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Chelsea Devantez's memoir finds the humor in dark situations
Published: 13/06/2024 -
Stephen King finishes a story 45 years in the making in 'You Like It Darker'
Published: 12/06/2024 -
The autobiography of John Swanson Jacobs offers a new look at slavery and migration
Published: 11/06/2024 -
'The Mango Tree' is a memoir about growing up mixed-race Filipina in south Florida
Published: 10/06/2024 -
Ada Limón talks forgiveness, ghosts and fertility on 'Wild Card'
Published: 07/06/2024 -
'Malas' is a novel about womanhood, curses and family history in a Texas border town
Published: 06/06/2024 -
R.O. Kwon's novel 'Exhibit' grapples with sexual desire and Asian identity
Published: 05/06/2024 -
Kathleen Hanna remembers her path to becoming the OG 'Rebel Girl'
Published: 04/06/2024 -
Illia Ponomarenko's memoir opens up about covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Published: 03/06/2024 -
Two books trace the social and historical impacts of food
Published: 31/05/2024 -
Claire Messud's new novel is a sweeping tale of history, family and social change
Published: 30/05/2024 -
Author Kazuo Ishiguro and singer Stacey Kent collaborate on new songbook
Published: 29/05/2024 -
In 'All Fours,' Miranda July tackles love, sex and reinvention in middle age
Published: 28/05/2024 -
Doris Kearns Goodwin's new book is part memoir, part history of the 1960s
Published: 27/05/2024 -
Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Selleck memoirs look back at their beginnings
Published: 24/05/2024 -
'The SalviSoul Cookbook' celebrates Salvadoran food and the matriarchs who cook it
Published: 23/05/2024 -
'The Paris Novel' revels in a good meal, a beautiful dress and a romantic city
Published: 22/05/2024 -
In 'The White Bonus,' Tracie McMillan analyzes the monetary cost of racism
Published: 21/05/2024 -
'The Alternatives' is a novel about grief, sisterhood and working women
Published: 20/05/2024 -
Brittney Griner's memoir recounts her detention in Russia and finally 'Coming Home'
Published: 17/05/2024
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