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Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver
2023
In writing Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver set out to write her “great Appalachian novel” – an…
Fiction —
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Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art

Daisy Dixon
2026
A review of "Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art" by Daisy Dixon—a thought-provoking, dense explor…
Art —
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Dinner with the President: Food, Politics and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House

Alex Prud'homme
2023
Alex Prud'homme comes from culinary royalty. His great aunt was Julia Child and he collaborate…
History —
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Dream Town

David Baldacci
2022
David Baldacci has been writing blockbuster novels for twenty years and most I would categorize as …
Mystery —
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Empire of Pain

Patrick Radden Keefe
2021
Decades into the opioid epidemic, once-elusive Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family have become hou…
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Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History

Alex von Tunzelmann
2022
At a time when we are struggling as a community and a nation over the appropriate way to represent …
History —
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Falling for a Villainous Vampire

Charlotte Stein
2026
A witch's memory spell backfires in Stein's Villainous Vampire. Our review of this paranormal roman…
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Family Family

Laurie Frankel
2024
Laurie Frankel has written five novels all concerned with family; how we define that unit, the vari…
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Girls: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything

Freya India
2026
Girls by India is a sharp, unsettling exploration of modern girlhood — where identity, image, and i…
Parenting —
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Glorious Exploits

Ferdia Lennon
2024
A thoughtful review of Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon, exploring its themes, strengths, and whe…
Fiction —
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Graduation Speeches

Patchett, Wallace, Ward, McRaven
multiple years
"What Now?" by Ann Patchett"This is Water" by David Foster Wallace"Navigat…
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Honeysuckle

Bar Fridman-Tell
2026
A lyrical blend of magical realism and gothic horror, Honeysuckle explores love, control, and conse…
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