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This Fall's Biggest Hits

  • FICTION

    THE GOLDFINCH

    OCT. 22, 2013

  • FICTION

    THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS

    OCT. 1, 2013

  • FICTION

    DOCTOR SLEEP

    SEPT. 24, 2013

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

DOCTOR SLEEP

by Stephen King

Satisfying at every level. King even leaves room for a follow-up, should he choose to write one—and with luck, sooner than... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    WE ARE WATER

    OCT. 22, 2013

FICTION

WE ARE WATER

by Wally Lamb

We all know that life is tangled and messy. Still, in reminding readers of this fact, Lamb turns in a satisfyingly grown-up... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    SYCAMORE ROW

    OCT. 22, 2013

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

SYCAMORE ROW

by John Grisham

Trademark Grisham, with carefully situated echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird. A top-notch thriller. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    IDENTICAL

    OCT. 16, 2013

  • NONFICTION

    JOHNNY CARSON

    OCT. 15, 2013

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

JOHNNY CARSON

by Henry Bushkin

Carson partisans may find this memoir self-serving (what memoir isn’t?), but most readers will be captivated by this... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    DEAR LIFE

    NOV. 13, 2012

FICTION

DEAR LIFE

by Alice Munro

The author knows what matters, and the stories pay attention to it. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    40 CHANCES

    OCT. 22, 2013

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

40 CHANCES

by Howard G. Buffett with Howard W. Buffett

An impressive example of how an individual’s diligent work can truly affect the world. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    DAVID AND GOLIATH

    OCT. 1, 2013

NONFICTION

DAVID AND GOLIATH

by Malcolm Gladwell

In addition to the top-notch writing one expects from a New Yorker regular, Gladwell rewards readers with moving stories,... Full review >

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