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These six novels and four nonfiction titles promise entertaining reads for diverse literary taste, so be prepared to add to your personal library.

Whether you’re a fan of Krysten Ritter or Brandon Sanderson, there’s something for every reader to love in November’s most anticipated books.


The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983 – 1992

The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983 – 1992

Tina Brown

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The Vanity Fair Diaries is the story of an Englishwoman barely out of her twenties who arrives in...


biography
Oathbringer: The Stormlight Archive Book Three

Oathbringer: The Stormlight Archive Book Three

Brandon Sanderson

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From the bestselling author who completed Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series comes a new,...

The City of Brass: Daevabad Trilogy

The City of Brass: Daevabad Trilogy

S.A. Chakraborty

8.6 (7 Ratings) Rate It

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Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18-century Cairo,...


fantasy
Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies

Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies

Kevin Young

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Kevin Young traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon—the legacy of P. T....


history politics social issues
Artemis

Artemis

Andy Weir

7.7 (34 Ratings) Rate It

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Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon,...


Science fiction
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Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
2017 | Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Honestly hate when they turn animated movies real, but they did it with taste and class and gave beast his own song epic! (0 more)
  
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Julie Klausner recommended The BFG in Books (curated)

 
The BFG
The BFG
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl | 1982 | Children
9.1 (13 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Pre-dates LOLCats.com for hilarious misspellings and grammar inconsistencies, plus there are all kinds of passages about what children taste like to monsters."

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Lost Highway (1997)
Lost Highway (1997)
1997 | Drama, Horror, Mystery
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7.4 (7 Ratings)
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Very strange and very different (1 more)
Has a film noir quality to it
Won't be to a lot of people's taste (0 more)
A typical David Lynch film
  
Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons
1974 | Action, Adventure, Dice Game, Fantasy, Fighting
Literally the greatest game of all time! Once u get a taste of its addictive gameplay you will always look forward to the next adventure (0 more)
  
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Ali Wong recommended Pachinko in Books (curated)

 
Pachinko
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
9.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"I have gifted Pachinko to so many people, because I know that anyone with remotely good taste will love it as much as I do."

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The Last Wife of Henry VIII
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Considering Erickson's historical credientials, I was really disappointed in this one; far too much of the Fiction and not enough of the Historical for my taste.
  
Orange is the New Black  - Season 2
Orange is the New Black - Season 2
2014 | Drama
Too Dark for my taste, not only that but I don't enjoy any of the characters or the storyline.
I suffered through the first season..... no thanks
  
La Cucina
La Cucina
Lily Prior | 2000
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Lily Prior's debut novel takes culinary fiction to new heights. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/11/16/the-taste-of-passion/
  
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Athena LaCosse (16 KP) rated Rampage (2018) in Movies

Mar 21, 2019 (Updated Mar 21, 2019)  
Rampage (2018)
Rampage (2018)
2018 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Normally, I hate it when video games are turned into movies, but with this one they did it with class and taste, plus it had a decent background story (0 more)