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Read-Alikes for ‘Cool Machine’ by Colson Whitehead | LibraryReads

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By Barbara Conaty, Jennifer Cook, Kimberly McGee, Kaite Stover
| Library Journal Verified
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. In the final “Harlem Trilogy” title (after Harlem Shuffle), Ray Carney, owner of Carney’s Furniture in Harlem, is feeling the middle-age blues. His material success flourishes. His wife runs a popular travel agency. They enjoy empty-nest living on ritzy Riverside Drive.
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Read-Alikes for ‘Whistler’ by Ann Patchett | LibraryReads

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By Donna Ballard, Barbara Conaty, Jennifer Winberry
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Whistler by Ann Patchett (Harper) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. Patchett (Tom Lake) probes the profound relationship between Daphne (an English teacher and the daughter of a thrice-married woman) and the man who was briefly her stepfather when she was nine, until Daphne’s mother’s divorce harshly severed the bond.
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President-Adjacent | Historical Fiction About the First Ladies and Their Circles

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By Barbara Conaty, Pam O’Sullivan
| Library Journal Verified
by Barbara Conaty and Pam O’Sullivan May 16, 2023 | Filed in Reviews+ Edith Wilson and Eleanor Roosevelt (and Roosevelt’s friend Mary McLeod Bethune) take center-stage in these historical novels. Edith Wilson and Eleanor Roosevelt (and Roosevelt’s friend Mary McLeod Bethune) take center-stage in these historical novels. ★Benedict, Marie & Victoria Christopher Murray. The First Ladies. Berkley. Jun. 2023. 400p. ISBN 9780593440285. $28.
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