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Book cover of A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

HJ Corning Author Of Then The Trees Said Hello

From HJ's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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HJ Corning Why HJ loves this book

I live near the Grand Canyon, and have traveled lots of miles in her beauty. But this book took me to a whole other world. The writing is exceptional. He shares the stupid decisions they made, as well as the successes. It's a book of integrity about what happens in the back country, especially if you're not prepared.

By Kevin Fedarko ,

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7 authors picked A Walk in the Park as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile, a rollicking and poignant account of the epic misadventure of a 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America's most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth.

A few years after quitting his job to follow an ill-advised dream of becoming a guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his best friend, the National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand…


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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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Jeremy D. Baker Author Of The Guilty Sleep

From Jeremy's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Jeremy D. Baker Why Jeremy loves this book

Nobody writes modern, immersive noir like Shawn Cosby and this latest was his absolute best. DO NOT MISS OUT.

By S.A. Cosby ,

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

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'S. A. Cosby's novels always hit the grand slam of crime fiction' MICHAEL CONNELLY
'Cosby sends a shiver down the spine' DAILY MAIL
'A pulsating saga of family secrets and double and triple-crossing' THE TIMES, THE BEST THRILLERS OF 2025

A son returning home. A dangerous debt. Secrets about to ignite . . . and a family consumed by flames.

Roman Carruthers left the smoke and fire of his family's crematory business behind in his hometown of Jefferson Run, Virginia. He is enjoying a life of shallow excess as a financial adviser in Atlanta until he gets a call from…


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