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In 'A Warning,' an invisible hand rings a somber alarm

In 'A Warning,' an invisible hand rings a somber alarm

President Trump, we are told in this soon-to-be-published book, has destroyed the guardrails thoughtful people tried to erect around him. Further, he has banished nearly all those thoughtful people.
by Ron Elving

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'Queen of the Conquered' serves revenge with delicacy and savagery

'Queen of the Conquered' serves revenge with delicacy and savagery

In their new novel, Kacen Callender builds a vast, immersive landscape based on the colonial history of the Caribbean, but it's their morally conflicted heroine who will really hook readers.
by Jason Heller

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'The Great Pretender' investigates a landmark moment in psychiatric history

'The Great Pretender' investigates a landmark moment in psychiatric history

In the '70s David Rosenhan and seven "pseudopatients" went undercover in mental health wards. Their resulting article rocked the psychiatric world. But Susannah Cahalan struggled to confirm the facts.
by Maureen Corrigan

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In memoir, Nikki Haley hammers White House team but pledges allegiance to Trump

In memoir, Nikki Haley hammers White House team but pledges allegiance to Trump

In “With All Due Respect,” the former U.N. ambassador says Trump's ex-Chief of Staff John Kelly and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked her to help them "save the country" from the president.
by Ron Elving

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Novelist doctor skewers corporate medicine in 'Man's 4th Best Hospital'

Novelist doctor skewers corporate medicine in 'Man's 4th Best Hospital'

Samuel Shem's 1978 novel, “The House of God,” was a sardonic look at U.S. medicine through a young doctor's eyes. Shem's new fiction checks in with the same crew in the age of medicine by smartphone.
by Mara Gordon

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'Mama Hissa's Mice' creep through a dystopian future Kuwait

'Mama Hissa's Mice' creep through a dystopian future Kuwait

Saud Alsanousi's novel follows a group of Kuwaiti kids growing up in the 1980s — then jumps to a near future torn by sectarian violence. It's a resonant book that asks more questions than it answers.
by Ilana Masad

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In 'Some Of Us Are Very Hungry Now,' revelations morph into mirrors

In 'Some Of Us Are Very Hungry Now,' revelations morph into mirrors

Andre Perry's debut essay collection reads like a slightly fragmented memoir focused on the search for identity, the desire to write, and his constant sense of unease as a black man in Iowa City.
by Gabino Iglesias

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