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19 Novels You Need to Read This Summer

Had Me a Blast

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The Gays and Their Ghosts: Natalie Adler Recommends Queer Ghost Stories

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David Sedaris, Matt Haig, Missouri Williams, and more: 20 new books out today!

David Sedaris, Matt Haig, Missouri Williams, and more: 20 new books out today!

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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“A rigorous, self-assured, propulsive, at times terrifying portrait of a dweebocracy that sets the agenda for the planet.”

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Strange, Mysterious and Beautiful: Rachel Mills Recommends Essential Novels of Sisterhood

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Paige Lewis, Ali Smith, Jesmyn Ward, and more: 21 new books out today!

Paige Lewis, Ali Smith, Jesmyn Ward, and more: 21 new books out today!

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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Five Books For the Insomniac in Your Life

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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“It’s a character study of a woman becoming corrupted by the only kind of power she considers herself able to wield.”

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Eight Memoirs About Medicine, Illness, and Healing

Eight Memoirs About Medicine, Illness, and Healing

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Stine An is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Stine An is Reading Now, and Next

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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