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9 Books You Can’t Put Down

  • FICTION

    THE BREAKAWAY

    AUG. 29, 2023

FICTION

THE BREAKAWAY

by Jennifer Weiner

A lovely, compulsively readable story about finding your path and believing in your own worth. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    BREAKING AND ENTERING

    AUG. 15, 2023

FICTION

BREAKING AND ENTERING

by Don Gillmor

A smart, funny, and sneakily terrifying version of the way we live now. (Do not read without working air conditioning.) Full review >

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  • FICTION

    MORE PERFECT

    AUG. 15, 2023

FICTION

MORE PERFECT

by Temi Oh

An emotional tale exploring light and dark and the gray areas in change and progress. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN

    SEPT. 19, 2023

FICTION

BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN

by Jessica Knoll

A stunning, engaging subversion of the Bundy myth—and the true-crime genre. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    AGENTS OF CHAOS

    AUG. 29, 2023

NONFICTION

AGENTS OF CHAOS

by Sean Howe

A fascinating resurrection from the dark side of the 1960s and ’70s. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    NO ORDINARY ASSIGNMENT

    JULY 11, 2023

NONFICTION

NO ORDINARY ASSIGNMENT

by Jane Ferguson

A captivating, honest, and powerful attempt to do justice to the hardest stories to tell. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE UNDERWORLD

    AUG. 1, 2023

NONFICTION

THE UNDERWORLD

by Susan Casey

Space exploration gets the headlines, but Casey makes a convincing case that the deep ocean is more interesting. Full review >

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