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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
REPORT FROM THE INTERIORby Paul Auster
Auster has long rendered life as something of a puzzle; here are some significant, illuminating pieces. Full review >
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WRAPPED IN THE FLAGAn invaluable contribution to understanding the mentality of extremist conservatism and its supporters. Full review >
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AFTER VISITING FRIENDSPart elegy, part mystery and wholly unforgettable. Full review >
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I DREAMED I WAS A VERY CLEAN TRAMPby Richard Hell
A deft, lyrical chronicle by a punk with perspective. Full review >
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THE JOKERA humorous, cerebral and daringly written memoir. Full review >
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THE WOLF AND THE WATCHMANGripping, emotional depictions of the conflicts that rage in the interior and exterior worlds of a spy—and of a journalist. Full review >
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THE WORLD IS MOVING AROUND MEby Dany Laferrière translated by David Homel
Nonfiction with the resonance of literary fiction and the impact of real tragedy. Full review >
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THE FAMILYby David Laskin
An ambitious, experimental look at exodus, acclimatization and culture with a cast as diverse as any family photo album. Full review >
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A HOUSE IN THE SKYby Amanda Lindhout ; Sara Corbett
A vivid, gut-wrenching, beautifully written, memorable book. Full review >
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MY MISTAKEMenaker doesn’t just recount experiences; he digs away at them with wit and astute reflection, looking for the pattern of a... Full review >
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I HATE TO LEAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACEA bracing, no-nonsense memoir, infused with fresh takes on love, death and human nature. Full review >
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MO' META BLUESby Ahmir Thompson and Ben Greenman
Fanatics and newcomers to the music will both find plenty of revelation here. Full review >
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARK TWAIN, VOLUME 2by Mark Twain edited by Benjamin Griffin Elinor Smith
Twain admirers will find this volume indispensable and will eagerly await the third volume. Full review >
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THE ORDINARY ACROBATby Duncan Wall
Blending cultural history with biography, memoir and travelogue, Wall’s carefully balanced book is, in itself, a successful... Full review >
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MEN WE REAPEDby Jesmyn Ward
A modern rejoinder to Black Like Me, Beloved and other stories of struggle and redemption—beautifully written, if sometimes... Full review >
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