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• Broadway Grand Rapids Presents Water for Elephants

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• Water for Elephants

  the Musical : Original Broadway Cast Recording

  Pigpen Theatre Company (Musical group),

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  The original Broadway cast recording of the Tony Award-nominated "Water for Elephants" musical, adapted by Rick Elice and scored by PigPen Theatre. Also streaming on Hoopla!

• The Night Circus

  a Novel

  Morgenstern, Erin

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  Staff Pick! "This book is simply a beautiful take that everyone should read." - Courtnei M.

• Rules of Civility

  [a Novel]

  Towles, Amor

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  Staff Pick! "It may sound like a typical small girl goes to the city and meets a rich bachelor story, but there are bittersweet, realistic moments that bring the story down to reality. But it's still magical, lively and full of 1950s glamour." -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Circus Train

  a Novel

  Parikh, Amita,

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  Another story of a relationship blooming in the shadow of the Big Top, in this case the European traveling circus, the World of Wonders, at the onset of the second world war.

• The Girls in the Picture

  [a Novel]

  Benjamin, Melanie, 1962-

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  A fictionalized retelling of the collaborative and personal relationship between budding screenwriter Frances Marion and up and coming actress Mary Pickford - two of the earliest pioneers of filmmaking in Hollywood. The story spans from 1914 to 1969…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Subway Girls

  a Novel

  Schnall, Susie Orman,

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  A dual timeline narrative that alternates between Charlotte, an ambitious woman in 1949 who's sees a glamorous (and lucrative) opportunity in the Miss Subway beauty contest, and Olivia, an advertising executive in the present day who's looking to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Along the Infinite Sea

  [a Novel]

  Williams, Beatriz,

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  Staff Pick! "It follows the lives of the three Schuyler sisters. This one is about Pepper and how she takes to a glamorous and wealthy woman who sold her car to Pepper. From there on you start to understand the backstory of the Schuyler family line…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Paris Express

  a Novel

  Donoghue, Emma, 1969-

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  A fictionalized account of the 1895 Montparnasse derailment, where a train failed to halt and crashed through the station wall and onto the street below. Told from the perspectives of the train's passengers, "The Paris Express" paints a fascinating…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seabiscuit

  An American Legend

  Hillenbrand, Laura

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  Staff Pick! "Laura did something really great here. Superbly researched and written! Truly and amazing story." - Andrea H.

• At the Water's Edge

  a Novel

  Gruen, Sara,

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  Another novel that takes place at the dawn of the second World War, told through the eyes of Maddie - a naive and somewhat sheltered socialite from Philadelphia, whose husband is determined to win back his father's approval (and financial support),…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Tempest of Tea

  Faizal, Hafsah,

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  A delightful twist on Prohibition-era speakeasy culture featuring a prim and proper vampire running an illegal bloodhouse behind the doors of her prestigious tearoom. A thrilling heist novel full of romance, revenge, and betrayals for readers that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

  Shaffer, Mary Ann

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  Staff Pick! "I'll never say no to a good historical fiction and this is one of my favorites! SO heartwarming and filled with such lovable characters." - Raven P.

• The Giver of Stars

  a Novel

  Moyes, Jojo, 1969-

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  Staff Pick! "Women bringing books to families by horseback. Need I say more?" - Rachel D.

• The Lincoln Highway

  a Novel

  Towles, Amor,

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  Staff Pick! "A truly wholesome tale of adventure that will transport you to another era."

• The Last Train to Key West

  a Novel

  Cleeton, Chanel,

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  Traveling to Key West on Henry Flagler's legendary Overseas Railroad is a chance to get away from it all: from the looming specter of the Wall Street crash and the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. But, even here, the echoes of the Great War are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

  a Novel

  Flagg, Fannie,

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  The second book in Fannie Flagg's "Whistle Stop, Alabama" series, following "Fried Green Tomatoes." This novel takes place after the railroad yards shut down and the town that depended on them withers away. A story about bridging the past and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Chaperone

  [a Novel]

  Moriarty, Laura, 1970-

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  A novel not about the silent film star Louise Brooks, but about the chaperone who accompanied her when she first traveled to a dance academy in New York in 1922. An exploration of the city during the 1920s and 1930s through the fresh eyes of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Water for Elephants

  a Novel

  Gruen, Sara

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  Haven't had a chance to read the original novel? Click through to check out a copy in your preferred format!

• If You Liked... "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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  Looking for more insightful, eye-opening, and compulsively-readable historical fiction? Check out our book club pick, "THe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid and more similar reads!