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THE PARADOX HOTELby Rob Hart
Funny, thrilling, poignant, and profound. Full review >
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ATOMIC ANNAAs ambitious as a Greek tragedy and just as lyrical and unflinching. Full review >
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SCATTERED ALL OVER THE EARTHby Yoko Tawada ; translated by Margaret Mitsutani
Who decides what’s authentic? Tawada will tell you that’s in flux and always has been. Full review >
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THE CHRISTIE AFFAIRDevilishly clever, elegantly composed and structured—simply splendid. Full review >
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WHEN WE WERE BIRDSA remarkable story that blends urban reality and Caribbean-infused magical realism. Full review >
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GOOD INTENTIONSby Kasim Ali
An exploration of the ways that race and family ties may complicate or imperil romance even if everyone means well. Full review >
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THE LIBRARYby Andrew Pettegree & Arthur der Weduwen
A lively, authoritative cultural history. Full review >
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BECOMING ABOLITIONISTSAn informed, provocative, astute consideration of salvific alternatives to contemporary policing and imprisonment. Full review >
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MUD SWEETER THAN HONEYby Margo Rejmer ; translated by Zosia Krasodomska-Jones & Antonia Lloyd-Jones
A gripping book of starkly revealing testimony. Full review >
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GOLD, OIL AND AVOCADOSAn urgent eyewitness account of how culture and land are being destroyed by “a remorseless process of commodification.” Full review >
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PLANET CLAIREby Jeff Porter
A haunting and thought-provoking consideration of death and “how utterly it rips apart our lives.” Full review >
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FUCKED AT BIRTHA sharp wake-up call to heed the new Depression and to recognize the humanity of those hit hardest. Full review >
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WHEN WE WERE INFINITEBeautifully, achingly cathartic. Full review >
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THE WOMAN ALL SPIES FEARInspiring, informative, and entertaining. Full review >
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BEYOND THE BLUE BORDERby Dorit Linke ; translated by Elisabeth Lauffer
A compelling look at Germany’s recent past. Full review >
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