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'Unmarriageable' sets 'Pride and Prejudice' in Pakistan

'Unmarriageable' sets 'Pride and Prejudice' in Pakistan

You may not think the world needs another retelling of Jane Austen's classic, but Soniah Kamal's 'Unmarriageable' has an undercurrent of social and political commentary that makes it a worthwhile read.
by Ilana Masad

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There's no rest for anyone in 'The Dreamers'

There's no rest for anyone in 'The Dreamers'

Karen Thompson Walker's new novel imagines a pandemic that puts victims into a deep sleep, giving them strange dreams from which they may not wake up -- and panicking those still awake.
by Melissa Block

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Stephen King, Amy Tan headed to Minneapolis for new book festival

Stephen King, Amy Tan headed to Minneapolis for new book festival

The Loft Literary Center's inaugural Wordplay Book Festival, slated for May 11-12, will feature more than 100 authors. Ready to book your weekend with the wordsmiths? Registration opens in March.
by Nancy Yang

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The personal, the political, the poetic

The personal, the political, the poetic

Bookseller Danny Caine recommends a new "dazzling" collection of poetry that mixes the personal and political.
by Tracy Mumford

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Youthful angst is fresh and compelling in 'Last Night in Nuuk'

Youthful angst is fresh and compelling in 'Last Night in Nuuk'

Niviaq Korneliussen's new novel follows five people in Greenland's capital Nuuk; it's a heartbreaking yet hopeful look at young, queer life in one of the most isolated places in the world.
by Michael Schaub

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In 'Why We Fight,' one man searches for self-knowledge through mixed martial arts

In 'Why We Fight,' one man searches for self-knowledge through mixed martial arts

Josh Rosenblatt's personal meditation on fighting and selfhood is replete with engaging literary and historical excursions -- giving the idea of fighting a dignity it might be harder to grant without.
by Nicholas Cannariato

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'Help Me!' documents a year of self-help books

'Help Me!' documents a year of self-help books

Marianne Power decided to read one self-help book a month, for a year -- and follow the advice in each, to the letter. She says it became a much more intense undertaking than she'd anticipated.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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'Inheritance' investigates a family secret, with self-discovery at the core

'Inheritance' investigates a family secret, with self-discovery at the core

Dani Shapiro, at age 54, is shocked to learn that the man she thought was her biological father wasn't a blood relative. Her memoir, a quest for the truth, reads like an emotional detective story.
by Heller McAlpin

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'Ghost Wall' is an eerie coming-of-age tale that begs for a second read

'Ghost Wall' is an eerie coming-of-age tale that begs for a second read

Sarah Moss' beautifully written novel is set in the 1970s in the rugged countryside of the far north of England, where a group of campers are reenacting the daily lives of Iron Age Britons.
by Maureen Corrigan

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