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Forced to taste food for the Fuhrer at 'The Wolf's Table'

Forced to taste food for the Fuhrer at 'The Wolf's Table'

Rosella Postorino's new novel is based on the real-life story of a German woman who was conscripted to serve as a food taster for Adolf Hitler, who feared that the Allies were trying to poison him.

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In 'The World According to Fannie Davis,' mom runs a numbers racket

In 'The World According to Fannie Davis,' mom runs a numbers racket

Bridgett M. Davis has written a memoir about her mother, who ran a thriving underground gambling outfit in 1960s Detroit to provide for her family.

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Capturing the 'Voices of Mississippi'

Capturing the 'Voices of Mississippi'

Bookseller Kelle Barfield recommends much more than a book: She raves about a collection of music, oral history and other materials compiled by historian William Ferris.
by Tracy Mumford

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'Horse Latitudes' is a gripping mix of genres

'Horse Latitudes' is a gripping mix of genres

Part thriller, part noir, and part tropical gothic, Morris Collins' debut novel follows a New York photographer on a dangerous and increasingly surreal journey through Central America.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Russell Baker dies at 93

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Russell Baker dies at 93

Baker made his name as a columnist for The New York Times, where he wrote thousands of columns over more than 30 years. He won one Pulitzer Prize for commentary, and another for his autobiography.
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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'The Snow Leopard Project' puts spotlight on Afghanistan's wildlife

'The Snow Leopard Project' puts spotlight on Afghanistan's wildlife

For many, Afghanistan does not at first conjure up images of black bears and musk deer. But that's just what Alex Dehgan found when his team went there in hope of establishing the first national park.
by Barbara J. King

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In 'The Birds, the Bees,' teens take on sex ed

In 'The Birds, the Bees,' teens take on sex ed

In Olivia Hinebaugh's new novel, a girl gets fed up with her school's abstinence-only classes and sets herself up as a sex ed expert, handing out condoms and advice with help from her mom, a nurse.
by Alethea Kontis

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'Prisoner' is an intimate portrait of one journalist's captivity in Iran

'Prisoner' is an intimate portrait of one journalist's captivity in Iran

Writer Jason Rezaian is unsparingly personal throughout the telling of his arrest, imprisonment and trial, writing of his childhood, family, visits with his wife -- and fears and insecurities.
by Mark Katkov

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'The Gilded Wolves' is a rich, high-speed heist tale

'The Gilded Wolves' is a rich, high-speed heist tale

Roshani Chokshi's new novel -- set in an alternate Belle Epoque Paris -- features an unlikely team of thieves out to steal a magical artifact with connections to their colonized homelands.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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