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NINETY DAYSby Bill Clegg
A gritty, lyrical and potent portrait of what it really means to be addicted. Full review >
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WE HEARD THE HEAVENS THENA touching tribute to a former national hero—the author's father—and a homeland riven by contradictions. Full review >
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MRS. KENNEDY AND MEby Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Of the many words written about Jacqueline Kennedy, these are among the best. Full review >
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UPWarmly ruminative and honestly observant. Witty, unforced humor rescues passages that might be boring in another writer’s... Full review >
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BYE BYE BABYLONby Lamia Ziadé & illustrated by Lamia Ziadé translated by Olivia Snaije
Stunning in both the art and the audacity. Full review >
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NIGHTCAP AT DAWNby J.B. Walker
A bracing cooperative effort taking readers as close to war as humanly possible. Full review >
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ARE YOU MY MOTHER?by Alison Bechdel illustrated by Alison Bechdel
Subtitled “A Comic Drama,” the narrative provides even fewer laughs than its predecessor but deeper introspection. Full review >
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TWO RINGSby Millie Werber & Eve Keller
A deeply affecting addition to Holocaust literature. Full review >
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN WINTERAnyone who enjoys a play of words and appreciates the turn of a phrase in a beautifully constructed sentence will value this... Full review >
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WILDA candid, inspiring narrative of the author’s brutal physical and psychological journey through a wilderness of despair to a... Full review >
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IN THE MEMORY OF THE MAPA journey through life with a guide who knows the trail and its wonders and who delights in the unexpected vistas that... Full review >
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THE PATAGONIAN HAREby Claude Lanzmann & translated by Frank Wynne
“I am neither indifferent to, nor weary of, this world; had I a hundred lives, I know I would not tire of it,” he writes.... Full review >
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BY THE IOWA SEAby Joe Blair
The author candidly examines his relationships with his wife and family and the changes they went through to stay together. Full review >
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