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Village Weavers is full of vibrancy, wistfulness and even playfulness, capably portraying the enduring tenacity of women in uncertain times ..read more
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Ferdia Lennon’s unique voice sparkles with a darkly comic undertone in his debut novel, Glorious Exploits, a quirkily uplifting commentary on war, art and the surprisingly resilient spirit of humanity ..read more
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1M ago
In an era of retellings, Percival Everett’s James stands out for staying true to Mark Twain’s voice, tale-spinning talent and humor, while also while also accurately depicting what Twain failed to acknowledge: the reality of life for enslaved people ..read more
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The best new books of the month include highly anticipated follow-ups from Sloane Crosley, Sasha LaPointe and Juan Gómez-Jurado ..read more
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1M ago
Journey from India to Palestine, from Vietnam to midcentury America in these stellar reads ..read more
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Three Christian historical novels laud the power of faith, love and commitment in overcoming risk and tragedy ..read more
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The Woman in the Sable Coat isn’t a typical story of plucky, cheerful British heroines making a difference to the war effort: Although World War II is at the center of the novel, and its period details are sharply etched, this is a darker, more Gothic-leaning story ..read more
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1M ago
Cristina Henríquez’s polyvocal novel is a moving and powerful epic about the human cost of building the Panama Canal. It’s easy to imagine, in these snippets of lives, just how many more love stories, deaths, migrations, protests and other life-altering moments occurred during the canal’s construction ..read more
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Kirsten Bakis, author of Lives of the Monster Dogs, creates an atmosphere of gut-churning dread from the very first chapter of King Nyx. This is a scary good book ..read more
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2M ago
The author shares the surprising genesis of his second book, moments from his life that became part of the story of There There, and the song that inspired his sequel’s title, Wandering Stars ..read more