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Review: 'The Dinner Party and Other Stories,' by Joshua Ferris
FICTION: Joshua Ferris expands his range with new story collection.
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Review: 'Jane Welsh Carlyle and her Victorian World,' by Kathy Chamberlain
NONFICTION: An engaging biography of British writer Thomas Carlyle's remarkable wife, Jane.
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Reviews: 'Everything Is Flammable,' by Gabrielle Bell and 'Imagine Wanting Only This,' by Kristen Radtke
NONFICTION: Two memoirs told in graphic-novel form tell powerful — but very different — stories of destruction and rebirth.
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Review: 'Three Stones Make a Wall,' by Eric H. Cline
NONFICTION: A bracing tour d'horizon of archaeology's greatest wonders and immutable truths.
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Review: 'A Little More Human,' by Fiona Maazel
FICTION: Fiona Maazel's latest novel is a memory puzzle.
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Review: 'House of Names,' by Colm Toibin
FICTION: A bloody family saga is re-imagined for the 21st century.
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A Minnesota Teacher of the Year shares wisdom in teaching tell-all
A teacher's new tell-all book about the profession takes a witty, blunt look behind the scenes of middle school.
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Best of the best: Cookbook winners for 2017
Grab a volume (or two or three) from these lists and head to the kitchen.
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Review: 'The History of the Future: American Essays,' by Edward McPherson
NONFICTION: Essays probe nation's incongruous trajectory, with an eye on the future.
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Review: 'Stars Over Clear Lake,' by Loretta Ellsworth.
FICTION: The famous Surf Ballroom is the setting for this wartime love triangle.
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Review: 'Into the Water,' by Paula Hawkins
FICTION: The author of "The Girl on the Train" dials up another terrifying suspense story, with twists and turns.
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Review: 'The Bride Price,' by Mai Neng Moua
NONFICTION: A young woman';s rejection of a "bride price" causes a family rift.
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