Staff Book Review with Liz

The Rent Collector by Camron Wright

In a time where it is more imperative than ever to look for understanding and empathy, this is an all too “close to true” story of a family living in the largest municipal waste dump of Cambodia. The power of education, along with the power of hope, brings both lead characters some semblance of peace and redemption and will resonate with you for years to come. What a powerful read. I highly recommend.

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hoopla Book Club Live Event: The Fixed Stars

The Fixed Stars Author: Molly Wizenberg • Read by: Erin Mallon • Genre: Memoir • Publisher: Abrams Release • Year: 2020 • Length: 256 pages / 6h 22m Join hoopla on Facebook for hoopla Book Club LIVE ! On Wednesday, December 9 at 7pm ET, NYT bestselling memoirist Molly Wizenberg will be in conversation with audiobook narrator of The Fixed Stars, Erin Mallon. Attendees can learn more about Molly and her writing process and even ask her questions during the live session! RSVP and learn more here . From a bestselling memoirist, a thoughtful and provocative story of changing identity, complex sexuality, and enduring family relationships. At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney she hardly knew. Married to a man for nearly a decade and mother to a toddler, Wizenberg tried to return to her life as she knew it, but something inside her had changed irredeemably. Instead, she would discover that the trajectory of our lives i...

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