At age 11, Jean Guerrero's mother told her that her dad had schizophrenia. Years later, the author is unable to verify the diagnosis — and refuses to accept it.
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Megan Abbott's new novel follows two women with a troubled past who meet again, working in the lab of a powerful scientist. It's a slow-burning story whose final explosion is a true surprise.
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The severity of the enormous reduction in bee numbers over the past decade is at the heart of a new book by conservation biologist Thor Hanson, whose appreciation for the pollinators shines through.
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The science doesn't quite add up in Meredith Goldstein's debut novel about a young scientist who's continuing her late mother's work on pheromones — in an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend.
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Deborah Levy's brilliant new memoir opens at a time of great change in her life — divorce, deaths, moving house — and it's full of the feeling of travel and movement, but preoccupied with home.
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