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Boat Baby: A Memoir
By Vicky Nguyen
A sincere, somewhat bland account of achieving the American Dream.
Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection
By Corinna Barrett Lain
There’s no such thing as humane executions.
It’s “I” before “E,” except after…oh, screw it.
Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Freidan, Mailer
By David Denby
A quartet of remarkable — if not equally eminent — American Jews.
The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood
By Matthew Specktor
All that glitters is gold for a Tinseltown writer.
When the World Explodes: Essays
By Amy Lee Scott
Personal history and natural disasters intertwine in these reflections on trauma.
Out of the Darkness
By Frank Trentmann
How does a nation overcome its barbaric past?
The Translator’s Daughter
By Grace Loh Prasad
A Taiwanese American woman struggles to reclaim her voice.
