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'Grief Is for People' is Sloane Crosley's memoir about losing a close friend
Published: 4/4/2024 -
'Wuhan' analyzes China's management and response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Published: 4/3/2024 -
'Whalefall' by Daniel Kraus is a thriller about diving, loss and new beginnings
Published: 4/2/2024 -
'Climate Capitalism' projects an optimistic future for environmental policy
Published: 4/1/2024 -
Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory
Published: 3/29/2024 -
'Hard by a Great Forest' is a novel about returning home decades after fleeing war
Published: 3/28/2024 -
Charles Spencer's memoir 'A Very Private School' opens up about boarding school abuse
Published: 3/27/2024 -
'Say Hello to My Little Friend' explores manhood, 'Scarface' and Miami stereotypes
Published: 3/26/2024 -
In 'The Exvangelicals,' Sarah McCammon analyzes loving and leaving the church
Published: 3/25/2024 -
Percival Everett centers a new voice in 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn'
Published: 3/22/2024 -
'Feeding Ghosts' is a graphic memoir grappling with generational trauma
Published: 3/21/2024 -
'Headshot' follows 8 teenage girls into the boxing ring
Published: 3/20/2024 -
Christine Blasey Ford tells her own story in 'One Way Back'
Published: 3/19/2024 -
'2054' is a political thriller about civil war, misinformation and AI
Published: 3/18/2024 -
In 'Collision of Power' and 'Outtakes,' journalists look back on their careers
Published: 3/15/2024 -
In 'The Extinction of Irena Rey,' translators search for a missing author
Published: 3/14/2024 -
'The Last Ships from Hamburg' recalls the plight of Jewish refugees before WWI
Published: 3/13/2024 -
Maurice Vellekoop's graphic memoir recounts his coming out to his religious family
Published: 3/12/2024 -
In 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last,' Xochitl Gonzalez explores marriage, art and success
Published: 3/11/2024 -
Tommy Orange follows 'There, There' with 'Wandering Stars'
Published: 3/8/2024
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