{"title":"Staff Picks","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandpicked favourites from our team — books we love and think you will too.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"book-lovers","title":"Book Lovers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"w8qArf\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"fl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/search?hl=en\u0026amp;gbpv=1\u0026amp;dq=book+lovers\u0026amp;printsec=frontcover\u0026amp;q=inauthor:%22Emily+Henry%22\u0026amp;tbm=bks\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjoveuj5IOIAxUeElkFHT58IyAQmxMoAHoECCkQAg\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjoveuj5IOIAxUeElkFHT58IyAQmxMoAHoECCkQAg\"\u003eEmily Henry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Oprah Daily ∙ Today ∙ Parade ∙ Marie Claire ∙ Bustle ∙ PopSugar ∙ Katie Couric Media ∙ Book Bub ∙ SheReads ∙ Medium ∙ The Washington Post ∙ and more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne summer. 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