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<v Speaker 1>Welcome. This is the WZ Book Club. I'm Jordan Rich.

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<v Speaker 1>Every one of our four seasons offers up a best

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<v Speaker 1>of list of one kind or another, certainly true when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to books, so I picked one at random

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<v Speaker 1>to share with you. This according to the LA Times

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<v Speaker 1>the best books of the Summer of twenty twenty five,

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<v Speaker 1>and here are some of the highlights. Meet Me at

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<v Speaker 1>the Crossroads by Megan Giddings, The Strangers, Five Extraordinary Black

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<v Speaker 1>Men in the Worlds That Made Them by esco Eshan,

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<v Speaker 1>Putting Myself Together by Jamaica Kincaid, The Dance in the

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<v Speaker 1>Fire by Daniel Saldana, Paris Archive of Unknown Universes by

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<v Speaker 1>Reuben Rayes, Junior, King of Ashes by S. A. Crosby,

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<v Speaker 1>and Flashlight by Susan Choy. Interestingly, when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Times list for twenty twenty five summer,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll find many of the same titles, but a few

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<v Speaker 1>different ones. People Like Us by Jason Mott and Bury

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<v Speaker 1>Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab.

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<v Speaker 1>It's always fun to catch the Sunday book section in

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<v Speaker 1>any newspaper to get some fresh ideas. I'm Jordan Rich

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<v Speaker 1>and that's the book club. WZ Boston's news radio