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A Long Way from Douala: A Novel
By Max Lobe; translated by Ros Schwartz
Buckle up for a wild, rowdy road trip through Cameroon.
Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
By Nadia Wassef
The author packs an entire library’s worth of subjects into this captivating memoir.
To Be a Man
By Nicole Krauss
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This immersive collection brilliantly considers the raw material of the world.
Supreme Disorder
By Ilya Shapiro
Though well researched, this informative history reaches dubious conclusions and offers few solutions to the problems plaguing the judiciary.
The Pastor
By Hanne Ørstavik; translated by Martin Aitken
A quietly potent tale about the power (and limits) of words.
Led Zeppelin: The Biography
By Bob Spitz
This gimlet-eyed chronicle reveals the rock gods to be sadly (and sickeningly) human.
On Animals
By Susan Orlean
A warm, witty essay collection celebrating creature comfort.
Lemon: A Novel
By Kwon Yeo-sun; translated by Janet Hong
The murder of a high-school student changes the trajectory of three women’s lives.
