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July - A book bought for the cover
Book covers are a work of art in themselves. Sometimes what's inside the covers matches the gorgeous outside; sometimes, not. Let's find out.
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Cent ans de solitude by Claude Durand, Gabriel García Márquez, Carmen Durand

Cent ans de solitude

Claude Durand, Gabriel García Márquez, Carmen Durand

fiction classics magical realism
reflective slow-paced

460 pages | first published 1967

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Deep Thinkers: Inside the Minds of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises by

Deep Thinkers: Inside the Minds of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

nonfiction nature science
informative medium-paced

192 pages

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Damned Whores And God's Police: The Colonization Of Women In Australia by Anne Summers

Damned Whores And God's Police: The Colonization Of Women In Australia

Anne Summers

nonfiction feminism history
informative inspiring slow-paced

494 pages | first published 1975

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The Library of Legends by Janie Chang

The Library of Legends

Janie Chang

fiction fantasy historical
emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

400 pages | first published 2020

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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ poetry young adult
emotional slow-paced

400 pages | first published 2020

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With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

fiction contemporary young adult
emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

400 pages | first published 2019

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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love

Sonya Renee Taylor

nonfiction feminism self help
informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

137 pages | first published 2018

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The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

The Once and Future Witches

Alix E. Harrow

fiction fantasy historical
adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

529 pages | first published 2020

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Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

Girl, Serpent, Thorn

Melissa Bashardoust

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult
adventurous dark medium-paced

336 pages | first published 2020

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To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf

fiction classics
reflective slow-paced

209 pages | first published 1927

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