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9 New Books From Your Favorite Authors

  • FICTION

    THE GEOMETRY OF HOLDING HANDS

    JULY 28, 2020

MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

THE GEOMETRY OF HOLDING HANDS

by Alexander McCall Smith

The elegant resolution of both problems makes this the ethicist's best in more than a decade. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    LOVE & OTHER CRIMES

    JUNE 30, 2020

FICTION

LOVE & OTHER CRIMES

by Sara Paretsky

The well-wrought plots and densely imagined worlds make this the most distinguished mystery collection so far this year. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE GOLDEN CAGE

    JULY 7, 2020

FICTION

THE GOLDEN CAGE

by Camilla Läckberg ; translated by Neil Smith

A deliciously inventive thriller brimming with sex, secrets, and scandal. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    THE LIVES OF EDIE PRITCHARD

    JULY 7, 2020

FICTION

THE LIVES OF EDIE PRITCHARD

by Larry Watson

A riveting and tense examination of identity, violence, and female anger. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    THE BUTTERFLY LAMPSHADE

    JULY 28, 2020

FICTION

THE BUTTERFLY LAMPSHADE

by Aimee Bender

A novel with rewards for patient and sympathetic readers. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    THE COLOR OF AIR

    JULY 7, 2020

FICTION

THE COLOR OF AIR

by Gail Tsukiyama

Well-paced and lush, this is a captivating historical novel that shows the power of love and human resilience. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    EAT THE BUDDHA

    JULY 28, 2020

NONFICTION

EAT THE BUDDHA

by Barbara Demick

Memorable voices inform a penetrating, absorbing history. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    YOU LOOK SO MUCH BETTER IN PERSON

    JULY 28, 2020

  • NONFICTION

    BRIGHT PRECIOUS THING

    JULY 7, 2020

NONFICTION

BRIGHT PRECIOUS THING

by Gail Caldwell

Caldwell’s fourth memoir sings. It’s a song for the ages, but it sounds especially resonant in the #MeToo era. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >

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