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When Birds are Near edited by Susan Fox Rogers
MG Whitmarsh 6/16/20 MG Whitmarsh 6/16/20

When Birds are Near edited by Susan Fox Rogers

Essays on birdwatchers

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Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth
MG Whitmarsh 6/2/20 MG Whitmarsh 6/2/20

Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth

Roth’s 1959 debut

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Mastering Perspective by Andy Fish
MG Whitmarsh 6/1/20 MG Whitmarsh 6/1/20

Mastering Perspective by Andy Fish

A succinct step-by-step guide

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Across the Pond: An Englishman's View of America by Terry Eagleton
MG Whitmarsh 5/29/20 MG Whitmarsh 5/29/20

Across the Pond: An Englishman's View of America by Terry Eagleton

A humorous observation of manners

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Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
MG Whitmarsh 5/17/20 MG Whitmarsh 5/17/20

Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Seduction and entrapment in the British Raj

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Isvik by Hammond Innes
MG Whitmarsh 4/14/20 MG Whitmarsh 4/14/20

Isvik by Hammond Innes

Quest to Antarctica

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Losing Nelson by Barry Unsworth
Melanie Wood 4/7/20 Melanie Wood 4/7/20

Losing Nelson by Barry Unsworth

A brilliant study of delusion and hero-worship

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The Witches of Willow Cove by Josh Roberts
MG Whitmarsh 3/29/20 MG Whitmarsh 3/29/20

The Witches of Willow Cove by Josh Roberts

Middle-grade magic and mystery

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Fires by Raymond Carver
Melanie Whitmarsh 3/28/20 Melanie Whitmarsh 3/28/20

Fires by Raymond Carver

Essays, poems, and short stories

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Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler
Melanie Wood 3/24/20 Melanie Wood 3/24/20

Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler

Slow-burning cat and mouse thriller

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The Author's Checklist by Elizabeth K. Kracht
MG Whitmarsh 3/5/20 MG Whitmarsh 3/5/20

The Author's Checklist by Elizabeth K. Kracht

Professional manuscript advice

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On Writing by A.L. Kennedy
MG Whitmarsh 2/25/20 MG Whitmarsh 2/25/20

On Writing by A.L. Kennedy

A writer’s life, backstage

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Writing Wild by Kathryn Aalto
MG Whitmarsh 2/20/20 MG Whitmarsh 2/20/20

Writing Wild by Kathryn Aalto

Field guide to 25 influential female nature writers

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How to Grow a Novel by Sol Stein
Melanie Wood 2/17/20 Melanie Wood 2/17/20

How to Grow a Novel by Sol Stein

Advice for fledgling novelists

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
MG Whitmarsh 2/12/20 MG Whitmarsh 2/12/20

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Dark truths revealed

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Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman
Melanie Wood 2/6/20 Melanie Wood 2/6/20

Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman

Jaunty artwork, fascinating fish

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How to Write Like Tolstoy by Richard Cohen
MG Whitmarsh 2/3/20 MG Whitmarsh 2/3/20

How to Write Like Tolstoy by Richard Cohen

My favourite read of 2020.

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Small Hours by Valérie Minelli
MG Whitmarsh 1/24/20 MG Whitmarsh 1/24/20

Small Hours by Valérie Minelli

A comic of the everyday

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The Naive and Sentimental Novelist by Orhan Pamuk
Melanie Whitmarsh 1/21/20 Melanie Whitmarsh 1/21/20

The Naive and Sentimental Novelist by Orhan Pamuk

Inside a writer’s mind

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Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell
Melanie Whitmarsh 1/4/20 Melanie Whitmarsh 1/4/20

Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell

Scorpions, mermaids, and murder

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