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Classic literature meets modern teen drama in 'By The Book'

Classic literature meets modern teen drama in 'By The Book'

In Amanda Sellet's charming young adult romance, a teenage bookworm transfers to the local public high school and discovers that the literary classics she lives by aren't quite a match for real life.
by Alethea Kontis

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'Here We Are': What would Philip Roth have made of all this?

'Here We Are': What would Philip Roth have made of all this?

Benjamin Taylor, one of Roth's closest friends during the last decades of his life, has written a memoir that rekindles Roth's voice: brilliant, profane, and so very funny.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Remembering the lost village of Chippewa City

North of Grand Marais along Highway 61, a white clapboard church stands as one of the only reminders of what was once a small community called Chippewa City.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Funny Weather' asks what art can do in a crisis

'Funny Weather' asks what art can do in a crisis

At her best, Olivia Laing turns criticism into an elevated form of hospitality: Like a good party host, she introduces you to someone, tells you what she likes about them, then leaves you to it.
by Annalisa Quinn

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Murderbot makes a triumphant (and cranky) return in 'Network Effect'

Murderbot makes a triumphant (and cranky) return in 'Network Effect'

Martha Wells' freethinking robot stars in its first full-length adventure, remaining just as misanthropic and TV-obsessed as ever, even as it attempts to figure out who kidnapped it and its friends.
by Steve Mullis

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These 'Little Eyes' watch the world burn

These 'Little Eyes' watch the world burn

In her new novel, Samanta Schweblin gives everyone in the world a little critter that's basically a Furby with a webcam — naturally, this does not end well, for the owners, the devices, or anyone.
by Jason Sheehan

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Stock up on hot chocolate before reading this book

Stock up on hot chocolate before reading this book

This cozy story makes a “great read-aloud for littler kids. And it’s super fun for grown-ups to read as well,” says bookseller Lily Tschudi-Campbell.

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