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Unsolaced: Along the Way to All That Is
By Gretel Ehrlich
A nuanced meditation on the sacred spaces disappearing before our eyes.
Ordinary Girls
By Jaquira Díaz
A scalding, extraordinary debut by a talented young author.
Richard III
By Michael Hicks
Was the notorious stage villain really such a bad guy?
In the Land of the Cyclops: Essays
By Karl Ove Knausgaard; translated by Martin Aitken
The provocative Norwegian author ponders the meaning and necessity of art.
A Promised Land
By Barack Obama
Our 44th president tells his expansive, inspiring story.
Novel Houses
By Christina Hardyment
This essay collection explores classic stories via the homes in which they’re set.
A Small Door Set in Concrete
By Ilana Hammerman; translated by Tal Haran
A humanistic, hopeful look at what feels like an intractable conflict.
The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain
By Mark Salter
This affectionate homage may have benefited from a few more years’ worth of hindsight.
