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- President Obama shopping at One More Page Books. Image via Yelp
- Lisa Chavez's pick: The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams. "Very engaging characters, interesting story lines, smart dialogue, and some steamy romance to boot! Perfect summer read."
- Lelia Nebeker's pick: Somerset by Leila Meacham. "Somerset tells the story of how three families came to settle in Texas in the 1800s. The novel spans decades, starting in the 1830s and following generations of Tolivers through the Westwar
- Amber Gott Steel's pick Archetype by M.D. Waters. "This book kept me up all night reading. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, and at the end, I was begging for the sequel!"