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Sweet Home Feliciana: Family, Slavery, and the Hauntings of History
By Rashauna Johnson
A deeply researched, deeply sobering chronicle of rural Louisiana.
Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry
By David Streitfeld
An intelligent ode to the prolific author and devoted bookseller.
men i hate: A Memoir in Essays
By Lynette D’Amico
A couple in transition finally starts a long-overdue conversation.
On Fire for God: Fear, Shame, Poverty, and the Making of the Christian Right — a Personal History
By Josiah Hesse
A man reflects on becoming an “exvangelical.”
Scale Boy: An African Childhood
By Patrice Nganang
A challenging, rewarding chronicle of a young man’s life in Cameroon.
Judy Blume: A Life
By Mark Oppenheimer
An adoring ode to the beloved author.
The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief
By Richard Holmes
A fascinating look at the poet’s private doubts.
Lorne
By Susan Morrison
A solid if undramatic look at the iconic showrunner.
