Book Recommendations
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Book Recs
Dreams of Escape
A grieving young woman in the 1980s Midwest longs to escape her life and complete her dead uncle’s unfinished computer game; another young woman...
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Crimes of the Heart
There is a bit of tugging at the heartstrings this week. We celebrate the happy return of a prize-winning Scottish novelist with a family story...
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Taking Place
This week, we have two novels featured in upcoming events at The Center: a gorgeous and poignant story about sisters in Brazil that will be part...
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Life Lessons
This week features three novelists with well-earned reputations for offering tips on living. We have the return, after a decade, of an author...
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Care and Feeding
Three of this week’s books concern London: an investigation into a mysterious death; a novel exploring friendship and the state of publishing...
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Almost Famous
Three novels this week touch on fame: we have a slim yet potent book concerning a famous, aging writer; a group of midlife female boy-band fans...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The five novels this week introduce characters—parents, siblings, friends, and enemies—who span a wide range of circumstances, dispositions...
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Larger Than Life
Two of The Center’s upcoming programs launch books from this week’s selection: a much-anticipated conversation with a former teacher about...
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Fierce Attachments
The week’s selection consists of five novels whose characters create powerful bonds that define their lives. In one, which we’ll launch...
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Through It All
The five books this week remind us how, despite life’s obstacles, we carry on. Whether through a memoir composed of staccato short pieces revealing...
