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A riveting yet quirky murder mystery, “The Maid” by Nita Prose will keep you up reading late into the night.
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In this era of ‘truthiness’ when competing information sources present very different realities, we may find ourselves questioning whose version of facts we believe. When there are conflicting histories, which do we trust and, in the end, does it matter? Pulitzer Prize winning author Hernan Diaz’ new novel insists we look to the source material.
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The Martian meets Multiplicity in Edward Ashton’s new science fiction novel. Dan Compton has this month’s book review of Mickey7.
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Ever wonder if our modern culture of indoor living, processed foods, and cell phones is at odds with our natural, ancestral selves? Two evolutionary biologists discuss this phenomenon in a recent book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century. Amy Mills has this month’s book review.
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If you had to hide your true identity to support your family and advance your career, would you do it? That’s exactly what JP Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, faces in the historical novel The Personal Librarian. Kirsten Nilsson, Summit County Librarian, has this month’s book review.
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The highway into Park City from Kimball Junction is dedicated to the 10th Mountain Division. There is a plaque in the base area of the Park City Mountain resort dedicated to eight young men from this area who were members of the Division and died fighting the Germans during World War II. Why are these memorials here? This month's book review by Jerry Hubbell of The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division. America's Alpine Warriors will tell you.
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Amor Towles’ third novel, The Lincoln Highway, has followed his first two, Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow straight to the New York Times Bestseller list.
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On January 11th, 2022, members of the Women’s Giving Fund of the Park City Community Foundation will be virtually gathering for their annual book discussion. This year, the selection is the riveting and alarming account of the Flint water crisis told by the pediatrician who blew the whistle, What the Eyes Don’t See, by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha.
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Jacqueline Winspear’s first foray into non-fiction is a beautiful and searing memoir of her childhood growing up in postwar England. It has an apt title for today’s pandemic-ridden world, This Time Next Year We’ll be Laughing.
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For 20 years, Author Heather Mcghee searched for causes and solutions to economic inequality in America. Why in a country of such wealth could everyone…