• FICTION

    THE ROCKS

    MAY 26, 2015

FICTION

THE ROCKS

by Peter Nichols

A literary island vacation with a worldly, wonderfully salacious storyteller. Full review >

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    SMASH CUT

    APRIL 14, 2015

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

SMASH CUT

by Brad Gooch

This candid memoir lovingly evokes a life, and a world, lost. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    DIETLAND

    MAY 26, 2015

FICTION

DIETLAND

by Sarai Walker

Part Fight Club, part feminist manifesto, an offbeat and genre-bending novel that aims high—and delivers. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    DAYS OF RAGE

    APRIL 7, 2015

HISTORY

DAYS OF RAGE

by Bryan Burrough

A superb chronicle, long—but no longer than needed—and detailed, that sheds light on how the war on terror is being waged... Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    A KIM JONG-IL PRODUCTION

    FEB. 3, 2015

HISTORY

A KIM JONG-IL PRODUCTION

by Paul Fischer

A meticulously detailed feat of rare footage inside the DPRK’s propaganda machinery. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    BORDERLINE

    APRIL 14, 2015

FICTION

BORDERLINE

by Liza Marklund

Annika's ninth adventure is a bravura performance that raises Marklund's game and lifts her above the mystery genre. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    ORDINARY LIGHT

    APRIL 2, 2015

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

ORDINARY LIGHT

by Tracy K. Smith

Guilt and regret pervade Smith’s recollection of her mother’s illness and death, darkening the edges of this light-filled... Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    THE FOLDED CLOCK

    APRIL 7, 2015

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE FOLDED CLOCK

by Heidi Julavits

An inventive, beautifully crafted memoir, wise and insightful. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    MY STRUGGLE

    APRIL 28, 2015

FICTION

MY STRUGGLE

by Karl Ove Knausgaard ; translated by Don Bartlett

An entertaining portrait of the artist as a young lout. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    ORIENT

    MAY 5, 2015

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