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Andre Dubus III Looks At the Survivors
The author confronts the long shadow of violence and trauma in 'Gone So Long.'
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Susan Orlean Knows Librarians Are Superheroes
Orlean delves into the 1986 L.A. public library fire in 'The Library Book.'
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Jerome Charyn, And His New Books, Play Double Jeopardy
Veteran author Jerome Charyn publishes two books in five months: an essay collection, 'In the Shadow of King Saul,' and 'The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King,' a novel about Theodore Roosevelt.
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Noma's New Cookbook Foments a Fermentation Revolution
In 'The Noma Guide to Fermentation,' by superstar chefs René Redzepi and David Zilber, the proof is in the probiotics.
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The Horrors of Love: Spotlight on Jeremy Wagner
In 'Rabid Heart,' thriller author and death metal legend Wagner spins a gory tale of love and zombie bashing. (Sponsored)
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From Prison, Ahmet Altan Confronts Turkey's Dark History
Sentenced to life imprisonment in Turkey, Ahmet Altan continues work on his ambitious series, the Ottoman Quartet, from Silivri Prison outside Istanbul.
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Barbara Kingsolver Heads to the Pine Barrens
Kingsolver’s new novel, 'Unsheltered,' connects two families in New Jersey two centuries apart.
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Spotlight on Michael D. Cicchini
In this examination of the case profiled on Netflix's 'Making a Murderer,' Cicchini deconstructs how police steer the accused toward false confessions. (Sponsored)
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Joseph Olshan's New Novel Rides the Winds of Cultural Change
In his latest novel, 'Black Diamond Fall,' Joseph Olshan writes a literary mystery with a disappearance and a gay relationship at its heart.
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Deborah Eisenberg Puts the Politics In Prose
Eisenberg takes on current events in her latest collection, 'Your Duck Is My Duck'.
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Spotlight on David Weber
'Uncompromising Honor,' the latest installment in Weber's Honorverse series, takes readers on a journey toward vengeance and retribution. (Sponsored)
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George Pelecanos Knows Why Inmates Need Books
Pelecanos, known for his work on HBO series 'The Wire' and 'The Deuce,' returns to his roots with 'The Man Who Came Uptown,' a novel about a young man’s struggles in and out of the criminal justice system.
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Who Wrote 'A Raisin in the Sun'? Imani Perry Knows.
Imani Perry captures the life of the creator of the iconic play, 'A Raisin in the Sun,' in her book, 'Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry.'
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Pat Barker Sees the Women of Troy
Barker’s novel, 'The Silence of the Girls,' tells the story of the 'Iliad' through the women captured when Troy falls.
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Andrew Gross Gets Personal In a New Rags to Riches Novel
Thriller writer Gross gets personal with 'Button Man,' a novel set in the garment trade in 1930s New York that channels his grandfather.
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Heather Morris Unearths a Love Story from Auschwitz
Morris’s novel, 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz,' is based on a true story of love and survival in the notorious concentration camp.
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Kate Atkinson's Woman in London
In her latest novel, 'Transcription,' Atkinson follows the fortunes of an MI5 recruit during WWII and after.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Holmes Brothers Keep Changing
Set in 1872, Abdul-Jabbar’s second novel coauthored with Anna Waterhouse, 'Mycroft and Sherlock' (Titan, Oct.), finds the brothers investigating a series of bizarre murders in London.
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You Say You Want a Revolution? Elaine Mokhtefi Has One For You.
In Mokhtefi’s memoir 'Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers,' she recounts her life in France and Algiers, and her time with Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver.
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Collateral Damage In Stephen Markley's Debut
In 'Ohio,' Markley’s first novel, friends in small-town Ohio come together to confront the aftereffects of 9/11.
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