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Quick Pick: September 16, 2016

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Liberty Hardy

Senior Contributing Editor

Liberty Hardy is an unrepentant velocireader, writer, bitey mad lady, and tattoo canvas. Turn-ons include books, books and books. Her favorite exclamation is “Holy cats!” Liberty reads more than should be legal, sleeps very little, frequently writes on her belly with Sharpie markers, and when she dies, she’s leaving her body to library science. Until then, she lives with her three cats, Millay, Farrokh, and Zevon, in Maine. She is also right behind you. Just kidding! She’s too busy reading. Twitter: @MissLiberty

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every kind of wantingEvery Kind of Wanting by Gina Frangello

The story of three different families in Chicago, and their complicated, complicated relationships as they navigate through life, in search of what they think they want. There’s Miguel and Chad, who want to have a baby together, so Chad’s sister, Gretchen, offers them one of her eggs, and their friend Emily offers to be the surrogate mother. But making matters trickier is the fact that Miguel’s sister is having an affair with Emily’s husband, and when this secret – and more – is revealed, everything starts to unravel. Every Kind of Wanting is a strong, passionate novel about what a mess people make of their lives, and a fabulous story about contemporary relationships and the lengths people will go to to find comfort and happiness.

Backlist bump: A Life in Men by Gina Frangello