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THE PRINCE OF LOS COCUYOSA warm, emotionally intimate memoir. Full review >
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EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HEREA sobering, well-reported history in which no one emerges a winner. Full review >
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COME AND GET ITby Kiley Reid
Reid is a genius of mimicry and social observation. Full review >
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MY NAME IS BARBRAWhat a talent, what a career, what a life, and what a treat to relive it all with this most down-to-earth of demigods. Full review >
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THE REFORMATORYA novel that reminds its readers that racism forges its own lasting, unbearable nightmares. Full review >
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HOW TO SAY BABYLONMore than catharsis; this is memoir as liberation. Full review >
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THE TIMESAn exemplary work of journalism about journalism, of surpassing interest to any serious consumer of the news. Full review >
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BRIGHT YOUNG WOMENA stunning, engaging subversion of the Bundy myth—and the true-crime genre. Full review >
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WHILE YOU WERE OUTAn impassioned argument for reform in caring for the afflicted. Full review >
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TOM LAKEby Ann Patchett
Poignant and reflective, cementing Patchett’s stature as one of our finest novelists. Full review >
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SHYby Mary Rodgers & Jesse Green
A Broadway tell-all that deserves to become a classic of music theater lore. Full review >
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KALAby Colin Walsh
Part heartfelt coming-of-age tale, part brutal Irish noir, this is a spectacular read for Donna Tartt and Tana French fans. Full review >
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CROOK MANIFESTOIt’s not just crime fiction at its craftiest, but shrewdly rendered social history. Full review >
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THE ART THIEFFinkel’s extensive research, survey of art history, and hours of interviews with his subject combine for a compelling read. Full review >
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GEORGEby Frieda Hughes ; illustrated by Frieda Hughes
A poignantly heartwarming delight. Full review >
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SMALL MERCIESThis taut, gripping mystery is also a novel of soul-searching, for the author and reader alike. Full review >
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THE BEST MINDSAn affecting, thoughtfully written portrait of a friendship broken by mental illness and its terrible sequelae. Full review >
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THE SURVIVALISTSFunny and fresh, Cauley’s prose moves dynamic characters through a vivid, living New York City. Full review >
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