An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln

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An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln

By Lois Romano

The famously volatile figure is cast in a sympathetic light.

It All Felt Impossible

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It All Felt Impossible

By Tom McAllister

A man takes annual stock of his life in this unique collection.

Family & Other Calamities

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Family & Other Calamities

By Leslie Gray Streeter

A wry, widowed journalist returns home to right some wrongs.

Feature

Our Week in Reviews: 6/13/26

A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

Beyond The Book

Sneak Preview: Summer 2026

A baker’s dozen promising new titles.

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Questions 27 & 28: A Novel

By Karen Tei Yamashita

Questions 27 & 28: A Novel

The fallout from Japanese internment camps ripples across decades.

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To See Beyond: Essays

By Anna Badkhen

To See Beyond: Essays

An expansive consideration of who we are and what we stand to lose.

Podcast

Authors on Audio: Danielle Bainbridge

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

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Accumulation: A Novel

By Aimee Pokwatka

Accumulation: A Novel

Strange occurrences rattle a woman already on edge.

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Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York

Did those ambitious whippersnappers really ruin everything?

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Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel

By Kang Jiyoung; translated by Paige Morris

Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel

Rumors of a middle-aged female assassin roil Seoul’s underworld.