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Imagine That
Two of our upcoming events feature books in this week’s selection—one launches a magnificent Indian epic; the other a charming French story...
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Either/Or
Gay polyamory, heartache, and obsession; five Black women across twenty years of friendship; an alternative universe where four adolescents must...
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Class Divides
The four novels here explore versions of class: one about the hopes and dreams of formerly enslaved siblings; a rediscovered satire about artistic...
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Labor Pains
To celebrate the first books of the new season, this week you’ll meet a comically entertaining fictional mother; a complex mother whose death...
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Have Some Faith
This week, we have a dark fantasy about ancient magic that takes place in Hell; a Southern Gothic family story where the Devil’s handiwork is...
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Summer of Love
The lazy days of August bring books preoccupied with the many forms of love: desire, attraction, the bonds of friendship, a mother’s love...
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Put It Down
These five books are marked by a similar quality: it is hard to stop reading them once you’ve begun. Three are novels—a kidnapping plot gone...
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Freeing One's Voice
Two powerful memoirs lead this week’s selection—one recounting a Black man’s journey through trauma to literary success and its aftermath...
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Oh, Horrors!
There are many versions of a horror story, as three of the books this week confirm. We propose: a wild ride into the near future in Japan involving...
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Survival of the Fittest
The dog days of summer make it difficult to thrive (packed, steamy subways; hot asphalt; over-air-conditioned offices and stores)