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Departure(s) by Julian Barnes
Tom LeClair
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes
Tom LeClair

A review of what author Julian Barnes is calling his final novel.

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Tom LeClair
The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz
Jim Abbiati
The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz
Jim Abbiati

A somewhat unKoontzian novel from the Dean of Suspense

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Jim Abbiati
Transcription by Ben Lerner
Tom LeClair
Transcription by Ben Lerner
Tom LeClair

A review of the new novel by “The Topeka School” author Ben Lerner

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Tom LeClair
I Give You My Silence by Mario Vargas Llosa
Steve Donoghue
I Give You My Silence by Mario Vargas Llosa
Steve Donoghue

A translation of Mario Vargas Llosa’s final novel

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Steve Donoghue
The Roman World War by Giusto Traina
Steve Donoghue
The Roman World War by Giusto Traina
Steve Donoghue

An international new perspective on the wars of the Roman triumvirs

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Steve Donoghue
Hubris by David Stuttard
Steve Donoghue
Hubris by David Stuttard
Steve Donoghue

A new history of Periclean Athens as reflected in its most famous archiecture

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Steve Donoghue
Lucien by J. R. Thornton
Steve Donoghue
Lucien by J. R. Thornton
Steve Donoghue

A novel in which a newcomer to Harvard is bedazzled by a glamorous fellow student

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Steve Donoghue
Margaret Beaufort by Lauren Johnson
Janet Wertman
Margaret Beaufort by Lauren Johnson
Janet Wertman

A new biography of the mother of the Tudor dynasty

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Janet Wertman
Medium Rare by Natasha Joukovsky
Ryan Davison
Medium Rare by Natasha Joukovsky
Ryan Davison

The myth of Icarus in a perfectly placed romp through modern times

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Ryan Davison
The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz
Jim Abbiati
The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz
Jim Abbiati

The latest addition to a romance author's burgeoning catalog

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Jim Abbiati
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