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True Friends
“True friends stab you in the front,” as Oscar Wilde once said. Here are books about unbreakable bonds, about reconnecting... -
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Generations
A debut storyteller leads the list this week with a collection set in the volatile American South that’s not to be missed -
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Stuck on You
The books here are stories about attachments—to family, to ourselves, and to the world. They include a meticulous examination... -
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Welcome In
We are thrilled to celebrate the Fall 2021 literary season with Anthony Doerr’s new novel below, set partly in Constantinople -
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In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World
Two of this week’s selections confront the drastic changes in the world of climate change, with quite different takes on folding... -
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Personal Histories
There are six extraordinary novels this week from seasoned writers, two who are switching genres in their fiction -
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Summer's End
This week’s recommendations encompass several genres: historical fiction, thriller, short stories, horror, and a memoir... -
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Brave Women, Bold Nature
The recommendations this week naturally fell into two categories that often overlap: women and nature. We have a feminist retelling... -
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So, What Else Is New?
What seems appealing to read in the middle of these dog days of summer? How about some writing advice for that novel you’ve... -
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Hauntings
This week highlights two mysteries: an impressive contemporary debut that seems as though it was written in another era and one... -
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Eureka!
These five books could not be more different from one another, but they undeniably confirm why California is such a fertile setting... -
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The View Inside
A paen to W.E.B. Du Bois and a rediscovered gem of Black fiction; a frenetic memoir by an actor whose infectious energy will... -
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Apart and Together
This week features mad housewives, animal behavior, distanced families, solitude, and some much-needed poetry -
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Making Connections
The desire to connect is part of what makes us human, and the following stories approach this notion to great effect -
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Fireworks!
As the country approaches the 245th celebration of Independence Day, we mark the occasion with a probing and hilarious view of... -
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Between Two Worlds
The books this week all have characters who straddle worlds—whether through location or vocation, reality or fantasy, historical... -
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The Darkness and the Light
Books about narcissism, illness, violence, loneliness, longing, misery, displacement, and catastrophic weather events—sounds... -
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And Introducing . . .
This week we feature remarkably assured debuts from writers who seem destined for bright careers, drawing from their personal... -
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Pride and Joy
Pride Month has begun and this week we celebrate with a selection that includes fiction from first-time writers and old friends... -
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In with the New
There’s no such thing as June Gloom when there are so many exciting books coming out next month. This week we have a number...
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Story Time
Ann Dowd Reads Story Boat by Kyo Maclear
Luminous, award-winning actor Ann Dowd joins us once again to share Kyo Maclear’s Story Boat, an imaginative and lyrical picture... -
Story Time
André Holland Reads Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
Based on the Oscar-Winning short film, Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry tells the story of Zuri, a young girl with beautiful hair, who... -
Story Time
Lili Taylor Reads The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Actress Lili Taylor joins us again to share The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfield. With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet...
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Writers Council Picks
Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Richard Powers
Richard Powers
Check out six great picks from novelist Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory and member of our Writers Council. -
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Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley
We’re asking members of our Writers Council to recommend six of their favorite reads. Whether new or old, best sellers or hidden gems, grand... -
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Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen
National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections, Freedom, The End of the End of the Earth) on...
