Summary: Food memoir, academic mystery, fiction, and “strange” books Cheryl’s Books The Language of Baklava: A Memoir by Diana Abu-Jaber More information about The Arab American Book Award Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson Mentioned: Birds of Paradise by Diana Abu-Jaber Mentioned: Ida in the Middle by Nora Lester Murad Jessica’s Books Faebound by Saara El-Arifi The Life and Time of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of The Bondwoman’s Narrative by Gregg Hecimovich I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger Mentioned: Peace is Like a River Mari’s Books The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson The Great Lakes Our Freshwater Treasure by Barb Rosenstock “Strangest” Books mentioned 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami Strange Library by Haruki Murakami Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs Bunny by Mona Awad Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins Swamplandia by Karen Russell Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova
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