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Our Week in Reviews: 6/6/26

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

    Magic Can’t Save Us

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    Magic Can’t Save Us

    By Josh Denslow

    These sweet, silly offerings read like fairytale postscripts.

    Given No Choice: A History of Abortion Rights

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    Given No Choice: A History of Abortion Rights

    By Cody McDevitt

    An edifying look at the fight for bodily autonomy.

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    How Many Is Too Many? The Progressive Argument for Reducing Immigration into the United States

    An interesting — if not airtight — take on one of today’s trickiest hot-button issues.

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    Lincoln and the Jews: A History

    By Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin Shapell

    Lincoln and the Jews: A History

    A well-researched, heartening look at the president's embrace of an oft-maligned people.

    Author Q&A

    An Interview with Dale Bailey

    By Craig Laurance Gidney

    An Interview with Dale Bailey

    Monsters, both literal and of the human variety, are explored in the author’s elegant, literary horror fiction.

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    She Will Build Him a City: A Novel

    This magical tale immerses us in the city of Delhi as it struggles toward the future.

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    Walt Whitman in Washington, D.C.: The Civil War and America’s Great Poet

    An energetic study of the famed writer’s time in the nation's capital and the loves of his life.

    Author Q&A

    An Interview with Wanjiku wa Ngugi

    The author talks about her debut novel, social responsibility, and the state of African literature.

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    The Tell-Tale Heart: A Novel

    By interweaving the stories of an organ donor and recipient, this book reveals the deep interconnection between people.

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    The Shepherd’s Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape

    A sheep farmer's disarming chronicle of life in the fields.