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Book Review: ‘Lucky Girl,’ by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu; ‘The Skin and Its Girl,’ by Sarah Cypher; and ‘Ghost Girl, Banana,’ by Wiz Wharton
Irene Mukemi-Ndiritu’s debut novel, LUCKY GIRL (324 pages, dial-press, paperback, $18), is a coming-of-age story about Soira, a privileged teenager…
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Book Review: ‘The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me About (Desiring) Men,’ by Manuel Betancourt
Men Gaze: Handsome, Hot, and What Pop Culture Taught Us About Men (and Desires)by Manuel Betancourt Toxic masculinity. Fragile masculinity.…
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Delays and Cancellations: Know Your Rights, and Book Wisely
The Federal Aviation Administration says weather is important. Main causes of flight delays. But last summer, most of the delays…
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Book Removals May Have Violated Students’ Rights, Education Department Says
The U.S. Department of Education said a Georgia school district may have removed certain books from its library, creating a…
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Book Review: ‘NB by J.C.,’ by James Campbell
The editor once made a fuss for publishing banned books (Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Ulysses, Lolita). In this day and age,…
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Book Review: ‘The Late Americans,’ by Brandon Taylor
Taking over the narrative baton are finance and piano students Ivan and Golan, and two other dancers, Daw and Noah.…
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Book Review: ‘The Adult,’ by Bronwyn Fischer
adultby Bronwyn Fisher Bronwyn Fisher’s debut novel “The Adult” follows 18-year-old Natalie during her first year at a university in…
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Book Review: ‘Glassworks,’ by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
glasswork, By Olivia Wolfgang Smith I broke a bottle while reading Olivia Wolfgang Smith’s debut novel Glasswork. She was holding…
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Book Review: ‘I Am My Country,’ by Kenan Orhan; ‘Dona Cleanwell Leaves Home,’ by Ana Castillo; ‘The Disappeared,’ by Andrew Porter
Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan Is Big On President Kenan Orhan I AM MY COUNTRY: And Other Stories (Random House, 227…
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Book Review: ‘Fatherland,’ by Burkhard Bilger
Its 18 chapters are nicely organized into the various roles Günner played throughout his life, with a table of contents…
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