{"title":"Ex Libris Staff Picks","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"an-anonymous-girl-by-greer-hendricks-sarah-pekkanen","title":"An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks,  Sarah Pekkanen HCDJ Ex-Library","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEx-Library Hardcover in Good (G) condition. Standard library markings, plastic covering on DJ, otherwise clean and straight. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGoodreads Choice Award Nominee for Mystery and Thriller (2019).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine's\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week • \u003ci\u003eBookish's\u003c\/i\u003e \"Must-Read Books of Winter\" • \u003ci\u003ePopSugar's\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Books of Winter\" • \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan's\u003c\/i\u003e \"2019 Books to Bring to Your Book Club\" • \u003ci\u003eBookbub's\u003c\/i\u003e \"Biggest Books of Winter\" • \u003ci\u003eRefinery 29's\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Books of January 2019\" • \u003ci\u003eCrime Reads'\u003c\/i\u003e \"January's Best Psychological Thrillers\" • \u003ci\u003eInStyle's\u003c\/i\u003e\"7 Books That You Should Resolve to Read This January\" • \u003ci\u003eHelloGiggles'\u003c\/i\u003e \"The 50 Most Anticipated Books of 2019\" • \u003ci\u003eUSA Today's\u003c\/i\u003e \"5 New Books Not to Miss\" • \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire's\u003c\/i\u003e \"The Best Women’s Fiction of 2019 (So Far)\" • \u003ci\u003eHypable's\u003c\/i\u003e \"Winter Releases You Can’t Afford to Miss\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeeking women ages 18 - 32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. 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