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October 12, 2025

True Nature by Lance Richardson

October 12, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
True Nature by Lance Richardson

A brilliant new biography of the legendary 20th-century author

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October 12, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
True Nature, Peter Mattiessen, Lance Richardson, biography, literary biography
October 10, 2025

Picket Line by Elmore Leonard

October 10, 2025/ Jim Abbiati
Picket Line by Elmore Leonard

Picket Line, a new posthumous Elmore Leonard novella, is a must-have for completists and a maybe-have for anyone else.

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October 10, 2025/ Jim Abbiati/
Picket Line, Elmore Leonard, fictino, fiction, contemporary fiction, American fictionm
October 08, 2025

The Killing Season by Robert Cowley

October 08, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
The Killing Season by Robert Cowley

A gripping new history of the First Battle of Ypres

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October 08, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Robert Cowley, The Killing Season, Ypres, military history, First World War
October 07, 2025

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

October 07, 2025/ Tom LeClair
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

A review of the new novel from the legendary Thomas Pynchon

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October 07, 2025/ Tom LeClair/
Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, fiction, contemporary fiction
October 05, 2025

All Consuming by Ruby Tandoh

October 05, 2025/ Joe Spivey
All Consuming by Ruby Tandoh

A wry look at the far-flung provinces of the gustatory world

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October 05, 2025/ Joe Spivey/
October 04, 2025

Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue

October 04, 2025/ Jim Abbiati
Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue

Spencer Quinn's latest installment of his whimsical Mrs. Plansky mystery series.

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October 04, 2025/ Jim Abbiati/
September 30, 2025

Lion Hearts by Dan Jones

September 30, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Lion Hearts by Dan Jones

The rousing conclusion to the historical fiction “Essex Dogs” trilogy

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September 30, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Dan Jones, Lion Hearts, fiction, historical fiction
September 23, 2025

The Tower of the Elephant by Robert E. Howard (Valentin Sécher, illustrator)

September 23, 2025/ Jim Abbiati
The Tower of the Elephant by Robert E. Howard (Valentin Sécher, illustrator)

A classic Conan reprint from Titan Comics that sits somewhere between a graphic novel and a coffee table art book.

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September 23, 2025/ Jim Abbiati/
September 20, 2025

Chinese Songs in a French Key by Pauline Yu

September 20, 2025/ Siddharth Handa
Chinese Songs in a French Key by Pauline Yu

A biography of a groundbreaking volume of Chinese verse in translation

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September 20, 2025/ Siddharth Handa/
September 19, 2025

Nemesis by Catherine Hanley

September 19, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Nemesis by Catherine Hanley

A new biography of the French king who fought with Plantagenets his whole life

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September 19, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Nemesis, Catherine Hanley, Henry II, Philip Augustus, French history, medieval history, history
September 18, 2025

Apparent Breviary by Gastón Fernández

September 18, 2025/ Eric Bies
Apparent Breviary by Gastón Fernández

A new volume of the famous posthumous verses of the famous Peruvian man of letters

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September 18, 2025/ Eric Bies/
September 17, 2025

The Elements by John Boyne

September 17, 2025/ Ryan Davison
The Elements by John Boyne

A stunning reading experience by one of Ireland’s finest

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September 17, 2025/ Ryan Davison/
The Elements, John Boyne, fiction, contemporary fiction
September 16, 2025

A Short Introduction to Annaliese by James Elkins

September 16, 2025/ Tom LeClair
A Short Introduction to Annaliese by James Elkins

A review of the complex new novel by James Elkins

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September 16, 2025/ Tom LeClair/
A Short Introduction to Anneliese, James Elkins, fiction, contemporary fiction
September 13, 2025

Six Weeks by the Sea by Paula Byrne

September 13, 2025/ Christina Nellas Acosta
Six Weeks by the Sea by Paula Byrne

A new historical novel about Jane Austen in love

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September 13, 2025/ Christina Nellas Acosta/
Six Weeks by the Sea, Paula Byrne, fiction, historical fiction, Jane Austen
September 12, 2025

The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City by Henry Sapoznik

September 12, 2025/ James Ruchala
The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City by Henry Sapoznik

A cultural history of New York Jewish culture and commerce.

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September 12, 2025/ James Ruchala/
Henry Sapoznik, The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City, New York history, history, US history, Yiddish
September 07, 2025

The First King of England by David Woodman

September 07, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
The First King of England by David Woodman

A sweepingly comprehensive biography of the first “king of the English”

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September 07, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
The First King of England, David Wooman, Aethelstan, medieval history, English history, royal biography
September 05, 2025

Entitled by Andrew Lownie

September 05, 2025/ Joe Spivey
Entitled by Andrew Lownie

The new biography of Britain’s scandal-prone Prince Andrew

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September 05, 2025/ Joe Spivey/
September 01, 2025

A Day Like Any Other by Nathan Kernan

September 01, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
A Day Like Any Other by Nathan Kernan

A masterful new biography of the American poet James Schuyler

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September 01, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
A Day Like Any Other, James Schuyler, Nathan Kernan, poetry, American poetry, the New York School, biography, author biography
August 29, 2025

Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz

August 29, 2025/ Brock Covington
Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz

A review of Michael Lentz’s immense new novel

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August 29, 2025/ Brock Covington/
Schattenfroh, Michael Lentz, Max Lawton, fiction, contemporary fiction
August 28, 2025

Clodia of Rome by Douglas Boin

August 28, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Clodia of Rome by Douglas Boin

A game new biography of the Roman Republic’s infamous Clodia

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August 28, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Clodia of Rome, Clodia, Clodius, history, Roman history, ancient Rome, Douglas Boin
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