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August 12 Laurie Frankel Special
Laurie Frankel's books feature complex characters exploring life's controversial topics.
4 min
August 07 Immigrant Communities: "Good People" by Patmeena Sabit and "I Hope You Find What You're Looking For" by Bsrat Mezghebe
How do you honor and hold onto your heritage whilst trying to assimilate into a brand new culture?
4 min
August 05 Ann Patchett's "Whistler" and "The Patron Saint of Liars"
Something old, and something new, from Ann Patchett.
4 min
July 24 Down South: "The Calamity Club" by Kathryn Stockett and "The Great Wherever" by Shannon Sanders
What is it about the American south that makes it such fertile and enduring ground for tantalizing literature?
4 min
July 17 Life-changing Friendships: "Contrapposto" by Dave Eggers, "Honoria" by Janice Shapiro, and "We Should Not Be Friends" by Will Schwalbe
A novel, a graphic novel, and a memoir about a timeless theme.
4 min
July 15 There Goes The Neighborhood: Alan Opts Out" by Courtney Maum and "Coyoteland" by Vanessa Hua"
Where you live, and how you live, can say a lot about you.
4 min
July 08 Giants of Fiction: "What We Can Know" by Ian McEwan and "John of John" by Douglas Stuart.
Two new novels from masters of the craft.
4 min
June 25 Murder Most Foul: "The Pinnacle" by Abir Mukherjee and "Blunt Instrument" by Amy Bloom
Drama, mayhem and...glamour. The makings of a great murder mystery.
4 min
June 03 Arch Thrillers: "The Author Weekend" by Laura Zigman and "The Ending Writes Itself" by Evelyn Clarke
Sometimes, things, and people, are not as the seem.
4 min
May 27 Famous and Funny: "The Land and Its People" by David Sedaris and "Famesick" by Lena Dunham
Two new revealing essay collections from a pair of familiar, funny, and influential artists.
4 min

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