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Anne Berest, the author of the acclaimed novel, The Postcard, is dropping by Rakestraw Books to sign books on 5/23/2023 at 10 AM.

The 13th Annual Book Group Festival with Steven Rowley! takes place on Saturday, 3 June 2023 at 9:30 AM.

Byron Lane joins us for a brunch in celebration of Big Gay Wedding on Sunday, 4 June 2023 at 10 AM.

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Six Nearly Perfect Short Novels

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Wide Sargasso Sea By Jean Rhys, Edwidge Danticat (Introduction by) Cover Image
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Sula (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image
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A Far Cry from Kensington By Muriel Spark Cover Image
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Red at the Bone: A Novel By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image
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An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures By Clarice Lispector, Stefan Tobler (Translated by), Sheila Heti (Afterword by), Benjamin Moser (Series edited by) Cover Image
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The Story of a Marriage: A Novel By Andrew Sean Greer Cover Image

Staff Favorites from Susan

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Foster By Claire Keegan Cover Image
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Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: A Memoir By Séamas O'Reilly Cover Image
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The People We Keep By Allison Larkin Cover Image
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Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) By Bernardine Evaristo Cover Image
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Now Is Not the Time to Panic: A Novel By Kevin Wilson Cover Image
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Wahala: A Novel By Nikki May Cover Image

A Painting Is Silent Poetry: Art & Artists

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The Sleeve Should Be Illegal: & Other Reflections on Art at the Frick By Michaelyn Mitchell (Editor), Adam Gopnik (Foreword by), Ian Wardropper (Preface by) Cover Image
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What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait By Eden Collinsworth Cover Image
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Art Day by Day: 366 Brushes with History By Alex Johnson Cover Image
A Few Collectors By Pierre Le-Tan, Michael Z. Wise (Translator) Cover Image
Lost Masterpieces: Stolen, Damaged, Mislaid, Destroyed - The World's Most Elusive Works of Art (DK Secret Histories) By DK Cover Image
Vermeer's Mistress and Maid (Frick Diptych) By James Ivory, Margaret Iacono Cover Image

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