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These Truths

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These Truths: A History of the United States (Hardcover)

By Jill Lepore
$31.96
ISBN: 9780393635249
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 18th, 2018

 

With a country large and varied as the United States there likely will never be a definitive single-volume history. With These Truths Lepore gives us a largely political history though one informed by the many insights produced by changes in historical methodology over the last few decades. Lepore is always a joy to read. She keeps this book lively and entertaining by focusing on individual lives involved in some of the key dramas that illuminate the how and why of our past.

Dale

Ask Baba Yaga

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Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles (Paperback)

By Taisia Kitaiskaia
$11.99
ISBN: 9781449486815
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - September 26th, 2017

 

Some of the questions posed are very traditional for an advice column, but the responses are all earthy, poetic, and a little sinister. I can easily picture Baba Yaga's claws clacking away as she type up her response. I enjoy the raw, truthfulness of some of the answers, but just a reminder that Baba Yaga is not an actual therapist. (This book was featured on BitchReads' list of "11 Books to Hex the Patriarchy" last October.)

Stacey

Dinner at the Center of the Earth

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Dinner at the Center of the Earth (Vintage International) (Paperback)

By Nathan Englander
$13.56
ISBN: 9780525434047
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Published: Vintage - September 4th, 2018

 

If you've read Englander before prepare to be surprised - the writing is brilliant as usual, but unlike his previous work it's plot-driven and quite political - practically a thriller. As in his other work, the characters in the story struggle with empathy and conscience and moral ambiguity, but this time in a novel of today's Israel-Palestine with spies and generals and double crossing and informants. A compelling, non-stop read.

David

The Mars Room

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The Mars Room: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Rachel Kushner
$21.60
ISBN: 9781476756554
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Published: Scribner - May 1st, 2018

 

If you're a fan of the Netflix shows Orange is the New Black or Manhunt then you'll love this book. Kushner's characters are all related to the justice system, and most of them are on the wrong side of it. But that doesn't make them bad people. This is a gritty portrait of people who are down on their luck.

Heather

THEY CAN'T KILL US UNTIL THEY KILL US

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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Paperback)

By Hanif Abdurraqib, Eve L. Ewing (Foreword by)
$13.59
ISBN: 9781937512651
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Published: Two Dollar Radio - November 7th, 2017

 

Like the music he writes about, Hanif Abdurraqib's essay collection is by turns novel and nostalgic, euphoric and poignant, contemplative and raw. A moving examination of the way pop culture ties into the current state of our nation--and how it affects us on a personal level.

Kate

Deadly Class

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Deadly Class Volume 1: Reagan Youth (Paperback)

By Rick Remender, Wesley Craig (Artist), Lee Loughridge (Artist)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781632150035
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Published: Image Comics - July 29th, 2014

 

If you're not convinced by SCHOOL FOR ASSASSINS I'm not sure I can help you, but here's some bonus stuff to love about this book: - Some of the most gorgeous, kinetic art in comics today - A wildly diverse cast of characters - A story that, even amidst all the high stakes, captures the angst of growing up and trying (/failing) to fit it. Get this one quick, because the TV adaptation is coming next year, and your friends are sure to be impressed by your scads of insider info when it becomes the Next Big Thing!

Caleb

Go, Went, Gone

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Go, Went, Gone (Paperback)

By Jenny Erpenbeck, Susan Bernofsky (Translator)
$13.56
ISBN: 9780811225946
Availability: Available at Warehouse
Published: New Directions Publishing Corporation - September 26th, 2017

 

Superior writing about a retired professor from East Berlin who unwittingly befriends homeless African refugees. Subtle layering of ancient and recent history, politics and cultures. All delivered in quite gestures and conversations. Outstanding reviews from across the globe. Book group gold.

Molly

The Sparsholt Affair

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The Sparsholt Affair (Hardcover)

By Alan Hollinghurst
$23.16
ISBN: 9781101874561
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Published: Knopf - March 13th, 2018

 

This alluring new novel by Man Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst weaves a complex story of family, friendship and scandal, beginning in 1940’s Oxford, and proceeding forward into the present day. Exploring the social and sexual revolutions of the decades, this dazzling novel is written with grace, precision and passion.

Nathan

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