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Empathetic Literature
This week we hear from writers who bring the world to us with passion and compassion in fiction and nonfiction. In addition to including new books...
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It's So Emotional
This grouping taps into emotional relationships—with family, friends, faith, food and life itself. We hear from a prolific Southern American...
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Prize-Worthy Fiction
There are four authors this week who have been recently acknowledged by the prestigious Booker Prize. The fifth is a special treat—a previously...
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What's on Your Mind?
Three works of literary nonfiction are in the spotlight this week, along with a prize-winning Scandinavian writer who has been gaining a deserved...
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Fall's Harvest
This week we offer an epic novel of the American South, stories that illuminate the absurdity of contemporary life, a glimpse into the making...
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Creature Discomforts
Often, getting out of your comfort zone enhances the pleasures of reading. This week two oversized creatures are featured, as well as (possibly)...
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Whale of a Tale
A ‘whale of a story’ means a great amount of a good thing and this week we have five novels that fit the description, including two featuring whales
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Something to Talk About
This week we are pleased to highlight a rousing jazz-infused debut novel which we are launching at The Center and a pitch-perfect memoir from...
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Difficult People
Difficult people make for interesting reading. Characters who are mischievous, unstable, irrational, those who lack self-control and then find...
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Awakenings
Novels, short stories, stories that interlink to become a novel, and poetry: these books explore their characters’ psychological and sexual...