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Quick Pick: July 17, 2015

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Liberty Hardy

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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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prophets of eternal fjord

The Prophets of Eternal Fjord by Kim Leine

If you’re feeling ambitious, the English edition of this award-winning, internationally best-selling saga is out today. It’s the story of a late 18th-century Greenlandic community being torn apart by colonialism, and the priest who will attempt to save them. Soon he will be torn between his faith and his conscience. I don’t even think I can give it a description to do it justice, so I’m just going to say this: It’s big, it’s strange, it’s epic, and it’s totally rewarding for those who are daring enough to brave it.

Backlist bump: We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen

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