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People live communally throughout the world; book wonders why we don’t in the U.S.
NONFICTION: Lola Milholland’s book is part memoir, part collection of “hippie” recipes.
August 7, 2024
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Who are the ‘Real Americans’ when the wealthy are treated like superheroes?
FICTION: Rachel Khong’s novel, which dips into science fiction, explores the consequences of inequity.
April 24, 2024
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This novel’s heroine enjoys a ‘no-holds-barred’ fling with ‘The Tree Doctor’
FICTION: Pulled in too many directions, she grabs some randy “me time.”
March 12, 2024
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Palestinian Americans' stories intertwine in novel 'Behind You Is the Sea'
FICTION: The linked tales explore the immigrant experience in Baltimore.
January 11, 2024
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Even unfinished, works in 'Songs on Endless Repeat' are not to be missed
FICTION: Portions of a novel blend with nonfiction in posthumous work from Anthony Veasna So.
December 8, 2023
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Curtis Chin realized that 'Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant'
NONFICTION: The memoirist grew up gay and alienated in Detroit but his family's businesses taught him a lot.
October 11, 2023
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Three memoirs — one from Eau Claire — by writers made to feel like outsiders at home
NONFICTION: Three unconventional memoirs provide multifaceted perspectives into identity.
August 11, 2023
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Review: A woman tries to right 105 years of her mistakes in 'The Apology'
FICTION: A ghost tries to keep her family's reputation safe in Jimin Han's comic novel.
July 27, 2023
Books
Even unfinished, works in 'Songs on Endless Repeat' are not to be missed
FICTION: Portions of a novel blend with nonfiction in posthumous work from Anthony Veasna So.
December 8, 2023
Books
Curtis Chin realized that 'Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant'
NONFICTION: The memoirist grew up gay and alienated in Detroit but his family's businesses taught him a lot.
October 11, 2023
Books
Three memoirs — one from Eau Claire — by writers made to feel like outsiders at home
NONFICTION: Three unconventional memoirs provide multifaceted perspectives into identity.
August 11, 2023
Books
Review: A woman tries to right 105 years of her mistakes in 'The Apology'
FICTION: A ghost tries to keep her family's reputation safe in Jimin Han's comic novel.
July 27, 2023