving it!

Inked.and.nerdy Ahhhh I listened to most of that book on a road trip with my parents to Phoenix and never got to finish it, but I love the show on Syfy and really want to finish the books!! 8y

thereadingwomen Kendra loved this book! Just too good. ❤️ 8y

Kimokane24 This trilogy was the closure I needed as an adult for Harry Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia. Possibly my favourite trilogy in the past few years. 8y

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MamaJow I liked this way more than I thought I would. Not a cheesy grown up Harry Potter book. 8y

ErinBecker Anyone have mixed feelings about the first one but end up liking the others? I wasn't quite convinced by Book 1—had trouble engaging with the characters and disliked how the portrayal of women was so one-dimensional—but loved the magic system and the world and find myself wanting to give it a second try... 8y

SFPublicLibrary All your comments make me want to stay home and read all day!! 8y

dedeteeters Took me a bit to get into the first one, but at about the halfway point I was hooked. Book Two is on my radar, want to watch the series but maybe I'll wait till I've read all 3. 8y

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Blood on Snow | Jo Nesbo

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Quick, enjoyable read.

BookNerdBritt While scrolling kind of quickly through my feed I misread that as "Jon Snow" and got way too excited... 8y

Elisa Same here 😄 8y

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The Gap of Time: The Winter�s Tale Retold (Hogarth Shakespeare) | Jeanette Winterson

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A modern day retelling of Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale."

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You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness & Start Living an Awesome Life | Jen Sincero

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You really are a badass. Embrace it.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II (Special Rehearsal Edition): The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production | J.K. Rowling , John Tiffany, Jack Thorne

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Twocougs Wow- you got that from the library fast ⚡️ 8y

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Wolf in White Van | John Darnielle

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Weird and engaging. You'll think about this one for a while after putting it down.

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The Secret History | Donna Tartt

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There are no likable characters in this book, but you end up rooting for them anyway.

Yournewfriendsams So true! They're all the worst but somehow the book is amazing. 8y

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Bucky F*cking Dent: A Novel | David Duchovny

Just picked up this one. Has anyone read it?

Twocougs Curious what you think??? Almost got it yesterday. 8y

SFPublicLibrary I'm only 28 pages in, but it seems promising. Right now I'm just getting to know the main character, a struggling writer who sells peanuts at Yankee Stadium. 8y

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The A to Z of You and Me | James Hannah

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Didn't love this. Have you read it? Did you enjoy it?

librarymail Haven't read it, but I dig the cover! 8y

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Rape a Love Story | Joyce Carol Oates

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A short, but not sweet novella. JCO packs a powerful punch in these short chapters told in shifting points of view.

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Dune (40th Anniversary Edition) | Frank Herbert

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Can you believe there's an SFPL librarian who hasn't yet read this? Just started it this week!

moonela Neither do I 😅, even though it is the science fiction masterpiece, I must read it! 8y

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The Wolf Wilder | Katherine Rundell

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Great middle grade novel about, Feo, a wolf wilder in training. A wolf wilder is the opposite of an animal tamer; a wolf wilder teaches tamed wolves to live in the wild again.

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Pretty Monsters | Kelly Link

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Short stories so good you don't want them to end ❤️

IndyHannaJones I love this cover!! 8y

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Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology | Leah Remini, Rebecca Paley

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I love Leah's attitude and candor- exceeded expectations.

UwannaPublishme Yay! This is on my TBR list. 8y

BarbaraTheBibliophage I enjoyed this book when I wasn't horrified by Scientology. Her Hollywood story was a good balance to the heavier stuff. 8y

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Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection | Kate Beaton

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This lady is pretty funny! History, silly jokes, and cartooning combined!

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Iain Reid

Picked this up because of the title alone - so far it's very weird and unsettling - in a good way

BookBabe Yes, the title and cover are very intriguing. 👍🏻 8y

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Fates and Furies: A Novel | Lauren Groff

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Finalist for the 2015 National Book Award, this novel about a decades long marriage, full of secrets and betrayal, is told from the perspective of each spouse.

MrBook A ubiquitous book! 😊👍🏻 8y

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Spring Snow | Yukio Mishima

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"He felt that taking naps was much more beneficial than confronting catastrophes." - Yukio Mishima, Spring Snow

MrBook Beautiful cover! 8y

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After the Parade: A Novel | Lori Ostlund

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A story about soul searching and starting over set in our very own San Francisco.

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The Girls: A Novel | Emma Cline

About 10 pages away from finishing this one!

Bookies What does it mean that you were able to stop with ten pages to go to post this? 8y

SFPublicLibrary I was away from the book! Had to leave to go to work :) 8y

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Leo: A Ghost Story | Mac Barnett

#funfridayphoto repost from the Instagram account of Mac Barnett, author of "Leo: A Ghost Story". We've had the pleasure of sharing and using the art of Christian Robinson as part of our summer reading program, Summer Stride.

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Dietland | Sarai Walker