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I’ve been jumping around with far too many print books as of late, but I can’t stop listing to the audiobook for Kitchens of the Great Midwest. I’m a bit behind in discovering it, but the two voice narrators are wonderful and the switching point of view chapters are masterfully done. —Ashley Alfirevic, publicity associate

I just finished the enjoyable The Whale: A Love Story by Mark Beauregard. I’d seen the book on various websites and blogs, and when I picked it up at the bookstore to read the description, I wasn’t expecting it to be a thoroughly researched novel about the kinda-possibly-love-affair-but-definitely-*intense* whirlwind friendship of the authors of Moby Dick and The Scarlet Letter. But there you go. Coincidentally, this Monday was also the 165th anniversary of the publication of Moby Dick—which opens with Melville’s dedication, “In token of my admiration for his genius, this book is inscribed to Nathaniel Hawthorne.” Aww. —Mary Kravenas, marketing manager

I’ve been on a nonfiction kick lately so I’m slowly working my way through Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States. —Emily Lewis, editorial and marketing assistant

After watching the movie Tracks, based on the memoir Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1,700 Miles of Australian Outback, I knew I needed to read the memoir by Robyn Davidson. I just started the book on the train this week and am already enthralled. The beauty of the Australian Outback makes an impressive visual setting so I loved the movie, but the memoir offers more of Robyn’s personal thoughts and feelings about Australian and Aboriginal culture. I recommend both! —Meaghan Miller, senior publicist and social media coordinator

I’m finally getting around to reading Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. It’s just as enchanting as all the buzz I’d heard years back suggested.  —Michelle Williams, managing editor