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All the Water I've Seen Is Running
All the Water I've Seen Is Running : A Novel
by Elias Rodriques
Reviewed: May 31, 2021
 
Published: Jun 22, 2021
 
Former high school classmates reckon with the death of a friend in this stunning debut novel.
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(3.0/5)
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At the Chinese Table
At the Chinese Table : A Memoir with Recipes
by Carolyn Phillips
Reviewed: May 31, 2021
 
Published: Jun 15, 2021
 
Part memoir of life in Taiwan, part love story―a beautifully told account of China's brilliant cuisines…with recipes.
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(4.4/5)
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Palace of the Drowned
Palace of the Drowned
by Christine Mangan
Reviewed: Feb 22, 2021
 
Published: Jun 1, 2021
 
A suspenseful, transporting literary thriller about a British novelist who heads to Venice after a public breakdown, by Christine Mangan, the bestselling author of Tangerine.
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(3.5/5)
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Footnotes
Footnotes : The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way
by Caseen Gaines
Reviewed: Feb 23, 2021
 
Published: May 25, 2021
 
For readers of Hidden Figures and Something Wonderful, Footnotes is the story of New York in the roaring twenties and the very first Broadway show with an all-black cast and creative team to succeed―and the indelible mark on our popular culture...
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(4.6/5)
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A Theater for Dreamers
A Theater for Dreamers
by Polly Samson
Reviewed: Feb 22, 2021
 
Published: May 11, 2021
 
A spellbinding tour-de-force about the beauty between naïveté and cruelty, chaos and utopia, artist and muse—and about the wars waged between men and women on the battlegrounds of genius.
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(3.6/5)
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Ariadne
Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint
Reviewed: Feb 22, 2021
 
Published: May 4, 2021
 
A mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe.
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(4.6/5)
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Everybody
Everybody : A Book about Freedom
by Olivia Laing
Reviewed: Apr 19, 2021
 
Published: May 4, 2021
 
"Astute and consistently surprising critic" (NPR) Olivia Laing investigates the body and its discontents through the great freedom movements of the twentieth century.
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(4.2/5)
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Crossing the River
Crossing the River : Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir
by Carol Smith
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2021
 
Published: May 4, 2021
 
A powerful exploration of grief following the death of the author's son that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal.
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(4.7/5)
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