• FICTION

    ALL THINGS CEASE TO APPEAR

    MARCH 8, 2016

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

ALL THINGS CEASE TO APPEAR

by Elizabeth Brundage

With a storyline that tightens like a constrictor, this is a book that you won’t want to read alone late at night. Full review >

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    THE VIOLET HOUR

    MARCH 8, 2016

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE VIOLET HOUR

by Katie Roiphe

Never overly sentimental, this is a poignant and elegant inquiry into mortality. Full review >

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    A MURDER OVER A GIRL

    MARCH 1, 2016

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    INNOCENTS AND OTHERS

    MARCH 8, 2016

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    BLACKASS

    MARCH 1, 2016

FICTION

BLACKASS

by A. Igoni Barrett

The story doesn’t quite live up to its brilliant premise, but readers in search of an incisive observer of contemporary life... Full review >

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    DON'T LET MY BABY DO RODEO

    MARCH 1, 2016

FICTION

DON'T LET MY BABY DO RODEO

by Boris Fishman

A comic novel about parenting infused with emotional intelligence. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    13 WAYS OF LOOKING AT A FAT GIRL

    FEB. 23, 2016

FICTION

13 WAYS OF LOOKING AT A FAT GIRL

by Mona Awad

Beautifully constructed; a devastating novel but also a deeply empathetic one. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    EVICTED

    MARCH 1, 2016

CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

EVICTED

by Matthew Desmond

This stunning, remarkable book—a scholar’s 21st-century How the Other Half Lives—demands a wide audience. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    STRANGE GLOW

    MARCH 1, 2016

NONFICTION

STRANGE GLOW

by Timothy J. Jorgensen

A seismic piece of scientific inquiry, top shelf in narrative style and illumination. Full review >

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