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

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

By Dylan Gottlieb

Did those ambitious whippersnappers really ruin everything?

Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel

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Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel

By Kang Jiyoung; translated by Paige Morris

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

Slither

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Slither

By Stephen S. Hall

If not Satan, why Satan-shaped?

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Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire

By Paul Sorrentino

Stephen Crane: A Life of Fire

This comprehensive biography allows readers to rediscover an extraordinary American realist.

Beyond The Book

Resurrecting the Read

By James Rada Jr.

Resurrecting the Read

Believing in a long-dormant project to keep the fire burning.

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The Encyclopedia of Early Earth

By Isabel Greenberg

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth

A graphic novel linking fantastical cultures and re-imagined fables.

Author Q&A

Interview with Alison Stewart

by Delores B. Gidney and Patricia B. Vailes

Interview with Alison Stewart

America’s first black public high school churned out one success after another in the era of Jim Crow.

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The Second Amendment: A Biography

The history and future of an amendment thwarted and supported by a living Constitution.

Feature

Interview with Tom Glenn

“Our job was to help men die.” A Vietnam vet writes about men dying of AIDS.

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No-Accounts: Dare Mighty Things

Peter and Martin’s personal struggle with AIDS illustrates a universal story of recovery and redemption.

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Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty

The actress reflects on her struggle to accept her looks and on the true meaning of beauty.