Reading List April To September 2023

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The House In The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, The Maid by Nita Prose, The Extraordinary Life Of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni, and Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention — And How To Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari sound like interesting books based on their Goodreads descriptions.

I think that my female coworker JB mentioned reading The House In The Cerulean Sea a year or two ago, but I could be wrong; that could end up being the next fiction book I read / listen to.

Hopefully we have audio versions of these books, if so, there might be a chance for me to read some or all of them.

Then I can break my book reading record & slump of the last few years.

The end,

• John Jr

BPL Reader's Group

April: All that Moves Us: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience by Jay Wellons. Melinda leads.

May: The Maid by Nita Prose. Susan leads.

June: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Kelly leads.

July: Ellie Dwyer’s Great Escape by Diane Winger. Betsy leads.

August: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni. Jo leads.

September: Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention — and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari. Amanda leads.

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One Of The Most Banned Books Of All Time – Mollie Godfrey

One Of The Most Banned Books Of All Time – Mollie Godfrey

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Explore why Maya Angelou’s memoir “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” became one of the most frequently banned books of all time.

In 1998, a school district removed one of American literature’s most acclaimed works from its curriculum.

Parents pushing for the ban said the book was both “sexually explicit” and “anti-white.”

The book at the center of this debate was Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.”

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The Horror Of The Crawler | Annihilation

The Horror Of The Crawler | Annihilation

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Slaughterhouse Five By Kurt Vonnegut – So You Haven’t Read

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Battle Royale By Koushun Takami – So You Haven’t Read

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