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679 - Two collections of horror stories modernize the genre

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679 - Two collections of horror stories modernize the genre

Fri, 19 Apr 2024
678 - 'The Anxious Generation' analyzes the harmful effects of growing up online

Thu, 18 Apr 2024
677 - 'Sociopath' is a memoir about how to live with – and treat – the social disorder

Wed, 17 Apr 2024
676 - 'Memory Piece' follows female friendships over several decades

Tue, 16 Apr 2024
675 - In 'We Loved It All,' Lydia Millet dives into nonfiction

Mon, 15 Apr 2024
674 - Two books offer lessons on love and acceptance for young readers

Fri, 12 Apr 2024
673 - 'All The World Beside' explores a queer relationship in a 1700s Puritan community

Thu, 11 Apr 2024
672 - 'Wild Kingdom' co-host Rae Wynn-Grant found nature on TV

Wed, 10 Apr 2024
671 - Amor Towles revisits an old protagonist in 'Table for Two'

Tue, 09 Apr 2024
670 - Hanif Abdurraqib's new book ponders LeBron James, growing up and going home

Mon, 08 Apr 2024
669 - Two picture books use vivid colors to convey messages of joy and unity

Fri, 05 Apr 2024
668 - 'Grief Is for People' is Sloane Crosley's memoir about losing a close friend

Thu, 04 Apr 2024
667 - 'Wuhan' analyzes China's management and response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Wed, 03 Apr 2024
666 - 'Whalefall' by Daniel Kraus is a thriller about diving, loss and new beginnings

Tue, 02 Apr 2024
665 - 'Climate Capitalism' projects an optimistic future for environmental policy

Mon, 01 Apr 2024
664 - Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory

Fri, 29 Mar 2024
663 - 'Hard by a Great Forest' is a novel about returning home decades after fleeing war

Thu, 28 Mar 2024
662 - Charles Spencer's memoir 'A Very Private School' opens up about boarding school abuse

Wed, 27 Mar 2024
661 - 'Say Hello to My Little Friend' explores manhood, 'Scarface' and Miami stereotypes

Tue, 26 Mar 2024
660 - In 'The Exvangelicals,' Sarah McCammon analyzes loving and leaving the church

Mon, 25 Mar 2024
659 - Percival Everett centers a new voice in 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn'

Fri, 22 Mar 2024
658 - 'Feeding Ghosts' is a graphic memoir grappling with generational trauma

Thu, 21 Mar 2024
657 - 'Headshot' follows 8 teenage girls into the boxing ring

Wed, 20 Mar 2024
656 - Christine Blasey Ford tells her own story in 'One Way Back'

Tue, 19 Mar 2024
655 - '2054' is a political thriller about civil war, misinformation and AI

Mon, 18 Mar 2024
654 - In 'Collision of Power' and 'Outtakes,' journalists look back on their careers

Fri, 15 Mar 2024
653 - In 'The Extinction of Irena Rey,' translators search for a missing author

Thu, 14 Mar 2024
652 - 'The Last Ships from Hamburg' recalls the plight of Jewish refugees before WWI

Wed, 13 Mar 2024
651 - Maurice Vellekoop's graphic memoir recounts his coming out to his religious family

Tue, 12 Mar 2024
650 - In 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last,' Xochitl Gonzalez explores marriage, art and success

Mon, 11 Mar 2024
649 - Tommy Orange follows 'There, There' with 'Wandering Stars'

Fri, 08 Mar 2024
648 - Kara Swisher's memoir 'Burn Book' reflects on a career covering Silicon Valley

Thu, 07 Mar 2024
647 - 'The Rise and Fall of the EAST' chronicles China's economic history

Wed, 06 Mar 2024
646 - Lucy Sante's memoir reflects on her experience coming out as transgender in her 60s

Tue, 05 Mar 2024
645 - 'The Achilles Trap' analyzes the relationship between the U.S. and Saddam Hussein

Mon, 04 Mar 2024
644 - Memoirs by Helen Rebanks and Crystal Wilkinson weave recipes with women's stories

Fri, 01 Mar 2024
643 - 'Julia' revisits George Orwell's '1984,' from a new point of view

Thu, 29 Feb 2024
642 - Hala Gorani's memoir 'But You Don't Look Arab' is a journey of belonging

Wed, 28 Feb 2024
641 - 'Ours' follows a woman in the 1830s who has the power to free enslaved people

Tue, 27 Feb 2024
640 - 'Private Equity' analyzes the ethical and personal costs of a career in finance

Mon, 26 Feb 2024
639 - 'Fierce Ambition' and 'The Lede' look inside the world of journalism

Fri, 23 Feb 2024
638 - 'Thank You Please Come Again' pays homage to Southern gas station food shops

Thu, 22 Feb 2024
637 - In a new graphic novel, romance flourishes during the Lunar New Year

Wed, 21 Feb 2024
636 - 'Fight Right' analyzes how to communicate and connect through relationship conflicts

Tue, 20 Feb 2024
635 - Yangsze Choo's 'The Fox Wife' explores gender, murder and folklore in the 1900s

Mon, 19 Feb 2024
634 - Novels by C.L. Miller and Tracy Sierra find suspense in spooky, old houses

Fri, 16 Feb 2024
633 - Kunal Purohit's book examines Hindutva pop, social media and hate speech

Thu, 15 Feb 2024
632 - GennaRose Nethercott's short stories expose the monstrosity of human longing

Wed, 14 Feb 2024
631 - 'Toxic' looks back on Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and tabloid culture in the 2000s

Tue, 13 Feb 2024
630 - 'Welcome the Wretched' argues for the separation of immigration and criminalization

Mon, 12 Feb 2024

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