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Hard to Find
This week’s column features four fiction debuts, all written by women. One speculates whether your name can influence the way you live your...
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Awakenings
Several versions of awakenings mark our five books this week: an immigrant son finds his voice; a writer discovers a shared trauma with both her...
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"The Very Essence of Romance is Uncertainty."
As Oscar Wilde once quipped, romance can take many forms. This week we have male friends and lovers; a triad of art-world influencers; linked...
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Spring Into Action
The range of talents and styles of storytelling this week offers a wide variety of reading experiences. We have two story collections: one from...
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Twists and Turns
The four novels in this week’s selection will definitely keep you on your toes. Each is a tour de force. One, which The Center is thrilled...
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Come and Go
Hebron, the Appalachian Trail, Hungary, London, and Berlin are some of the settings for our busy characters in this week’s five novels
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Up in the Air, Under the Earth and Seas
Four of the novels we highlight this week take a fascinating look at disasters and big nature: two involve earthquakes—one a debut, the other...
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Getting By
This week’s novels feature characters and families with unforgettable voices as they struggle in the world: a writer known for her inventive...
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Dream a Little Dream
Four extraordinary Nigerian women embark on a journey of self-discovery; an Iranian family is transformed by their new life in America; a Dickens...
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Women in Mind
This week we have a slate of novels that revel in the feminine mystique. On offer is a dishy look at women in Hollywood perfect for the forthcoming...