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March 07, 2020

The MAGA Doctrine by Charlie Kirk

March 07, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The MAGA Doctrine by Charlie Kirk

A loyal Trumpist expounds on a “doctrine” that manages to be both nonexistent and toxic at the same time.

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March 07, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
the MAGA Doctrine, Charlie Kirk, US Politics, Donald Trump, Steve Donoghue
March 06, 2020

Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

March 06, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

YA superstar Sarah J. Maas has written an 800-page new fantasy novel full of the supernatural action and long-odds love her legion of fans have come to expect. But will those fans get carded at the door?

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March 06, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Young Adult, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sarah J. Maas, YA fantasy, Steve Donoghue
March 04, 2020

Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez

March 04, 2020/ Olive Fellows
Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez

The author’s memoir about taking part in an epic cross-country run seeks in part to redeem the very act of running in the immigrant experience.

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March 04, 2020/ Olive Fellows/
Biography/Memoir
Noé Álvarez, memoir, immigration, Native American, First Nations, Olive Fellows
March 01, 2020

Movie Review: The Invisible Man

March 01, 2020/ Alex Sorondo
Movie Review: The Invisible Man

Leigh Wannell’s new horror movie takes a creep modern approach to the classic Hollywood story.

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March 01, 2020/ Alex Sorondo/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Alex Sorondo, movie review, The Invisible Man, Leigh Wannell, Elisabeth Moss
March 01, 2020

Trace Elements by Donna Leon

March 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Trace Elements by Donna Leon

The health of Venice’s canals is at the heart of Donna Leon’s 29th Commissario Brunetti mystery.

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March 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Donna Leon, Commissario Brunetti, Venice, mystery series, Steve Donoghue
February 29, 2020

The Decadent Society by Ross Douthat

February 29, 2020/ David Murphy
The Decadent Society by Ross Douthat

A New York Times columnist describes the Four Horsemen of a society in a downward spiral.

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February 29, 2020/ David Murphy/
Society & Culture
Ross Douthat, society, culture, Western Civilization
February 28, 2020

Collected Stories of Constance Fenimore Woolson

February 28, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Collected Stories of Constance Fenimore Woolson

The Library of America presents a generous volume of short stories by a now mostly forgotten literary light of the 19th century

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February 28, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Anthologies/Short Stories
Constance Fenimore Woolson, Library of America, Anne Boyd Rioux, Steve Donoghue
February 26, 2020

Revolutionary Brothers by Tom Chaffin

February 26, 2020/ Peggy Kurkowski
Revolutionary Brothers by Tom Chaffin

A new book finds interesting importance in the friendship between Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette

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February 26, 2020/ Peggy Kurkowski/
History
Revolutionary Brothers, Tom Chaffin, Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson, Peggy Kurkowski, American Revolution
February 25, 2020

In the Land of Men by Adrienne Miller

February 25, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
In the Land of Men by Adrienne Miller

A former Esquire literary editor writes a memoir about working in a male-dominated field - and getting involved with one of that field’s biggest stars, David Foster Wallace.

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February 25, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
Adrienne Miller, David Foster Wallace, memoir, Steve Donoghue
February 24, 2020

The Napoleonic Wars by Alexander Mikaberidze

February 24, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Napoleonic Wars by Alexander Mikaberidze

A satisfyingly plump new history paints a broad picture of an entire world embroiled in wars caused by a revolution and an egomaniac.

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February 24, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
History
alexander mikaberidze, the napoleonic wars, military history, Steve Donoghue, Napoleon Bonaparte
February 20, 2020

It’s a Mystery: “Never met a sacred cow he didn’t want to slay”

February 20, 2020/ Irma Heldman
It’s a Mystery: “Never met a sacred cow he didn’t want to slay”

A top notch mystery that is intricately layered to keep you in suspense.

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February 20, 2020/ Irma Heldman/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, It's a Mystery
It's a Mystery, Irma Heldman, Tessa Wegert, Berkley, mystery series, mystery fiction, crime fiction, thrillers
February 19, 2020

An Internet for the People by Jessa Lingel

February 19, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
An Internet for the People by Jessa Lingel

Jessa Lingel’s book argues that the key to fixing the Internet may come from the least likely source imaginable …

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February 19, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology, Society & Culture
jessa lingel, craigslist, technology, the internet, Steve Donoghue
February 17, 2020

Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein

February 17, 2020/ David Murphy
Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein

Political pundit Ezra Klein attempts to get to the bottom of why American politics has become so bitterly divisive.

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February 17, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
Ezra Klein, Avid Reader Press, politics, American extremism, civil rights, David Murphy
February 13, 2020

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

February 13, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

The teenage sons of two Mars-mission astronauts are worried about their parents - and discovering a new world together.

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February 13, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Young Adult
phil stamper, Young Adult Fiction, Steve Donoghue
February 12, 2020

Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore

February 12, 2020/ Olive Fellows
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore

The title character of Margarita Montimore’s debut novel is living the years of her life out of chronological order - but some problems are timeless.

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February 12, 2020/ Olive Fellows/
Fiction-Debut
margarita montimore, debut fiction, Olive Fellows
February 10, 2020

A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind

February 10, 2020/ David Murphy
A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind

Daniel Susskind’s new book looks at how advances in automation will change the human work-force.

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February 10, 2020/ David Murphy/
Politics & Economics
daniel susskind, Economics, David Murphy
February 08, 2020

High on God: How Megachurches Won the Heart of America

February 08, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
High on God: How Megachurches Won the Heart of America

Megachurches in America are enormously popular and steadily growing - a new book looks at what they are and how they work.

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February 08, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Religion
megachurches, james wellman, katie corcoran, kate stockly, Oxford University Press
February 07, 2020

A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker & Carol Leonnig

February 07, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
A Very Stable Genius by Philip Rucker & Carol Leonnig

Two Pulitzer Prize-winning go behind the scenes of the Trump White House and uncover exactly what you’d expect.

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February 07, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics
Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig, Penguin Random House, American politics, Donald Trump
February 06, 2020

The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer

February 06, 2020/ Olive Fellows
The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer

The bizarre black market for rare bird eggs is the subject of Joshua Hammer’s new book.

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February 06, 2020/ Olive Fellows/
Literary Fiction
joshua hammer, birds, literary fiction, Olive Fellows
February 03, 2020

The Passion Economy by Adam Davidson

February 03, 2020/ David Murphy
The Passion Economy by Adam Davidson

Once upon a time, you got a job with a company and simply stayed there until you retired. A new century’s rules sometimes seem radically different. A book by Adam Davidson explores the altered terrain.

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February 03, 2020/ David Murphy/
Science/Technology
adam davidson, technology, Economics, David Murphy
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