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Our Year of Reading
This year lacked many things, but great literature was, thankfully, not among them. It’s no mystery, however, that more titles than usual seemed...
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The Perfect Gift
Can you believe gift-giving season is upon us? Our rule of thumb: When in doubt, a gift book is often the ideal choice for a present
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Our Thanks to You
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, one thing we are thankful for is the support you readers, members and customers have continued to provide...
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The Department of Speculation
With a sigh of relief that the election is basically over, we are ready to turn to the future—and a handful of books that do just that
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Shorts!
Sometimes we just need something concise and brief and diminutive, of modest size (but not necessarily scope). Perhaps a little something for...
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First Novels and Last Novels, and Those in Between
Some of the finest books of the season are just coming out now. They can provide a welcome alternative to the daily news cycle and just might...
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Horrors!
Haunting, scary, spooky, creepy, frightening, gothic, and ghostly—how many ways can we describe the novels that make us shiver, and the stories...
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The Voices of America
This week we focus on the great variety of voices in America in its many forms: fiction, fantastic and speculative; biography; poetry; and essay
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Murder, Eat, Read, Repeat
This week I wanted to call out four new books in the crime genre that are particularly good—followed by a new mouthwatering cookbook and two...
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Escape the Election Blues with Fall Books
This week’s collection underscores how a variety of storytelling styles can entertain, emotionally satisfy, and surprise