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    Each month we rec­om­mend one fic­tion and one non­fic­tion book for book clubs. Check back for new selec­tions, and browse past picks to find your next read.

    July, 2021

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    The Orphan’s Daughter
    Jan Cheru­bin
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    Plun­der: A Mem­oir of Fam­i­ly Prop­er­ty and Nazi Treasure
    Men­achem Kaiser

    June 2021

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    All My Mother’s Lovers 
    Ilana Masad
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    Once a Girl, Always a Boy: A Fam­i­ly Mem­oir of a Trans­gen­der Journey
    Jo Ivester

    May 2021

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    Fic­tion
    The Nest­ing Dolls: A Novel
    Ali­na Adams
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    #Qui­et­ingTh­e­Si­lence: Per­son­al Stories
    The Blue Dove Foundation

    April, 2021

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    Beyond the Ghet­to Gates: A Novel
    Michelle Cameron
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    Home is a Stranger
    Par­naz Foroutan

    March 2021

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    Flo­rence Adler Swims Forever
    Rachel Bean­land
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    The Telling: How Judais­m’s Essen­tial Book Reveals the Mean­ing of Life
    Mark Ger­son
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