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Review: 'Hymns of the Republic,' by S.C. Gwynne
NONFICTION: A personal and gripping account of the last months of the Civil War.
Review: 'Last Letters: The Prison Correspondence 1944-1945,' by Freya and Helmuth James Von Moltke
NONFICTION: An intimate and affecting correspondence between a woman and her imprisoned husband awaiting execution by the Nazis.
Review: "Twenty-one Truths About Love," by Matthew Dicks
FICTION: This story of a slacker bookseller — told in lists — has much going for it. Let us count the ways.
Review: 'The Zookeepers' War,' by J.W. Mohnhaupt, translated from the German by Shelley Frisch
NONFICTION: A fascinating account of a competition between zookeepers in East and West Berlin.
Bookmark: Readers find that good books make vacations better
Books and vacations bind in our memories.
Review: 'Jakarta,' by Rodrigo Marquez Tizano, translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
FICTION: The narrator of this haunting novel chronicles the breakdown of society in a pandemic.
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‘Northland’ by Porter Fox An intriguing and adventurous journey across the U.S./Canada border that is full of travel exploration, history, current events, statistics and…
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New York Times bestsellers
FICTION 1. A Minute to Midnight, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) When Atlee Pine returns to her hometown to investigate her sister’s kidnapping from…
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Review: 'Love Unknown: The Life and Worlds of Elizabeth Bishop,' by Thomas Travisano
NONFICTION: "The loneliest person who ever lived," she was brilliant but reticent.
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The sordid tale of the Borgias and 2 other great audiobooks for your playlist
“The Borgias: Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy.” By Paul Strathern. (Tantor, unabridged, 11¼ hours.) At the center of Paul Strathern’s nimble…
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Review: 'Reinhardt's Garden,' by Mark Haber
FICTION: Devoid of chapters or paragraphs, this brief novel about a cultured but crazed European proves hilarious and thrilling.
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Review: 'The Depositions: New and Selected Essays on Being and Ceasing to Be,' by Thomas Lynch
NONFICTION: America's foremost essayist/undertaker reflects on faith, creativity and, yes, death.
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Review: 'Broke,' by Jodie Adams Kirshner
NONFICTION: The rebirth of Detroit passed a lot of people by — mainly low-income black residents who stuck it out. "Broke" goes deep to look at why.
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Review: 'All This Could Be Yours,' by Jami Attenberg
FICTION: Jami Attenberg's latest family saga unfolds to reveal numerous secrets and sorrows in the Tuchman clan.
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Review: 'Essays One,' by Lydia Davis
NONFICTION: An insightful selection of essays on reading and writing by an acclaimed short story writer.
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Reviews: 'All the Wrong Moves,' by Sasha Chapin, and 'Dead Man's Mistress,' by David Housewright
All the Wrong Moves By Sasha Chapin. (Doubleday, 217 pages, $24.95.) Sasha Chapin is bipolar, suffers from aphantasia, does drugs and has an uncontrollable addiction.…
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7 books to help you shake up your home decor
Ideas for refreshing your space with found objects, live plants and a bit of glam.
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Bedside Table: Readers recommend books
I recently discovered two authors, new to me, at the Dollar Store. There, I picked up "Winter Journal" by Paul Auster, a beautifully written memoir.…
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New York Times bestsellers
FICTION 1. Twisted Twenty-Six, by Janet Evanovich. (Putnam) The 26th book in the “Stephanie Plum” series. A New Jersey gangster’s associates go after a…
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Review: Harry Bosch is still going strong in 'The Night Fire'
FICTION: An LAPD detective and his new partner team up to solve the death of an ex-con.
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Review: 'Girl, Woman, Other,' by Bernardine Evaristo
FICTION: These interlocking stories, told with great verve, won this year's Booker Prize.
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Review: 'This Is Happiness,' by Niall Williams
FICTION: Endearing coming-of-age tale is a snapshot of an Irish rural community resistant to change.
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Review: 'Alice Adams: Portrait of a Writer,' by Carol Sklenicka
NONFICTION: Biography shines new light on Alice Adams and her chronicles of the hearts and minds of women.
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Bookmark: Readers think books should not be judged by writer's actions
Do we judge a book by the actions of its author? This perennial question came up most recently when the Nobel committee awarded the 2019…
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Review: 'Passing,' by Michael Korda
NONFICTION: Michael Korda's memoir of the vibrant life and cancer death of his wife is a touching and melancholy read.
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Reviews: 'Life After Deaf,' by Noel Holston, and 'Highway of Tears,' by Jessica McDiarmid
Life After Deaf By Noel Holston. (Skyhorse Press, 210 pages, $24.99.) At first they thought the problem might be blocked sinuses, but when Noel…
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