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'3 Shades' shows how Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans made the biggest jazz album ever
NONFICTION: James Kaplan's book asks whether the success of "Kind of Blue" corresponded with the death of jazz.
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With true crime podcasts and a tart heroine, 'Listen for the Lie' is a gas
FICTION: Amy Tintera's debut thriller stars a suspect who makes one bad decision after another.
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6 terrific books you can read in one sitting
Coming in at about 100 pages (or less), each guarantees a satisfying but brief read.
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Jewel thief and a death forced writer Sloane Crosley to wrestle with 'Grief'
NONFICTION: The "I Was Told There'd Be Cake" essayist juxtaposes two kinds of loss in new book.
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Dennis Lehane fans should check out Thomas Mullen's gripping 'Rumor Game'
FICTION: Set in Boston during World War II, it finds a reporter and an FBI agent getting to the bottom of antiwar activities.
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Three new memoirs consider noodles, burnout, birds and life
NONFICTION: A trio of women inspire by taking important steps forward.
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That 'Green Dot' on your phone? This novel says it could be love
FICTION: An exceptionally funny debut explores the dull realities of work, joys of love and friendship, and extremes of hope and denial.
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A town on the edge of colonial Massachusetts opens a door to history in 'Deerfield Massacre'
NONFICTION: "Manhunt" author James L. Swanson returns with an absorbing look at a pivotal moment for early America.
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In novel, 'The American Daughters' are Black women, fighting to end slavery
FICTION: In Civil War-era New Orleans, an enslaved girl becomes a spy for the Union.
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Leslie Jamison got married, had a baby and lived to tell about it in 'Splinters'
NONFICTION: Her essays are compassionate, insightful and hilarious.
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When Minnesotans tried to banish the Ho-Chunk people 'forever'
EXCERPT: Opening a time capsule reveals evidence of 19th century horrors in the opening pages of Cathy Coats' "To Banish Forever," which have been edited for clarity.
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The hero of novel 'Ours' frees enslaved people and makes them a home
FICTION: Blending magical realism and African mythology, this multi-generational saga connects life in the antebellum south to Blackness in America today.
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In 'The Great Wave' of tech such as AI, is there an upside?
NONFICTION: Inarguably, we are in an age of turmoil, but Michiko Kakutani's fast-paced book offers only limited analysis or answers.
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At last, A.J. Finn has a new thriller for fans of his 'Woman in the Window'
FICTION: "End of Story" is the gothic tale of a novelist whose life is as mysterious as his books.
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'Year of the Locust' is a bonkers gem from the writer of blockbuster 'I Am Pilgrim'
FICTION: Terry Hayes' espionage thriller crisscrosses the planet.
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Review: 'The Last American Hero,' by Alice L. George
NONFICTION: Another portrait of John Glenn as an inspirational, if imperfect, hero.
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Pulitzer finalist Tommy Orange and Kiley Reid highlight author series
Events include both in-person and virtual appearances.
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'American Dreamer' looks at complexities of identity, allegiance
NONFICTION: David Finkel's book is a keenly observed depiction of a divided country.
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A new kind of slavery traps Black women in futuristic (or not?) 'The Blueprint'
FICTION: Rae Giana Rashad's first novel recalls "The Handmaid's Tale" with its chilling depiction of injustice.
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'If You See Them' shows what happens if you don't look away from unhoused youth
NONFICTION: A tireless advocate explains how she has made a difference.
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