NONFICTION

TRUMP'S AMERICA

by Scott Dikkers

Sure to appeal to Onion fans and anyone unhappy with our current president. Full review >

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FICTION

THE ARRANGEMENT

by Sarah Dunn

Dunn’s dryly humorous story about a marriage that goes dangerously off-road never loses its groove. Full review >

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FICTION

WAIT TILL YOU SEE ME DANCE

by Deb Olin Unferth

Chock-full of emotional insight and comic verve, Unferth’s beguiling stories are not to be missed. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

ROYCE ROLLS

by Margaret Stohl

A smart, satirical edge separates this Hollywood chick-lit from many others. Full review >

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ROMANCE

OUR MARRIAGE COUNSELOR

by Carl Tiktin

Sharp, satiric, and uncomfortably insightful, Tiktin’s novel amuses and abrades in equal measure. Full review >

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FICTION

CLASS

by Lucinda Rosenfeld

Comin’ at you “with a copy of Karl Marx’s Capital in one hand and a raisin bagel in the other.” Right on, Rosenfeld. Full review >

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