THRILLER & SUSPENSE

AN OFFICER AND A SPY

by Robert Harris

Espionage, counterespionage, a scandalous trial, a coverup and a man who tries to do right make this a complex and alluring... Full review >

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FICTION

THE INVENTION OF WINGS

by Sue Monk Kidd

Kidd’s portrait of white slave-owning Southerners is all the more harrowing for showing them as morally complicated, while... Full review >

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FICTION

ON SUCH A FULL SEA

by Chang-rae Lee

Welcome and surprising proof that there’s plenty of life in end-of-the-world storytelling. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

MY AGE OF ANXIETY

by Scott Stossel

Powerful, eye-opening and funny. Pitch-perfect in his storytelling, Stossel reminds us that, in many important ways, to be... Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

I'LL TAKE YOU THERE

by Greg Kot

Through it all, the ebullience of Mavis Staples and her music shine through. Full review >

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BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

LITTLE FAILURE

by Gary Shteyngart

Though fans of the author’s fiction will find illumination, a memoir this compelling and entertaining—one that frequently... Full review >

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FICTION

RADIANCE OF TOMORROW

by Ishmael Beah

UNICEF Ambassador Beah writes lyrically and passionately about ugly realities as well as about the beauty and dignity of... Full review >

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FICTION

KIDS THESE DAYS

by Drew Perry

A funny, frenzied tale of a terrified man plummeting helplessly into his own adulthood. Full review >

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