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Sarah Penner Tells a Tale of Poison
The spellbinding debut novel 'The Lost Apothecary' tells the story of a female apothecary serial killer in 18th-century London.
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Doctor Woman Sister Rebel: Janice Nimura's 'The Doctors Blackwell'
Janice Nimura’s captivating nonfiction account tells the story of the 19th-century Blackwell sisters, who changed the face of American medicine.
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James Oseland Takes You Down Mexico Way for a Nosh
The pundit asks readers to fall in love with the culture, history, and cuisine of Mexico City in the first entry in his World Food book series.
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The Hero of 'Black Buck' Is No Willy Loman
In Mateo Askaripour’s debut novel, a young Black Starbucks barista becomes a star salesman at New York’s hottest tech startup.
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Sigrid Nunez Returns After Her NBA Win
In 'What Are You Going Through,' the follow-up novel to Nunez's National Book Award winner 'The Friend,' the novelist looks at friendship and life near the end with her signature mix of gravitas and humor.
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Sue Miller Interrogates 'Monogamy'
A couple’s long idyllic life together comes under scrutiny in the author's latest novel.
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The Poet Laureate and Her Mother
Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and former poet laureate Natasha Trethewey’s memoir tells a tragic and inspiring story that shaped her life and work.
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Life, Lust, and Science in Arlene Heyman’s Debut
The novel 'Aritfact' traces the coming of age of an independent woman biologist.
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Francesca Marciano's Italy Is a Wild Kingdom
The Italians of Marchiano's new collection, 'Animal Spirits,' experience love and loss, violence and madness at home and abroad.
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Mikel Jollett Crafts a Heartbreaking Memoir of Staggering Growth
The author, born into the Church of Synanon cult, tells his heart-wrenching story of love and redemption in words and music.
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