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The Man in the Red Coat
By Julian Barnes
A tour-de-force account of La Belle Époque’s luminary figures.
Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women’s Voices from the Gulag
By Monika Zgustova; translated by Julie Jones
Aching depths of purpose and meaning are explored in these conversations with female gulagniks.
Say Nothing
By Patrick Radden Keefe
A gruesome tale, graphically told.
Midnight in Chernobyl
By Adam Higginbotham
Exposing the true scale of the cataclysmic meltdown.
Show Them a Good Time: Stories
By Nicole Flattery
Characters wrestle with ennui and make unexpected connections in this satisfying debut.
The Truants: A Novel
By Kate Weinberg
This beguiling homage to Dame Agatha Christie plays out in a proper British university.
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
By Erik Larson
Though heavy on historical detail, this WWII chronicle is far too light on drama.
This problematic look at America's fighting forces feels like a list of personal grievances.
