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The Making of a Lifetime Achievement Award

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Looking for Frank Wills: A Novel

Book Review

Looking for Frank Wills: A Novel

By Wesley Brown

A fresh perspective on Watergate’s forgotten hero.

Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

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Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

By Belle Burden

A wronged wife finally finds her voice.

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Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection

There’s no such thing as humane executions.

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The Eights: A Novel

By Joanna Miller

The Eights: A Novel

Four remarkable young women tackle Oxford in the early 1920s.

Author Q&A

An Interview with Andrew Furman

The essayist talks Florida, interconnectedness, and repeatedly being floored by the sunset.

Book Review

enough is enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell

It’s “I” before “E,” except after…oh, screw it.

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Flight of the Wild Swan

By Melissa Pritchard

Flight of the Wild Swan

Before she became a metaphor, Florence Nightingale was a woman.

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Your Presence Is Mandatory

By Sasha Vasilyuk

Your Presence Is Mandatory

A Ukrainian-Jewish POW endures endless misery in this bleak WWII tale.

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The Impossible Thing: A Crime Novel

This oological thriller keeps readers at an unfortunate emotional remove.

Romance Roundup

Romance Roundup: May 2025

A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.