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Of Kith and Kin
Aliens and cults; adultery; short fiction from a Big Sky Country master; murder in a Puerto Rican community; and a memoir from a beloved NYC chef and writer
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Past Is Present
Settings as far flung as the South Pacific, Bulgaria, Kolkata, and Northwest England, (plus Manhattan), feature in this week’s selection, which...
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"The Suspense Is Terrible. I Hope It Will Last." —Oscar Wilde
Three of our novels this week are in the thriller mode. There are ill-fated private investigators; a protagonist who becomes obsessed with a local...
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Virtually Real
This week we have historical fiction about a sexually charged relationship between a Dutch painter and her servant; a child made of wax in Denmark...
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Imagine That
Two of our upcoming events feature books in this week’s selection—one launches a magnificent Indian epic; the other a charming French story...
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Either/Or
Gay polyamory, heartache, and obsession; five Black women across twenty years of friendship; an alternative universe where four adolescents must...
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Class Divides
The four novels here explore versions of class: one about the hopes and dreams of formerly enslaved siblings; a rediscovered satire about artistic...
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Labor Pains
To celebrate the first books of the new season, this week you’ll meet a comically entertaining fictional mother; a complex mother whose death...
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Have Some Faith
This week, we have a dark fantasy about ancient magic that takes place in Hell; a Southern Gothic family story where the Devil’s handiwork is...
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Summer of Love
The lazy days of August bring books preoccupied with the many forms of love: desire, attraction, the bonds of friendship, a mother’s love...
