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Theo of Golden

By Allen Levi

Friendship

What if a stranger could change your life simply by asking for your story? When Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden, he begins buying pencil portraits from a local coffeehouse and returning them to the people they depict. In exchange, he asks for nothing but their stories. As portrait by portrait, the residents reveal secrets, regrets, and dreams, their ordinary lives begin to shift in unexpected ways. Theo of Golden is a tender story about generosity, connection, and the quiet power of being truly seen.

One Golden Summer

By Carley Fortune

Contemporary Fiction

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A radiant, new escape to the lake from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune I never anticipated Charlie Florek. Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true. Alice spent…

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The Odyssey

By Homer

British & Irish

This prose translation of the Odyssey is so successful that it has taken its place as one of the few really outstanding versions of Homer's famous epic poem. It is the story of the return of Odysseus from the siege…