Joyride by Susan Orlean
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A memoir from the author Susan Orlean
Read MoreThe Romans by Edward Watts
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A new one-volume history of Rome, from Romulus and Remus to the fall of Constantinople
Read MoreKing Sorrow by Joe Hill
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An overlong and predictable suspense/thriller/horror novel riddled with political proselytizing.
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The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee
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Previously unpublished stories illuminate the literary development of the author of an American classic.
Read MoreThe Sun Rising by Anna Whitelock
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A new look at the ambitions of a newborn British empire
Read MoreThe Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan
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A bewilderingly subpar cozy mystery/romance from a best-selling author
Read MoreFrog and Other Essays by Anne Fadiman
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A review of Anne Fadiman’s new collection of essays
Read MoreDiogenes by Inger N. I. Kuin
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A biographical reconstruction of the ancient Greek philosopher
Read MoreKant: A Revolution in Thinking by Marcus Willaschek
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A new intellectual biography of the great philosopher
Read MoreThe Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Canas
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A visually creepy novel perfect for the Halloween season.
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(Th)ings and (Th)oughts by Alla Gorbunova
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A collection of stories from the prize-winning Russian poet
Read MoreThe Haunting of Modesto O'Brien by Brit Griffin
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An enjoyable hybrid of entwined genres, themes, and narrative styles.
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The Monsters We Make by Rachel Corbett
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An insightful if slightly uneven look at serial killers and their analysts
Read MoreThe Blood in Winter by Jonathan Healey
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A dramatic account of the run-up to the English Civil War
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The Gales of November by John U. Bacon
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A generous narrative history of the famous Lake Superior shipwreck
Read MoreThe Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus by Matthew Restall
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A prismatic new look at Columbus the man and Columbiana the legends.
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