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Gina Ochsner’s first novel links the grim anomie of post-Soviet Russia to the delirium of magic realism.

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Book Review | ‘The Ask,’ by Sam Lipsyte

Mar 10, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

This darkly humorous satiric novel, a witty paean to white-collar loserdom, stars a deeply cynical academic fund-raiser fighting for his job.

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Book Review | ‘Angelology,’ by Danielle Trussoni

Mar 10, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

In Danielle Trussoni’s rousing novel, a young nun is drawn into an ancient struggle against the Nephilim, hybrid offspring of humans and heavenly beings.

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Book Review | ‘The Infinities,’ by John Banville

Mar 10, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

In John Banville’s novel, a crew of Greek deities attends a mathematician’s deathbed.

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Modern profiles and historical sketches animate a moonshine enthusiast’s study of homemade liquor.

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A philosopher and psychoanalyst documents the stories of veterans and brings a dual perspective to the experience of war.

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The life and hard times of the country singer Tammy Wynette.

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Helen Simonson mischievously unleashes stock village-novel characters into a new England.

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An exploration of the world of libraries and librarians, via a tour of eccentric characters and unlikely locations.

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Christopher de Bellaigue investigates the bewildering historical entanglements in which Turkey is ensnared.

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Turks, Kurds, Armenians: View From a Small Town

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

Christopher de Bellaigue investigates the bewildering historical entanglements in which Turkey is ensnared.

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Soldiers’ Stories

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

A philosopher and psychoanalyst documents the stories of veterans and brings a dual perspective to the experience of war.

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Fallen Angels

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

In Danielle Trussoni’s rousing novel, a young nun is drawn into an ancient struggle against the Nephilim, hybrid offspring of humans and heavenly beings.

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Virtual Village

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

Helen Simonson mischievously unleashes stock village-novel characters into a new England.

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Library Science

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

An exploration of the world of libraries and librarians, via a tour of eccentric characters and unlikely locations.

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Oh, Gods

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

In John Banville’s novel, a crew of Greek deities attends a mathematician’s deathbed.

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The Bootleg Diaries

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

Modern profiles and historical sketches animate a moonshine enthusiast’s study of homemade liquor.

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Target Practice

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

This darkly humorous satiric novel, a witty paean to white-collar loserdom, stars a deeply cynical academic fund-raiser fighting for his job.

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Hurtin’ Words

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

The life and hard times of the country singer Tammy Wynette.

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Post-Soviet Yearning

Mar 6, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

Gina Ochsner’s first novel links the grim anomie of post-Soviet Russia to the delirium of magic realism.

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Middle of the Journey

Feb 27, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

An exploration of the force of spirituality, by a veteran student of life’s fragility.

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The Day the Music Died

Feb 27, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

An epic novel of rock ‘n’ roll, from its glory years to the guttering and sputtering of the music industry.

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Murder by the Drop

Feb 27, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

A rich history of the development of forensics in New York, by a Pulitzer-winning science writer.

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Nina Simone, Diva Out of Carolina

Feb 27, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

A biography of the talented and tempestuous Nina Simone.

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In Richard Bausch’s Stories, Peril and Temptation

Feb 27, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: News

This collection’s characters circle a disturbing truth: the power to shape our lives can be as terrifying as it is liberating.

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