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Discussing 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson.  Scientific advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future.

Discussing Desert Queen by Janet Wallach.  This is the story of Gertrude Bell, who explored, mapped, and excavated the Arab world thro

Discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.  This is the story of Nora, a depressed woman in her 30s, who, on the day she decides to die, finds herself in a library full of lives she could have lived.

Discussing Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, & murder by David Grann.

Discussing Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke.  A 1953 science fiction novel & Clarke’s first successful novel.

Discussing The Maid by Nita Prose.

Discussing The Road by Cormack McCarthy.  A post-apocalyptic novel that details the grueling journey of a father & his young son as they make their way across a landscape blasted by an unknown cataclysm that has destroyed ne

Discussing author Paul Doiron. Doiron, a native of Maine, is the author of the Mike Bowditch crime novels, which have been nominated for various awards.

Discussing Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind.  The first book in the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth published in 1994.  The story follows young Richard Cypher as he seeks three magic boxes mentioned in a secret book o

Discussing The Last Astronaut by David Wellington.  Due to a failed mission to Mars, Sally Jansen, a leading astronaut, is convinced her days in space are over.  But she’s wrong.

Discussing Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry.  Set in 1990s Ireland, the novel follows a recently retired police officer, Tom, whose 1960s cold case has been reopened.  The case involved two priests accused of sexually assaultin

Discussing author Candice Millard. Millard is an American writer & journalist.  She is a bestselling historian whose meticulously researched books unearth some of U.S.

Discussing author Annie Proulx.  Proulx is an American novelist, short story writer, & journalist. Proulx works are filled with quirky individuals & unconventional families.