Shane

I read mostly fiction and mystery from all around the world with a lot of non-fiction history and social issues thrown in. Anything that someone tells me is good. I am a sucker for peer book pressure.

Shane's Picks by Category: Mystery, Romance & Sci-FiFiction & World Fiction, Non-Fiction, Kids & YA, For Eclectic Taste

All of Shane's picks here (in one giant list).

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I Am My Country: And Other Stories By Kenan Orhan Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593449462
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Published: Random House - April 25th, 2023

Watch for this book on the awards lists! This collection of short stories by debut Kansas City author Kenan Orhan is a powerhouse of a book that will pull your emotions in a thousand directions. This is a collection of what I love most about short stories with inventive and interesting point of view characters, an array of beautiful landscapes and settings, and something new on every page to twist your emotions.


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Counterfeit: A Reese's Book Club Pick By Kirstin Chen Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063119550
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - June 13th, 2023

I picked Counterfeit up on a whim and was completely hooked after the first chapter. Such a gem! So twisty and intriguing. This is a perfect read if you want to be thoroughly engrossed in a book from cover to cover (vacation or staycation perfection).


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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy: A Monk and Robot Book (Monk & Robot #2) By Becky Chambers Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9781250236234
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Published: Tordotcom - July 12th, 2022

I could read this series forever and ever! There is just something so magical about the connection between two incredibly well written characters that gives me such joy while reading these books. The curiosity and wonder this book holds will affect any reader. Do yourself a favor and read Becky Chambers.


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Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta By James Hannaham Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316285278
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - August 30th, 2022

I have been blown away by James Hannaham's writing before. If you are not on this fan train, you need to be! Hannaham's writing is in a league of its own. He creates characters like Carlotta that make you want to be in their world. I give a shit about what happened to Carlotta! I hope you do as well.


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The Love You Save: A Memoir By Goldie Taylor Cover Image
$28.99
ISBN: 9781335449375
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Published: Hanover Square Press - January 31st, 2023

Goldie Taylor's memoir The Love You Save will fill you with hope. Reading about a St. Louis that I did not know was something that I think everyone would gain power from experiencing. Finding the courage to combat hardship and harrowing acts, Goldie finds the grace and words to get us all through.


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Lavender House: A Novel (Evander Mills #1) By Lev AC Rosen Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250834225
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Published: Forge Books - October 18th, 2022

I picked this book up after several customers recommended I add it to my stack. I am so glad I did! I loved the story, the characters, the mystery, everything! I could not put this book down. I love a closed-room mystery and love historical mysteries that are well done. Spice that up with a lot of queer characters and you have Lavender House. Do yourself a favor and pick this book up!


The World and All That It Holds: A Novel By Aleksandar Hemon Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780374287702
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Published: MCD - January 24th, 2023

Absolutely stunningly beautiful! For fans of historical fiction and sweeping family sagas, you will find yourself enveloped in a story quite unlike any you have read. I will be thinking about Pinto and Osman for a long time. I also love a book that gives so much and is "sweeping" but manages to do that in under 400 pages. I think we call that a gem of a novel.


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Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir In Archives By Amelia Possanza Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781646221059
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Published: Catapult - May 30th, 2023

Amelia Possanza is fantastic! Read this book!


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All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel By S. A. Cosby Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781250831910
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Published: Flatiron Books - June 6th, 2023

If you have not yet read a book by S.A. Cosby, stop what you are doing and read this book right now! I am a big fan for a very good reason. He writes mysteries that have such a unique and sensitive nature. I love his characters so much, and I love seeing the journey that they go through to the very surprising end. Cosby is a master! (This book might have some trigger warnings for readers, but I promise the journey helps with the reader experience)


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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel By James McBride Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593422946
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Published: Riverhead Books - August 8th, 2023

I am always completely in awe of James McBride! He is one of my absolute favorite authors. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is another masterpiece.


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Time's Mouth: A Novel By Edan Lepucki Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781640095724
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Published: Counterpoint - August 1st, 2023

I love a multi-generational sweeping family saga. Bestselling author Edan Lepucki has crafted a true gem.


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Dark Days: Fugitive Essays By Roger Reeves Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9781644452417
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Published: Graywolf Press - August 1st, 2023

The genre that is really doing incredible things to me right now is poets writing non-fiction. If you want to read a book where every word seems masterfully chosen, this is the book for you. Roger Reeves is incredible and this book will make you see the world from a different angle.


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Harlem Shuffle: A Novel By Colson Whitehead Cover Image
$28.95
ISBN: 9780385545136
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Published: Doubleday - September 14th, 2021

Lemon: A Novel By Kwon Yeo-sun, Janet Hong (Translated by) Cover Image
By Kwon Yeo-sun, Janet Hong (Translated by)
$20.00
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ISBN: 9781635420883
Published: Other Press - October 26th, 2021

The Anomaly: A Novel By Herv# Le Tellier, Adriana Hunter (Translated by) Cover Image
By Herv# Le Tellier, Adriana Hunter (Translated by)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781635421699
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Published: Other Press - November 23rd, 2021

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You Can't Be Serious By Kal Penn Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982171384
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Published: Gallery Books - November 2nd, 2021

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Bath Haus: A Thriller By P. J. Vernon Cover Image
$26.95
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ISBN: 9780385546737
Published: Doubleday - June 15th, 2021

Clark and Division (A Japantown Mystery #1) By Naomi Hirahara Cover Image
$27.95
ISBN: 9781641292498
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Published: Soho Crime - August 3rd, 2021

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Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel By Anthony Doerr Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9781982168438
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Published: Scribner - September 28th, 2021

Playing the Palace By Paul Rudnick Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780593099414
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Published: Berkley - May 25th, 2021

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Death at Greenway: A Novel By Lori Rader-Day Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062938046
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - October 12th, 2021

I am so excited for readers to go back to the past with Lori Rader-Day! Lori is one of my favorite mystery authors. All of her books will keep you on the edge of your reading chair and Death at Greenway is no exception. More than just the plot, you will also fall in love with her characters. If you love to imbibe while reading, I invented a drink that is an Earl Grey tea twist on a White Russian that will definitely assist in your reading pleasure.


