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  • FICTION

    MARY AND O’NEIL

    FEB. 6, 2001

ROMANCE

MARY AND O’NEIL

by Justin Cronin

A quiet debut, its very understatement giving rise to its poignancy and strength. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    A WORKING THEORY OF LOVE

    OCT. 2, 2012

FICTION

A WORKING THEORY OF LOVE

by Scott Hutchins

Clever and extensive navel-gazing is modulated by tenderness, humor and charm. A writer to watch. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    TO THE END OF THE LAND

    SEPT. 21, 2010

FICTION

TO THE END OF THE LAND

by David Grossman & translated by Jessica Cohen

A classic, full of sharp descriptions of life in Palestine and Israel today, urgent in its insistence that peace can come... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    ENOUGH ABOUT LOVE

    FEB. 8, 2011

FICTION

ENOUGH ABOUT LOVE

by Hervé Le Tellier & translated by Adriana Hunter

Le Tellier examines the possibilities of love after 40, and he deals with this issue with patience, understanding and... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    FLATSCREEN

    FEB. 21, 2012

FICTION

FLATSCREEN

by Adam Wilson

A book with lots of laughs that's also very bleak. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    ADVERBS

    MAY 1, 2006

ROMANCE

ADVERBS

by Daniel Handler

Experimental fiction is rarely this emotionally engaging. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    LOVE SONG

    OCT. 16, 2012

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

LOVE SONG

by Ethan Mordden

The title cheats a little—it's more about him than her—but this is a lively, baroque account of two very cool cats, these... Full review >

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