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Talking to My Father's Ghost: An Almost True Story by Alex Krokus

“Shortly after his funeral, my dad started haunting me . . . and it’s been a delight!” —Alex

Set over the course of a single year, this book follows Alex and his father’s ghost as they stroll along winter beaches, camp in rattlesnake-infested deserts, and share countless diner meals together. Between fielding fatherly lectures on the importance of doing his taxes, how to properly shovel the driveway, and why he should always tip twenty percent, Alex tries to figure out what he needs to say to his dad.

LibraryReads Voting Deadline: July 1st, 2025

Cold Joy: Experience the Wondrous Power of Cold Water by Libby DeLana

For most of her life, Libby DeLana believed she hated the cold—fear of cold became part of her identity. Then, in the midst of a period of deep personal inquiry, an impromptu dip in icy water cracked something open in her heart, forcing her to reexamine the limiting stories she told herself. If she could learn to love cold, what other beautiful life experiences might await?

LibraryReads Voting Deadline: August 1st, 2025

Outer Space Is Closer Than Antarctica by Michelle Ott

In 2004, feeling burned out and dissatisfied, Michelle Ott left her high-profile gallery job in New York to work as a janitor at McMurdo Station in Antarctica: the coldest, windiest, driest place on Earth. There, she fell in love—not only with her future partner, but with the raw, inhospitable, incomparable beauty of the continent itself.

LibraryReads Voting Deadline: September 1st, 2025

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