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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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Who is the hero, who is the villain? - Vicious by V.E. Schwab

The Zeppo - The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

Humans are the worst - Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky

C is for Corpse - C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton

I Wonder About Wonder - Wonder by R.J Palacio

Can You Have PTSD Flashbacks to Grad School? - Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

A Fun and Humane Romantic Comedy - Attachments: by Rainbow Rowell

Fight the Power - Women and Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

Old movies and Settlers of Catan - Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

A Non-Western Immigration Story - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Stay Gold Ponyboy - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Where the falling angel meets the rising ape - Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

The Dalai Lama, the Archbishop of Cape Town, and an Author Walk Into a Room - The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams

Before He Was a Showrunner, He Was a Novelist - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

My hands itched to knit as my feet itched to travel - This Thing of Paper: Eleven Knitting Patterns Inspired by Books by Karie Westermann

Starting the year off right - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

What would you do if you knew who was responsible for the death of your child? - Confessions by Kanae Minato

“I hate this idea that boys are thinking about sex nonstop and girls are thinking about – what? Stationery and garden gnomes? No.” - Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

So close to that cannonball … - James Tiptree Jr: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips

A Fun Collegiate Literature Course in a Book! - How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas Foster

Surprise Saga! - Saga, vol 8 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

It’s such a relief when a childhood favorite stands the test of time. - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleline L'Engle

Bury Me Fathoms Deep - The Pirate of Fathoms Deep (Tales of the High Court Book 2) by Megan Derr

Things just keep looking darker and scarier for the Locke children - Locke & Key, vol 4: The Keys to the Kingdom by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

Saga, Vol. 8 - Saga, Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan

Every ninety years, twelve gods are reincarnated as humans. Two years later, they are all dead… - The Wicked + the Divine: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie

Depressed. Repressed. Obsessed. - Depressed. Repressed. Obsessed. by Lisa Brown

Too Much Salt and Pepper - Too Much Salt and Pepper by Sam Campbell

Differentiation: From Planning to Practice, Grades 6-12 - Differentiation: From Planning to Practice, Grades 6-12 by Rick Wormeli

How’s Inky? - How's Inky? by Sam Campbell

The White Bicycle - The White Bicycle by Beverley Brenna

A lovely and enjoyable Christmas romance - Miracle on 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan

Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline - Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline by Laura Winner

Who knew running away to nerd-camp could be so complicated? - Not Now, Not Ever by Lily Anderson

Not exactly like the TV show, but still very good - Jessica Jones: Alias, vol 1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos

It’s flu season, let’s talk about all the diseases that can kill you… - Pandemic: Tracking Contagions from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond by Sonia Shah

High pressure reading - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

I’m here for the sloth sidekick - Zoo City by Lauren Beukes

Family drama meets science fiction - The Unseen World by Liz Moore

Perhaps the Saddest Gamache Yet - How the Light Gets In (Inspector Gamache #9) by Louise Penny, Ralph Cosham (narrator)

Escape now. Hug later. - Star Wars: The Force Awakens Adaptation (Star Wars Disney Canon Graphic Novel) by Chuck Wendig

He loves having people make jokes about his name… so feel free to pile in when introduced. - The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch

Delightful debut romance, will be published in January. Me and Roxane Gay say ’tis good. - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

“He couldn’t be serious and stern with a man who had ducklings in his hair.” - It Takes Two to Tumble (Seducing the Sedwicks, #1) by Cat Sebastian

THUG gave me all the feels - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

A surprising read on marriage, motherhood, and loneliness. - Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo

A cozy but emotionally hefty mystery. - Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) by Louise Penny

Rich, white family drama - The Vacationers by Emma Straub

I seriously can’t decide which book in this trilogy is my favorite. I love them all. - The Ruin of Rake (The Turner Series, #3) by Cat Sebastian

“Your now is not your forever.” - Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

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