Paradise on Fire By Jewell Parker Rhodes Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316493833
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 14th, 2021

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An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed By Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy (Translated by) Cover Image
By Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy (Translated by)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781641291675
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Published: Soho Crime - October 5th, 2021

 

Sheeee's back! If you have talked to me for more than five minutes, I have probably told you how much I love Maud. This sequel is the thing that I have most been looking forward to since I finished reading the first Maud collection. These make great gifts for people that you want to warn that you are not to be crossed.


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The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven By Nathaniel Ian Miller Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9780316592550
Published: Little, Brown and Company - October 26th, 2021

This book is everything that you want it to be. I absolutely fell in love with Sven and the incredible people and creatures that he meets along his rather unique journey. The landscape is sparse and at times bleak, but there is something about this book that has so much light. I absolutely loved this book and could not put it down.


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What's Done in Darkness: A Novel By Laura McHugh Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9780399590313
Published: Random House - June 22nd, 2021

The Hellion's Waltz: Feminine Pursuits By Olivia Waite Cover Image
$4.99
ISBN: 9780062931832
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Published: Avon Impulse - June 15th, 2021

A Terrible Fall of Angels (A Zaniel Havelock Novel #1) By Laurell K. Hamilton Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9781984804464
Published: Berkley - August 17th, 2021

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb: A Novel (London Highwaymen #1) By Cat Sebastian Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063026216
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Published: Avon - June 8th, 2021

Best Laid Plans By Roan Parrish Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781335924803
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Published: Carina Adores - February 23rd, 2021

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Razorblade Tears: A Novel By S. A. Cosby Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250252715
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Published: Flatiron Books - April 5th, 2022

Razorblade Tears is the book of the summer! Following the incredible success of Blacktop Wasteland last year, Cosby follows up with this incredible "rural noir" hit. The precision and perfection with which he writes his characters is incredible and a complete bonus to a story that will draw you in from page one. Cosby is a power hitter that you need to add to your bookshelf!


The Jigsaw Man By Nadine Matheson Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781335146564
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Published: Hanover Square Press - March 16th, 2021

House of Sticks: A Memoir By Ly Tran Cover Image
By Ly Tran
$17.99
ISBN: 9781501118821
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Published: Scribner - May 10th, 2022

The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing By Sonia Faleiro Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780802159458
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Published: Grove Press - February 15th, 2022

Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons By John Paul Brammer Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781982141516
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Published: Simon & Schuster - June 7th, 2022

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One Last Stop By Casey McQuiston Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250244499
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - June 1st, 2021

Dead of Winter (An August Snow Novel #3) By Stephen Mack Jones Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781641293488
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Published: Soho Crime - April 5th, 2022

Rodham: A Novel By Curtis Sittenfeld Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780399590931
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - June 1st, 2021

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) By Becky Chambers Cover Image
$20.99
ISBN: 9781250236210
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Published: Tordotcom - July 13th, 2021

Notorious Missouri: 200 Years of Historic Crimes (True Crime) By James W. Erwin, Vicki Berger Erwin Cover Image
$21.99
ISBN: 9781467146692
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Published: History Press - April 12th, 2021

Local Woman Missing: A Novel of Domestic Suspense By Mary Kubica Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780778311669
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Published: Park Row - November 2nd, 2021

Wings of Ebony By J. Elle Cover Image
By J. Elle
$12.99
ISBN: 9781534470682
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Published: Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books f - March 22nd, 2022

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Save It for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest By Nate Powell (Illustrator), Nate Powell Cover Image
By Nate Powell (Illustrator), Nate Powell
$24.99
ISBN: 9781419749124
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Published: Abrams ComicArts - April 6th, 2021

A Pho Love Story By Loan Le Cover Image
By Loan Le
$12.99
ISBN: 9781534441941
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - December 28th, 2021

In the Company of Men By Véronique Tadjo Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781635420951
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Published: Other Press - February 23rd, 2021

Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion By Tori Telfer Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062956033
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Published: Harper Perennial - February 23rd, 2021

Boyfriend Material (London Calling) By Alexis Hall Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781728206141
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Published: Sourcebooks Casablanca - July 7th, 2020

Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York By Elon Green Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250833020
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Published: Celadon Books - June 7th, 2022

Winter's Orbit (The Resolution Universe) By Everina Maxwell Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250758842
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Published: Tor Books - December 28th, 2021

Just as I Am By Cicely Tyson Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062931078
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Published: Amistad - February 15th, 2022

Mother May I: A Novel By Joshilyn Jackson Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062855350
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - April 5th, 2022

The Last Children of Mill Creek By Vivian Gibson Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781948742641
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Published: Belt Publishing - April 20th, 2020

First Comes Like: A Novel By Alisha Rai Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062878151
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Published: Avon - February 16th, 2021

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The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories By Danielle Evans Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593189450
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Published: Riverhead Books - November 9th, 2021

We Begin at the End By Chris Whitaker Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250759689
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Published: Holt Paperbacks - April 12th, 2022

Fortune Favors the Dead: A Pentecost and Parker Mystery By Stephen Spotswood Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593310755
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Published: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard - August 3rd, 2021