• FICTION

    SAINTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS

    MAY 9, 2017

FICTION

SAINTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS

by J. Courtney Sullivan

Sullivan often approaches melodrama, but she steers clear of the sentimentality that might easily have crept into this tale... Full review >

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    SPOONBENDERS

    JUNE 27, 2017

FICTION

SPOONBENDERS

by Daryl Gregory

A skillfully written family drama that employs quirk and magic with grace. Full review >

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    ALL THE AGENTS AND SAINTS

    JULY 10, 2017

NONFICTION

ALL THE AGENTS AND SAINTS

by Stephanie Elizondo Griest

In this well-conceived book, the author demonstrates unforgettably that national borders constitute much more than lines on... Full review >

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    FINAL GIRLS

    JULY 11, 2017

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    MY EUROPEAN FAMILY

    MAY 30, 2017

NONFICTION

MY EUROPEAN FAMILY

by Karin Bojs

A book to consult before swabbing, full of insight into the uses and abuses of genetics. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    BLACK MOSES

    JUNE 6, 2017

FICTION

BLACK MOSES

by Alain Mabanckou ; translated by Helen Stevenson

This tightly contained, densely packed story issues a challenge that never loses its urgency: how does a person cling to a... Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    TOO FAT, TOO SLUTTY, TOO LOUD

    JUNE 20, 2017

  • NONFICTION

    GUIDEBOOK TO RELATIVE STRANGERS

    JUNE 13, 2017

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

GUIDEBOOK TO RELATIVE STRANGERS

by Camille T. Dungy

Forthright, entertaining, often potent essays that successfully intertwine personal history and historical context regarding... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    ALL WE SHALL KNOW

    JULY 4, 2017

FICTION

ALL WE SHALL KNOW

by Donal Ryan

Emotionally intense, deeply engaging, and profound. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE DEVIL'S MUSE

    JULY 11, 2017

FICTION

THE DEVIL'S MUSE

by Bill Loehfelm

Loehfelm doesn't need showy murders or gory scenes to writes crime stories with grit that stay lodged in your brain and get... Full review >

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