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SMART YOGURT

Though yogurt is very popular, many people do not realize how simple it is to make at home. In 95 concise pages, fermented foods enthusiast Shepard follows up his 2021 book Smart Sourdough with a useful guide to yogurt making. Beginning with a brief and clear explanation of how milk turns into yogurt and the …

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SUMMER PEOPLE

In 1981, Simmons College art major Catharine Conor meets Tom Osborne, who’s pursuing a doctorate in poetry at Harvard University, where his father, Noah, whom he disparages, is an esteemed professor and scholar on the work of Dante Alighieri. Catharine and Tom become romantically involved, yet there are already signs of Tom’s mental health struggles, …

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AS I REMEMBER…

In this eclectic familial history and memoir, Sherwin Gluck offers another installment of his ongoing series. Two previous published books—Private Good Luck (2019) and Pappus: The Saga of a Jewish Family (2021) —were penned by Sherwin, who serves as the editor of this collection of memoiristic vignettes and miscellaneous writings by his aunt, Maria Gluck. The first …

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INNER CLARITY

In his nonfiction debut, the author analyzes the factors that destroy energy, clarity, and peace of mind for so many people. In a series of short, fast-paced chapters, River addresses a wide variety of psychological and emotional issues that people hold onto when releasing them would lead to much more happiness. Each chapter first describes …

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THE HEARTHLORD

Silas, a trapper, discovers a hidden altar from an ancient religion in a tunnel deep within the frozen ground. His prayers to the Hearthlord summon Senya, a girl with healing powers, who emerges from a supernatural portal. He becomes a priest—Father Silas—and as the religion grows, angels known as the Hearthborn arrive through the portal …

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A SUMMER OF DRAGONFLIES

She’s bookish and friendless and barely speaks in public. Her sole companions are the imaginary dragonflies that silently guide and encourage her. Faced with the prospect of a yearlong move to New York with her parents and brothers, Guppie finds her anxiety manifesting as a frightening dragon only she can see. Inspired by a teacher’s …

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PLAY NICE

Stylist and fashion influencer Clio Barnes has been estranged from her mother for years, as have her sisters. When their mother dies, she leaves her house to Leda, Daphne, and Clio. The elder two want nothing to do with the house, but Clio has visions of renovating the place, turning her DIY into content, and …

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LIKE CLOCKWORK

The author entered the Swiss military as a young man, and his time as a soldier greatly affected how he later chose to run his business (“here’s the thing about a country maniacally focused on executing at an elite level for its very survival: there’s a lot you can learn from that approach”). In these …

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THE POISONED KING

Jacques the dragon summons Christopher Forrester back to the Archipelago from the human world: Dragons are dying, and no one knows why. Meanwhile, on the island of Dousha, Princess Anya’s grandfather, King Halam, has been murdered, and her father accused—though she knows he’s innocent. When Christopher and Anya take refuge on the islet of Glimt, …

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THE BOOK OF SHEEN

In his boisterous and breezy memoir, Sheen starts with his birth, when he was nearly strangled by his umbilical cord, and goes on to a childhood in and around Los Angeles, where he made home videos with other showbiz kids. Along with his mother and three siblings, he frequently traveled to locations where his father, …

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