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?The Golem and the Jinni,? by Helene Wecker
In Helene Wecker?s novel, two folkloric creatures emerge onto the streets of 1899 New York.
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Hilary Mantel: By the Book
The author of ?Wolf Hall? and ?Bring Up the Bodies? prefers books with action: ?I don?t like overrefinement, or to dwell in the heads of vaporous ladies with fine sensibilities.?
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?Constance,? by Patrick McGrath
An unhappy woman discovers a distressing secret in Patrick McGrath?s novel.
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?Top of the Morning,? by Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter recounts the intrigue, infighting and personal crises in the morning TV shows? ratings wars.
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?The Humanity Project,? by Jean Thompson
At the center of the plot lines in Jean Thompson?s novel is a philanthropist who wants to bribe people into virtue.
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Tom Drury?s ?Pacific?
The troubles of Tom Drury?s characters seem to stretch back into the inscrutable past, and out into an equally murky future.
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?Woke Up Lonely,? by Fiona Maazel
Fiona Maazel?s antic new novel examines the contradictory but concurrent urges for solitude and intimacy.
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Audiobooks: ?Let?s Explore Diabetes With Owls,? by David Sedaris
Stuck in traffic with David Sedaris.
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Audiobooks: When Words Sing
Recording an audiobook requires talent, discipline and a lot of coffee.
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Audiobooks: ?The Ernest Hemingway Audiobook Library?
A comprehensive collection of Ernest Hemingway?s novels, nonfiction and short stories.
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