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Find an Empty Seat and Read a Good Book

Books with empty chairs on the covers just inviting you to sit down and read a good book - some look more inviting than others. It seems that empty chairs tend to symbolize loneliness or death - an absence of some sort.
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The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
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Rest (Alex Soojung-Kim Pang)
Rest (Alex Soojung-Kim Pang)
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The Almost Moon (Alice Sebold)
The Almost Moon (Alice Sebold)
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Ascend (Amanda Hocking)
Ascend (Amanda Hocking)
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The Day She Came Back (Amanda Prowse)
The Day She Came Back (Amanda Prowse)
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The Shadow Lines (Amitav Ghosh)
The Shadow Lines (Amitav Ghosh)
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The Houseguest (Amparo Dávila)
The Houseguest (Amparo Dávila)
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Come to Me: Stories (Amy Bloom)
Come to Me: Stories (Amy Bloom)
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Anatomy of a Misfit (Andrea Portes)
Anatomy of a Misfit (Andrea Portes)
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Elixir (Anna Abner)
Elixir (Anna Abner)
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I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life (Anne Bogel)
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life (Anne Bogel)
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An Oresteia (Anne Carson)
An Oresteia (Anne Carson)
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Off Season (Anne Rivers Siddons)
Off Season (Anne Rivers Siddons)
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
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Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov (Anton Chekhov)
Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov (Anton Chekhov)
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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
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America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life (Benoit Denizet-Lewis)
America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life (Benoit Denizet-Lewis)
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The Anatomy School (Bernard MacLaverty)
The Anatomy School (Bernard MacLaverty)
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The Promise of Elsewhere (Brad Leithauser)
The Promise of Elsewhere (Brad Leithauser)
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Faith Healer (Brian Friel)
Faith Healer (Brian Friel)
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When We Were Alive (C.J. Fisher)
When We Were Alive (C.J. Fisher)
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The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)
The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)
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The Kicking the Bucket List (Cathy Hopkins)
The Kicking the Bucket List (Cathy Hopkins)
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Come Closer and Listen (Charles Simic)
Come Closer and Listen (Charles Simic)
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Empire of Wild (Cherie Dimaline)
Empire of Wild (Cherie Dimaline)
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Group (Christie Tate)
Group (Christie Tate)
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A Chip and a Chair (Seven of Spades, #5) (Cordelia Kingsbridge)
A Chip and a Chair (Seven of Spades, #5) (Cordelia Kingsbridge)
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Sufficient Grace (Darnell Arnoult)
Sufficient Grace (Darnell Arnoult)
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The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and a Son (David Gilmour)
The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and a Son (David Gilmour)
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Don't Get Too Comfortable (David Rakoff)
Don't Get Too Comfortable (David Rakoff)
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Garnethill (Denise Mina)
Garnethill (Denise Mina)
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Our Lady of the Lost and Found (Diane Schoemperlen)
Our Lady of the Lost and Found (Diane Schoemperlen)
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Mozart and Leadbelly: Stories and Essays (Earnest Gaines)
Mozart and Leadbelly: Stories and Essays (Earnest Gaines)
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True Stories of False Confessions (Edited by Rob Warden and Steven A. Drizin)
True Stories of False Confessions (Edited by Rob Warden and Steven A. Drizin)
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Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edogawa Rampo)
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edogawa Rampo)
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Our Own Devices: The Past and Future of Body Technology (Edward Tenner)
Our Own Devices: The Past and Future of Body Technology (Edward Tenner)
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The House on Beartown Road (Elizabeth Cohen)
The House on Beartown Road (Elizabeth Cohen)
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The Speed of Light (Elizabeth Rosner)
The Speed of Light (Elizabeth Rosner)
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The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
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