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Cover of Sweet Potato
Solveig Eggerz, author of Sweet Potato
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Solveig Eggerz

Sweet Potato

“Sweet Potato is a searching, darkly funny novel about inheritance, family secrets, and the restless need to know one’s beginnings.”
Cover of The Living Language of Water
Author

Veda Austin

The Living Language of Water

“If a picture speaks a thousand words, then water has a lot to say!”
Cover of That All May Be One
Author

Martha Malinski

That All May Be One

“Along that process, we discovered we have more here that we have to share and that we have to say.”
Cover of Dyed & Gone to Heaven
Liz Constable, author of Dyed & Gone to Heaven
Author

Liz Constable

Dyed & Gone to Heaven

“It’s fair to say I love to dye paper... until the book, here are a few of my favourite photographs—a little dyed and gone to heaven eye candy.”
Cover of Stolen Intellect
Author

Catrina Ravenel

Stolen Intellect

“I was compelled to write Stolen Intellect because there are more than two billion men, women, and children right now who are deficient in iodine and other important minerals.”

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Homegoing

Reviewed by Amara Lewis

“A thoughtful, beautifully paced read that stayed with me after the final page.”

Such a Fun Age

Reviewed by Noah Wilson

“A compelling story with themes that made our book-club conversation especially memorable.”

The Night Watchman

Reviewed by Priya Shah

“I appreciated the careful storytelling and the many layers we uncovered together.”

The Vanishing Half

Reviewed by Mateo Rivera

“The characters felt vivid and the discussion opened up perspectives I had not considered.”

The Lost Heir

Reviewed by Elena Brooks

“The voice is distinctive, warm, and emotionally honest from beginning to end.”

The Book of Longings

Reviewed by Daniel Kim

“An absorbing read that inspired one of our liveliest conversations this season.”

Beloved

Reviewed by Zara Hassan

“Richly written and full of moments worth revisiting with other readers.”

Pepe Romero

Reviewed by Jonah Reed

“This book balanced difficult questions with genuine hope and humanity.”

The Island of Missing Trees

Reviewed by Nia Coleman

“A thoughtful, beautifully paced read that stayed with me after the final page.”

The Water Dancer

Reviewed by Luca Moretti

“A compelling story with themes that made our book-club conversation especially memorable.”

Choice, Compulsion, Consequences

Reviewed by Mei Chen

“I appreciated the careful storytelling and the many layers we uncovered together.”

Homegoing

Reviewed by Samira Patel

“Richly written and full of moments worth revisiting with other readers.”