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Former 'Teen Vogue' editor shares her memoir -- and her manifesto

Former 'Teen Vogue' editor shares her memoir -- and her manifesto

Elaine Welteroth became the first black beauty director at a Conde Nast magazine. Then she oversaw its political transformation.
by Noel King

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Can a chicken recipe change your life?

Can a chicken recipe change your life?

Ella Risbridger was suicidally depressed when she roasted a chicken and ended up writing an uplifting, genre-bending cookbook that reads like a magical mix of memoir, novel and self-help book.
by Jean Fain

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In 'Ayesha at Last,' a take on Austen that's sparky and sensitive

In 'Ayesha at Last,' a take on Austen that's sparky and sensitive

There have been an awful lot of South Asian adaptations of 'Pride and Prejudice' recently, but Uzma Jalaluddin's tale of two Toronto Muslims -- one conservative, one liberal -- stands out beautifully.
by Kamrun Nesa

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In Scotland's Outer Hebrides, mobile libraries are a lifeline

In Scotland's Outer Hebrides, mobile libraries are a lifeline

Library vans ply lonely roads and deliver books, including works in Gaelic, to hundreds of isolated residents. Seeing the mobile librarian is sometimes the only human contact they will have for days.
by Celeste Noche

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'Magic for Liars' asks: What if you're actually not magic?

'Magic for Liars' asks: What if you're actually not magic?

Sarah Gailey's new novel centers on estranged sisters, one magically talented and one just a talented private investigator -- who gets called in to solve a crime at her sister's school for magic.
by Liza Graham

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Macabre and irreverent, 'Mostly Dead Things' is a satisfying journey

Macabre and irreverent, 'Mostly Dead Things' is a satisfying journey

Kristin Arnett's new novel follows a woman dealing with the suicide of her father, while running the taxidermy business she inherited from him, getting over an ex, and learning to live for herself.
by Ilana Masad

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'The Sentence is Death' is a bracing addition to any beach bag

'The Sentence is Death' is a bracing addition to any beach bag

Anthony Horowitz's new Inspector Hawthorne mystery is a sometimes too-complex but ultimately fun tale set in and around London's literary scene, with plenty of axes to grind and nibs to sharpen.
by Bethanne Patrick

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'Hands down, it's the best book I've ever read'

'Hands down, it's the best book I've ever read'

Could you name the best book you've ever read? Could you pick just one? Bookseller Wesley Minter has his ready.
by Tracy Mumford

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