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This week, Vanessa recommends a queer cozy mystery (plus espionage!), historical fiction about lesser-known Black history, and a fun mystery about a mystery writer.
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Books and Links Discussed On the Show:
The Tuxedo Society by Paul Rudnick
The Brightest Day by Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, Piper Huguley
Books About Juneteenth
Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
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