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A Reading List a Mile Long: 15 Additions for September

Posted on September 18, 2016 by maedez

If I’m not reading, I’m adding books to my to-be-read list. That list is monstrously long–maybe not a mile, but getting there!

Here are some of my newest additions, courtesy of Bas Bleu, Daedalus, and Hamilton Book.

BAS BLEU:

The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson. (#UL6792) $28.00.
Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart. (#UL6072) $14.95. (Great title!)
Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart. (#UL6202) $26.00. (Even greater title!)
Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker. (#UK5112) $7.48.
The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee. (#UL3972) $28.00.

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