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'The Divers' Game' depicts an unimaginably unjust, all too believably cruel

'The Divers' Game' depicts an unimaginably unjust, all too believably cruel

In author Jesse Ball's universe, which runs too closely parallel to our own, human worth has been reduced, negated, argued out of existence. But it has left an echo, one with a haunting symphony.
by Jason Heller

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You'll want to open every one of 'The Ten Thousand Doors of January'

You'll want to open every one of 'The Ten Thousand Doors of January'

Alix E. Harrow's debut novel, about a young woman growing up in a mysterious mansion at the turn of the last century, will lead you on a journey through books within books and worlds within worlds.
by Jessica P. Wick

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Meet 'the greatest American novelist you’ve never heard of'

Meet 'the greatest American novelist you’ve never heard of'

Novelist Lucy Ellmann has produced what bookseller Lori Feathers calls “the most brilliant and, at the same time, the most audacious novel of 2019.”
by Tracy Mumford

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Why fashion expert Tan France nearly turned down 'Queer Eye'

Why fashion expert Tan France nearly turned down 'Queer Eye'

"The thought of being one of the very first openly gay South Asian men on a major show. ... That pressure was so hard to handle," France says of his role on the Netflix makeover series.
by Terry Gross

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'The Only Plane In The Sky' offers a powerful, graphic narrative of 9/11

'The Only Plane In The Sky' offers a powerful, graphic narrative of 9/11

When today's children someday ask "What was 9/11 really like?," Garrett Graff's book will be the answer: He vividly recounts the most upsetting and totemic moments — and critical, little-told others.
by Scott Detrow

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Smart, snarky 'Gideon The Ninth' swears her way through the stars

Smart, snarky 'Gideon The Ninth' swears her way through the stars

Tamsyn Muir's new novel is a sci-fi-horror-fantasy-romance mashup that's entirely its own thing, full of snark and darkness, sometimes deep and sometimes shallow, and unexpectedly heartbreaking.
by Jason Sheehan

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Six thrillers for summer’s end

On Mondays, MPR News host Kerri Miller shares her latest book recommendations on MPR’s Morning Edition. This summer, she’s been catching up on thrillers, and passed along a list of six favorites – both old and new.
by MPR News Staff

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