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January 17, 2023

House of M Omnibus (Marvel Comics)

January 17, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
House of M Omnibus (Marvel Comics)

A generous collection of all the stories of Marvel’s popular “House of M” X-Men storyline.

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January 17, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Graphic Novels/Comics
Marvel Comics, House of M, Brian Michael Bendis, Tom Peyer, Olivier Coipel, comics, the X-Men, Steve Donoghue, 2023
January 13, 2023

Be Not Afraid of Life, edited by John Kaag & Jonathan Van Belle

January 13, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Be Not Afraid of Life, edited by John Kaag & Jonathan Van Belle

A new selection from the writings of William James.

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January 13, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Poetry
Be Not Afraid of Life, William James, John Kaag, Jonathan Van Belle, philosophy, Steve Donoghue, poetry, Biography, 2023
January 12, 2023

You Will Never Be Found by Tove Alsterdal

January 12, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
You Will Never Be Found by Tove Alsterdal

A chilly new thriller about people going missing in the Nordic winter.

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January 12, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Translated, Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Steve Donoghue, Tove Alsterdal, translated fiction, Swedish fiction, Alice Menzies, 2023
January 10, 2023

The Deluge by Stephen Markley

January 10, 2023/ Emma Miles
The Deluge by Stephen Markley

A review of Stephen Markley’s follow-up to his universally-acclaimed debut novel.

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January 10, 2023/ Emma Miles/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
environment, Stephen Markley, Emma Miles, 2023
January 09, 2023

The Wandering Mind by Jamie Kreiner

January 09, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Wandering Mind by Jamie Kreiner

An intriguing new look at the ways medieval monks managed their screen time.

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January 09, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Religion, History
Religion, Jamie Kreiner, Steve Donoghue, History, 2023
January 07, 2023

Tudor England by Lucy Wooding

January 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
Tudor England by Lucy Wooding

A big, bustling new history of the Tudor age.

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January 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Lucy Wooding, Tudor England, English Monarchy, English history, Steve Donoghue, 2023
December 20, 2022

No One Left To Come Looking For You by Sam Lipsyte

December 20, 2022/ Tom LeClair
No One Left To Come Looking For You by Sam Lipsyte

A review of Sam Lipsyte’s unconventional seventh novel.

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December 20, 2022/ Tom LeClair/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
Sam Lipsyte, Tom LeClair, detective fiction, mystery fiction, suspense
December 06, 2022

Egypt's Golden Couple by John Darnell & Colleen Darnell

December 06, 2022/ James Holder
Egypt's Golden Couple by John Darnell & Colleen Darnell

A dual biography of two of the most famous rulers of ancient Egypt.

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December 06, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Egypt's Golden Couple, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, John Darnell, Colleen Darnell, ancient egypt, ancient history, James Holder
November 30, 2022

Lost in the Game by Thomas Beller

November 30, 2022/ Tom LeClair
Lost in the Game by Thomas Beller

Former pickup player and retired professor shares his behind-the-scenes views of the NBA.

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November 30, 2022/ Tom LeClair/
Society & Culture, Sports and Recreation
Lost in the Game, Thomas Beller, sports, basketball, Tom LeClair, creative nonfiction, American sports
November 25, 2022

Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

November 25, 2022/ James Holder
Tutankhamun's Trumpet by Toby Wilkinson

Examining the famous pharaoh’s life and times through the contents of his tomb.

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November 25, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Tutankhamun's Trumpet, Toby Wilkinson, Egypt, Ancient Egypt, ancient history, history, James Holder
November 24, 2022

Lydia Maria Child by Lydia Moland

November 24, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Lydia Maria Child by Lydia Moland

A big, generous new biography of abolitionist Lydia Maria Child.

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November 24, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life, Lydia Moland, biography, American biography, Boston history, abolition, literary biography, Steve Donoghue
November 19, 2022

Sunday Best By John Carey

November 19, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Sunday Best By John Carey

Veteran book critic collects work spanning thousands of reviews.

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November 19, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Books & Authors, Literary Criticism
literary criticism, John Carey, Yale University Press, Steve Donoghue, publishing industry
November 17, 2022

Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life by Brigitta Olubas

November 17, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life by Brigitta Olubas

An epic and long-awaited biography of the great writer Shirley Hazzard.

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November 17, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Books & Authors, Biography/Memoir
Shirley Hazzard, Brigitta Oloubas, biography, writer biography, Steve Donoghue
November 15, 2022

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings by Amanda Podany

November 15, 2022/ James Holder
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings by Amanda Podany

A new history of the ancient Near East.

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November 15, 2022/ James Holder/
History
Weavers, Weavers Scribes and Kings, Amanda Podany, ancient history, ancient near east history, James Holder
November 12, 2022

Nero by Anthony Everitt & Roddy Ashworth

November 12, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Nero by Anthony Everitt & Roddy Ashworth

A new biography of the infamous Roman emperor Nero.

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November 12, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Nero: Matricide Music and Murder in Imperial Rome, Anthony Everitt, Roddy Ashworth, ancient Rome, Roman history, Nero, Roman emperors, biographym, Steve Donoghue
November 08, 2022

The Grand Affair by Paul Fisher

November 08, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Grand Affair by Paul Fisher

The great artist John Singer Sargent gets a lively new biography.

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November 08, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
The Grand Affair, John Singer Sargent, Paul Fisher, biography, artist biography, American art, Isabella Steward Gardner, Steve Donoghue
November 06, 2022

The Library of America Don DeLillo

November 06, 2022/ Tom LeClair
The Library of America Don DeLillo

Three works by the great American novelist Don DeLillo enter the Library of America.

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November 06, 2022/ Tom LeClair/
Anthologies/Short Stories, Literary Criticism
Don DeLillo, Library of America, Mark Osteen, American fiction, anthology, Tom LeClair, 1980's
October 27, 2022

Wild New World by Dan Flores

October 27, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Wild New World by Dan Flores

A book about prehistoric America by the author of “Coyote America”.

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October 27, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Wild New World, Dan Flores, natural history, American nature, Steve Donoghue, evolutionary biology, environmental science
October 26, 2022

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

October 26, 2022/ Amberlee Venters
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

Social commentary takes center stage in the novel about a young woman taking a mysterious new job.

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October 26, 2022/ Amberlee Venters/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
House of Hunger, Alexis Henderson, fiction, Amberlee Venters, LGBTQ, fantasy
October 23, 2022

The New Annotated Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

October 23, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The New Annotated Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A sumptuously annotated and illustrated edition of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic.

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October 23, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Classic Literature
New Annotated Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Leslie S. Klinger, Joe Hill, fiction, Victorian fiction, classic literature, Steve Donoghue
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