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  1. 'Grief Is for People' is Sloane Crosley's memoir about losing a close friend

    Published: 4/4/2024
  2. 'Wuhan' analyzes China's management and response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    Published: 4/3/2024
  3. 'Whalefall' by Daniel Kraus is a thriller about diving, loss and new beginnings

    Published: 4/2/2024
  4. 'Climate Capitalism' projects an optimistic future for environmental policy

    Published: 4/1/2024
  5. Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory

    Published: 3/29/2024
  6. 'Hard by a Great Forest' is a novel about returning home decades after fleeing war

    Published: 3/28/2024
  7. Charles Spencer's memoir 'A Very Private School' opens up about boarding school abuse

    Published: 3/27/2024
  8. 'Say Hello to My Little Friend' explores manhood, 'Scarface' and Miami stereotypes

    Published: 3/26/2024
  9. In 'The Exvangelicals,' Sarah McCammon analyzes loving and leaving the church

    Published: 3/25/2024
  10. Percival Everett centers a new voice in 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn'

    Published: 3/22/2024
  11. 'Feeding Ghosts' is a graphic memoir grappling with generational trauma

    Published: 3/21/2024
  12. 'Headshot' follows 8 teenage girls into the boxing ring

    Published: 3/20/2024
  13. Christine Blasey Ford tells her own story in 'One Way Back'

    Published: 3/19/2024
  14. '2054' is a political thriller about civil war, misinformation and AI

    Published: 3/18/2024
  15. In 'Collision of Power' and 'Outtakes,' journalists look back on their careers

    Published: 3/15/2024
  16. In 'The Extinction of Irena Rey,' translators search for a missing author

    Published: 3/14/2024
  17. 'The Last Ships from Hamburg' recalls the plight of Jewish refugees before WWI

    Published: 3/13/2024
  18. Maurice Vellekoop's graphic memoir recounts his coming out to his religious family

    Published: 3/12/2024
  19. In 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last,' Xochitl Gonzalez explores marriage, art and success

    Published: 3/11/2024
  20. Tommy Orange follows 'There, There' with 'Wandering Stars'

    Published: 3/8/2024

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