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M.T. Anderson's 'Nicked' follows a heist to steal the bones of Saint Nicholas
Published: 08/08/2024 -
Juli Min's novel 'Shanghailanders' unfolds in reverse
Published: 07/08/2024 -
Cory Richards' memoir covers mountains, photography and mental health
Published: 06/08/2024 -
Sarah Perry's 'Enlightenment' ponders faith, astronomy and friendship
Published: 05/08/2024 -
Novels by Claire Lombardo and Catherine Newman explore different stages of motherhood
Published: 02/08/2024 -
'The Boiling Moat' plants a military strategy to prevent China's capture of Taiwan
Published: 01/08/2024 -
Jon M. Chu's memoir 'Viewfinder' traces his journey to making movies
Published: 31/07/2024 -
In 'Liars,' Sarah Manguso explores a marriage falling apart
Published: 30/07/2024 -
Stephen Graham Jones explores a new side of horror in 'I Was a Teenage Slasher'
Published: 29/07/2024 -
Riley Sager and Johanna Copeland set thrillers in suburbia
Published: 26/07/2024 -
Khushbu Shah's cookbook 'Amrikan' honors the Indian American diaspora
Published: 25/07/2024 -
A look back at Vice President Kamala Harris' memoir, 'The Truths We Hold'
Published: 24/07/2024 -
Joyce Maynard follows 'Count the Ways' with 'How the Light Gets In'
Published: 23/07/2024 -
Griffin Dunne's memoir chronicles fame, art and tragedy in his Hollywood upbringing
Published: 22/07/2024 -
Two summer mysteries unravel in 'The Cliffs' and 'The God of the Woods'
Published: 19/07/2024 -
'We Were Once a Family' examines how the foster care system failed the Hart siblings
Published: 18/07/2024 -
Revisiting J.D. Vance's memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy'
Published: 17/07/2024 -
'Ultraviolet' follows a young boy going through puberty and first love
Published: 16/07/2024 -
In 'Beautiful Days,' Zach Williams ponders parenthood, reality and the uncanny
Published: 15/07/2024 -
Two books dive into the musical histories of The Police and Joni Mitchell
Published: 12/07/2024
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