Tomorrow, as we celebrate the 4th of July here in the U.S. it’s a trying time for our country. Politically, people are as divided as I’ve ever experienced, but today I’d like to remind everyone that culturally we have much in common. Nothing shines a brighter light on that then books. I’m sharing 12 books that beautifully highlight all that is the essence of American culture….

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Fly Me by Daniel Riley (debut)
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Length: 400 pages
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Single Sentence Summary: 1972 Vassar grad, Suzy Whitman, reluctantly signs on as a stewardess, and quickly finds the job has some hidden benefits….

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Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Length: 272 pages
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Single Sentence Summary: On its surface, a small rural community may seem mundane, but everyone has a story: big and small, ordinary and extraordinary.

Primary Characters: There are none. This is a collection of connected stories about members of a rural Illinois community. Every chapter focuses on a different person….

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This Tuesday’s Top Ten topic is Things That Will Make Me Instantly Want To Read A Book. Most readers have triggers that will pull them toward a book, making it something they just “have to read.” I happen to have many different book temptations, so the narrowing of my list down to ten was a bit of a challenge. However, one of the most wonderful things about books is that they’re multi-dimensional, so in a single book several temptations can be satisfied at once. Let’s take a look at a book highlighting ten of my book lures….

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Single Sentence Summary: Captain Jefferson Kidd and 10-year old Johanna travel 400 miles of often dangerous, unsettled, lawless Texas to reunite Johanna with her family.

Primary Characters: Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd – a 71-year old who travels throughout Texas earning his living as a news reader. Johanna – a 10-year old girl who thinks of herself as a member of the Kiowa tribe after living with them for four years….

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