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    CHUCK KLOSTERMAN X

    MAY 16, 2017

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

CHUCK KLOSTERMAN X

by Chuck Klosterman

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    LOVE AND TROUBLE

    MAY 12, 2017

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

LOVE AND TROUBLE

by Claire Dederer

Insightful, provocative, and fearlessly frank, Dederer seduces readers with her warmth, wit, and wisdom. Full review >

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    WOMAN NO. 17

    MAY 9, 2017

FICTION

WOMAN NO. 17

by Edan Lepucki

Always enjoyable if not always believable, this novel succeeds by staying light on its feet. Or, as one character puts it,... Full review >

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    THE LINES WE CROSS

    MAY 9, 2017

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE LINES WE CROSS

by Randa Abdel-Fattah

A meditation on a timely subject that never forgets to put its characters and their stories first Full review >

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    CHANGE AGENT

    APRIL 18, 2017

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

CHANGE AGENT

by Daniel Suarez

A natural at making future shocks seem perfectly believable, Suarez (Influx, 2014, etc.) delivers his most entertaining... Full review >

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    NO ONE CARES ABOUT CRAZY PEOPLE

    MARCH 21, 2017

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NO ONE CARES ABOUT CRAZY PEOPLE

by Ron Powers

This hybrid narrative, enhanced by the author’s considerable skills as a literary stylist, succeeds on every level. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    EXIT WEST

    MARCH 7, 2017

FICTION

EXIT WEST

by Mohsin Hamid

One of the most bittersweet love stories in modern memory and a book to savor even while despairing of its truths. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    A SEPARATION

    FEB. 7, 2017

FICTION

A SEPARATION

by Katie Kitamura

A minutely observed novel of infidelity unsettles its characters and readers. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE GOLDEN LEGEND

    APRIL 18, 2017

FICTION

THE GOLDEN LEGEND

by Nadeem Aslam

Brooding and beautiful: a mature, assured story of the fragility of the world and of ourselves. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    IMAGINE WANTING ONLY THIS

    APRIL 18, 2017

GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS

IMAGINE WANTING ONLY THIS

by Kristen Radtke illustrated by Kristen Radtke

Powerfully illustrated and incisively written—a subtle dazzler of a debut. Full review >

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