Indie Bookstores Recommend Their Favorite Books of December

From: Penguin Random House - Tuesday Dec 27,2022 03:05 pm

Get lost in mystery, memoir, and literary fiction.

End your year with book recommendations from people who know and love books best. Check out the stories that indie booksellers are recommending this month!

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Imagine Lonesome Dove written from the perspective of Lorena ... [and] set in California rather than Texas — that is the mood. A fascinating slice of American history and a fun read.

Susan Taylor, Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza

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A Dangerous Business

By Jane Smiley

From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of A Thousand Acres: a mystery set in 1850s gold rush California, as two young prostitutes — best friends Eliza and Jean — follow a trail of missing girls.

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Warrell's writing is as musical as her characters. Listen closely as she tells the story of jazz trumpeter Circus Palmer and the women who fill (and fall out of) his life.

Michelle Lin, {pages}: a bookstore

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Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm

By Laura Warrell

Passion and risk, fathers and daughters, wives and single women, jazz and soul: a beautiful debut about the perennial temptations of dangerous love, told by the women who love Circus Palmer — as they ultimately discover the power of their own voices.

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Like many people, I want to be best friends with Lauren Graham! ... She's honest, funny, and relatable. The stories range from family, auditioning, early jobs, dogs, and more. A fun book!

Sara Rishforth, Roundabout Books

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Have I Told You This Already?

By Lauren Graham

Filled with surprising anecdotes, sage advice, and laugh-out-loud observations, these original essays showcase the winning charm and wry humor that have delighted the beloved Gilmore Girls star’s millions of fans.

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