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Bethany Brookshire Author Of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains

From Bethany's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Bethany's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Bethany Brookshire Why Bethany loves this book

N.K. Jemison is a masterclass in compelling, complex characters, deeply original worlds, and plot.

By N. K. Jemisin ,

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2 authors picked The Obelisk Gate as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR)

The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night.

Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would seal the fate of the Stillness forever.

Far away, her daughter Nassun is growing in power -- and her choices will break the…


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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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Celia Haddon Author Of Being Your Cat: What's Really Going On in Your Feline's Mind

From Celia's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Author Mad cat lady Love study Kitten rehabber

Celia's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Celia Haddon Why Celia loves this book

If you a a horsey person, you must read this. It is the history of the human-horse relationship from prehistoric times. Those interested in archeology will also enjoy this book.

By William T. Taylor ,

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3 authors picked Hoof Beats as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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"Hoof Beats helps readers see the drama even in the grass eating. . . . Taylor has written that too-rare work that is as authoritative as it is legible to the lay audience."-New York Times

Journey to the ancient past with cutting-edge science and new data to discover how horses forever altered the course of human history.

From the Rockies to the Himalayas, the bond between horses and humans has spanned across time and civilizations. In this archaeological journey, William T. Taylor explores how momentous events in the story of humans and horses helped create the world we live in…


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