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  1. 'The Mango Tree' is a memoir about growing up mixed-race Filipina in south Florida

    Published: 6/10/2024
  2. Ada Limón talks forgiveness, ghosts and fertility on 'Wild Card'

    Published: 6/7/2024
  3. 'Malas' is a novel about womanhood, curses and family history in a Texas border town

    Published: 6/6/2024
  4. R.O. Kwon's novel 'Exhibit' grapples with sexual desire and Asian identity

    Published: 6/5/2024
  5. Kathleen Hanna remembers her path to becoming the OG 'Rebel Girl'

    Published: 6/4/2024
  6. Illia Ponomarenko's memoir opens up about covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine

    Published: 6/3/2024
  7. Two books trace the social and historical impacts of food

    Published: 5/31/2024
  8. Claire Messud's new novel is a sweeping tale of history, family and social change

    Published: 5/30/2024
  9. Author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent collaborate on new songbook

    Published: 5/29/2024
  10. In 'All Fours,' Miranda July tackles love, sex and reinvention in middle age

    Published: 5/28/2024
  11. Doris Kearns Goodwin's new book is part memoir, part history of the 1960s

    Published: 5/27/2024
  12. Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Selleck memoirs look back at their beginnings

    Published: 5/24/2024
  13. 'The SalviSoul Cookbook' celebrates Salvadoran food and the matriarchs who cook it

    Published: 5/23/2024
  14. 'The Paris Novel' revels in a good meal, a beautiful dress and a romantic city

    Published: 5/22/2024
  15. In 'The White Bonus,' Tracie McMillan analyzes the monetary cost of racism

    Published: 5/21/2024
  16. 'The Alternatives' is a novel about grief, sisterhood and working women

    Published: 5/20/2024
  17. Brittney Griner's memoir recounts her detention in Russia and finally 'Coming Home'

    Published: 5/17/2024
  18. 'Lessons for Survival' thinks about parenting through social and environmental crises

    Published: 5/16/2024
  19. Colm Tóibín's long-anticipated sequel to 'Brooklyn' is 'Long Island'

    Published: 5/15/2024
  20. Chanel Miller's new children's book follows lost socks in New York City

    Published: 5/14/2024

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