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Edward M. Burns and Jim Gauer: Questioning Minds: The Letters of Guy Davenport and Hugh Kenner Dec 20, 2018

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A voluminous correspondence of an intellectual friendship between two literary geniuses, Questioning Minds: The Letters of Guy Davenport and Hugh Kenner, edited by Edward M. Burns.

Katharine Weber: Still Life with Monkey Dec 13, 2018

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Dramatic, emotional, and philosophical, Katherine Weber’s, Still Life with Monkey, is a profound book written in the old style, with depths orchestrated by the author.

Barbara Kingsolver: Unsheltered Dec 06, 2018

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In Barbara Kingsolver’s Unsheltered, characters feel as if they did what was right in life, but get a bad deal at the end of their lives.

Leland de la Durantaye: Hannah Versus the Tree Nov 29, 2018

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Mythical and lyrical, written in love, Leland de la Durantaye’s debut novel Hannah Versus the Tree is original work that speaks to our moment.

Brian Phillips: Impossible Owls Nov 15, 2018

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The restless imagination of Brian Phillips brings lyrical essays to a narrative border in his debut book, Impossible Owls.

Eileen Myles: Evolution Nov 08, 2018

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Evolution is a collection of all-new material by Eileen Myles, whose inspired poetry is a form of communication.

Ben Fountain: Beautiful Country Burn Again Nov 01, 2018

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Ben Fountain writes with equal opportunity vexation, trying to make sense of what we’re doing in our lives, in his new book Beautiful Country Burn Again.

Susan Orlean: The Library Book Oct 25, 2018

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Susan Orlean’s The Library Book is about the cultural institution of libraries, with each chapter a source of its own excitement.

Tommy Orange: There There Oct 18, 2018

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Beauty and despair woven into their history, twelve multigenerational urban Native Americans find ways to live in Tommy Orange’s There There.

Gary Shteyngart: Lake Success Oct 11, 2018

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Gary Shteyngart’s Lake Success is about a hedge-fund manager billionaire who has lost track of what he once cared about and loved.