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  1. 'Life Hacks for a Little Alien' follows a lonely girl's pursuit of an ancient tome

    Published: 18/02/2025
  2. A new book from Peter Beinart asks Jewish people to reimagine the Israeli state

    Published: 17/02/2025
  3. Two novels from Charmaine Wilkerson explore cultural inheritance in Black families

    Published: 14/02/2025
  4. Indie-rock artist Neko Case opens up about her childhood in a new memoir

    Published: 13/02/2025
  5. 'Bronshtein in the Bronx' is a fictional account of Leon Trotsky's New York exile

    Published: 12/02/2025
  6. In Ali Smith's 'Gliff,' two children flee capture in an authoritarian near-future

    Published: 11/02/2025
  7. In a new book, Chris Hayes argues that attention is our most endangered resource

    Published: 10/02/2025
  8. 'The Serviceberry' and 'Birding to Change the World' draw lessons from nature

    Published: 07/02/2025
  9. 'The Interpreter' is a story about children who act as translators for their parents

    Published: 06/02/2025
  10. With 'Dare I Say It,' Naomi Watts aims to help menopausal women feel less alone

    Published: 05/02/2025
  11. Andy Corren's memoir 'Dirtbag Queen' expands on a viral tribute to his mother

    Published: 04/02/2025
  12. A new novel follows the love lives of three generations of Palestinian American women

    Published: 03/02/2025
  13. 'Final Girl Support Group' and 'Witchcraft for Wayward Girls' center women in horror

    Published: 31/01/2025
  14. Rusty Sabich comes out of retirement in Scott Turow's thriller 'Presumed Guilty'

    Published: 30/01/2025
  15. 'Unassimilable' makes a radical case against assimilation for the Asian diaspora

    Published: 29/01/2025
  16. 'Parks 2' is a book of photos and essays focused on the National Parks

    Published: 28/01/2025
  17. Han Kang's latest novel 'We Do Not Part' deals with hidden chapters of Korean history

    Published: 27/01/2025
  18. New novels from Emma Knight and Anita Desai explore the dual identities of mothers

    Published: 24/01/2025
  19. 'How to Change' is a behavioral economist's guide to habit formation

    Published: 23/01/2025
  20. 'Amazing Grapes' was Pulitzer-winning illustrator Jules Feiffer's final book

    Published: 22/01/2025

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