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is Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
From her Oscar-nominated role in Precious to her starring role in Empire, Gabourey Sidibe has always been inspiring, and now she can add author to her list of accomplishments. In This Is Just My Face, Sidibe demonstrates a comedic side as she looks at her life and how friendship, depression, celebrity, haters, fashion, race and weight have all played a role. This isn’t your traditional memoir, but Sidibe isn’t your traditional movie star either.
Prince Charles:
e Passions and Paradoxes of An Improbable Life
Author of the New York Times bestselling biography Elizabeth The Queen, Sally Bedell Smith brings us a new look at the life of Prince Charles. For the book, Smith researched for four years and spoke to hundreds of people, including palace of cials, former girlfriends and more. The biography, the rst in over 20 years, sheds new light on the death of
Diana as well as Charles’ marriage to Camilla, and his preparations for his ascent to the throne.
We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere
Actress Gillian Anderson and her friend Jennifer Nadel put together this rallying cry for women everywhere. Using practical, psychological and spiritual tools, the pair describe
a sisterhood that supports and encourages one another. Through their guide, Anderson and Nadel aim to inspire women, and empower them to be happier and more free. To that end, the authors supply nine basic principles they think women everywhere should live by.
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INTo THE WATER
Paula Hawkins’ rst novel written under her own name, The Girl on the Train, was one of 2015’s most talked about books. Her latest venture into the realm of psychologi- cal suspense is about family secrets, and follows the investiga- tion of a single mother
and a teenage girl found at the bottom of a river. Caught in the middle is a 15-year-old girl connected to both murders. Be prepared for plenty of twists and turns as Hawkins explores how deceptive memory and emo- tion can be.
THE Boy oN THE BRIDGE
In 2014’s The Girl with all the Gifts, M.R. Carey introduced us to a world where humans have been infected
by a deadly disease, creating a race of monsters that are slowly taking over the world. Carey returns to this world with a
prequel of sorts, introducing us to a clever boy who has been sent out into the world by his people because they believe he can save them from the monsters. With a differ- ent cast of characters, and its own unique journey, The Boy on the Bridge tells a brand new story, set in a familiar world.
THE UNDER- WoRLD
In 1972, a disas-
trous re in an Idaho mine took the lives
of 91 workers and became one of the worst mining disasters in American history. Kevin Canty creates a story based around the facts of the re, and imagines the fates of a handful of ctional sur-
vivors and their loved ones as they struggle to come to terms with the tragedy. It’s a story of loss, love and redemption as the survivors try to move on with their lives.
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