Daniel's Top Ten Books of '23

Our proprietor Daniel Goldin picks his favorite books of 2023.

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All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel By S. A. Cosby Cover Image

All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel (Hardcover)

By S. A. Cosby
$22.39
ISBN: 9781250831910
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Published: Flatiron Books - June 6th, 2023
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Dearborn By Ghassan Zeineddine Cover Image

Dearborn (Paperback)

By Ghassan Zeineddine
$16.16
ISBN: 9781959030294
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Published: Tin House Books - September 5th, 2023
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A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them By Timothy Egan Cover Image

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them (Hardcover)

By Timothy Egan
$24.00
ISBN: 9780735225268
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Published: Viking - April 4th, 2023
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Good Night, Irene: A Novel By Luis Alberto Urrea Cover Image

Good Night, Irene: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Luis Alberto Urrea
$23.20
ISBN: 9780316265850
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - May 30th, 2023
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Let Us Descend: A Novel By Jesmyn Ward Cover Image

Let Us Descend: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jesmyn Ward
$22.40
ISBN: 9781982104498
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Published: Scribner - October 24th, 2023
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Owner of a Lonely Heart: A Memoir By Beth Nguyen Cover Image

Owner of a Lonely Heart: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Beth Nguyen
$21.60
ISBN: 9781982196349
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Published: Scribner - July 4th, 2023
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The Secret Book of Flora Lea: A Novel By Patti Callahan Henry Cover Image

The Secret Book of Flora Lea: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Patti Callahan Henry
$23.19
ISBN: 9781668011836
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Published: Atria Books - May 2nd, 2023
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Tom Lake: A Reese's Book Club Pick By Ann Patchett Cover Image

Tom Lake: A Reese's Book Club Pick (Hardcover)

By Ann Patchett
$24.00
ISBN: 9780063327528
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Published: Harper - August 1st, 2023
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Wellness: A novel By Nathan Hill Cover Image

Wellness: A novel (Hardcover)

By Nathan Hill
$24.00
ISBN: 9780593536117
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Published: Knopf - September 19th, 2023
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While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence By Meg Kissinger Cover Image

While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence (Hardcover)

By Meg Kissinger
$24.00
ISBN: 9781250793775
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Published: Celadon Books - September 5th, 2023