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Neil Plakcy Author Of The Smiling Dog Cafe

From Neil's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Neil's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Neil Plakcy Why Neil loves this book

It was so emotional and evocative without being schmaltzy or over the top. I learned about octopus intelligence while being drawn forward by the characters and their stories.

By Shelby Van Pelt ,

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64 authors picked Remarkably Bright Creatures as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK 'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' Ruth Hogan 'Will stay with you for a long time.' Anstey Harris 'I defy you to put it down once you've started' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Amy Q. Barker Author Of Tasha and the Biologist

From Amy's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Author Avid reader Nature lover Park ranger wanna be Best Nana ever

Amy's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Amy Q. Barker Why Amy loves this book

OMG - this book - perfection! I laughed, I cried, I may have peed my pants.

By L. E. Young ,

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1 author picked The Costume Party as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Maddie thought she knew exactly who she was. Until an old photograph changed everything…The last person Maddie expected to run into on New Year’s Eve is her recently single high school crush. Even more surprising is the dated photo in his possession of her mother at a costume party, snuggling up to the wrong man around the time of Maddie’s conception.Sharing the photo with her family goes down about as well as Maddie’s teenage aspirations to become a famous artist like her mother. Their reactions convince Maddie they’re all hiding something big—even bigger than Maddie’s secret career as an adult…


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