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REVIEW: 'Bed-Stuy Is Burning,' by Brian Platzer
FICTION: A gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood becomes a powder keg in Brian Platzer's debut.
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REVIEW: 'The Art of Death,' by Edwidge Danticat
NONFICTION: Edwidge Danticat combines memoir with literary analysis to create a moving book on the craft of writing about death.
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Review: 'The Subway Stops at Bryant Park' by N. West Moss
Fiction: A Midtown Manhattan park provides the setting for a series of rich character studies.
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Review: 'The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old,' translated from the Dutch by Hester Velmans
FICTION: An elderly man begins keeping a journal to keep up his spirits in this dark, funny and true-to-life novel by an anonymous Dutch author.
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Review: 'Men Without Women,' by Haruki Murakami
FICTION: These seven stories by Haruki Murakami center on loveless lives and awakenings.
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REVIEW: 'Golden Hill,' by Francis Spufford
FICTION: A masterful and original tale about a young Englishman out of his depth in 18th-century New York.
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REVIEW: 'Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst,' by Robert M. Sapolsky
NONFICTION: "Behave" delves deeply into the beguiling layers of human behavior.
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REVIEW: 'Stories for a Lost Child,' by Carter Meland
FICTION: A fantastical manuscript by an elderly Ojibway man teaches the lessons of heritage.
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REVIEW: 'South Pole Station,' by Ashley Shelby.
FICTION: Science needn't fear scrutiny — that is, if it's any good. Same with people.
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REVIEW: 'Sting-Ray Afternoons,' by Steve Rushin
NONFICTION: Steve Rushin's memoir is a nostalgic look at growing up in Bloomington in the 1970s.
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