CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

BEAUTIFUL THING

by Sonia Faleiro

Gritty, gripping and often heartbreaking—an impressive piece of narrative nonfiction. Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

THE DANCING GIRLS OF LAHORE

by Louise Brown

Riveting and important. Even readers who don’t think they’re interested in Pakistani prostitution will find themselves... Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

THE WHISTLEBLOWER

by Kathryn Bolkovac with Cari Lynn

Along with the film adaptation, this book will hopefully draw attention to an underreported tragedy. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

SOME GIRLS

by Jillian Lauren

A gritty, melancholy memoir leavened by the author’s amiable, engrossing narrative tenor. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE ROAD OF LOST INNOCENCE

by Somaly Mam with Ruth Marshall

An urgent, though depressing, document, worthy of a place alongside Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone, Rigoberto Menchú’s... Full review >

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HISTORY

THE FLOATING BROTHEL

by Sian Rees

Historical writing of the first rank, graphic and of real presence. Full review >

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NONFICTION

THE WISDOM OF WHORES

by Elizabeth Pisani

Delivers a strong, well-told and believable message—would that it makes a difference. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

CALLGIRL

by Jeannette Angell

While this reads like a memoir, a faint suspicion lingers that it could be fiction, like the author’s previous work (The... Full review >

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HISTORY

WANTON WEST

by Lael Morgan

A useful addition to Western Americana and women’s studies. Full review >

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