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Prisoner
By Jason Rezaian
An American journalist recounts his ordeal suffered at the hands of the Islamic Republic.
Holy Lands
By Amanda Sthers
A family separated by an ocean tries to span the distance between them in this epistolary tale.
The Illness Lesson: A Novel
By Clare Beams
What happens when the patriarchy decides a group of 19th-century schoolgirls is suffering from "hysteria"?
The Boston Massacre: A Family History
By Serena Zabin
By mining archival records, the author brings the human side of the long-ago tragedy to life.
The Boatman’s Daughter: A Novel
By Andy Davidson
Evil — both man-made and mythical — lurks on the bayou.
Shuggie Bain: A Novel
By Douglas Stuart
An alcoholic mother and her young son struggle to survive in Thatcher-era Glasgow.
The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties
By Christopher Caldwell
Solid writing and research aside, this jeremiad about our changing national landscape reveals the author’s bitterness.
The Peacock Feast
By Lisa Gornick
Tragedy and a glimmer of hope drive this historical family drama.
