Nonfiction: Barry Lopez Travels to the Ends of the Earth, Seeking Glimmers of Hope
Nonfiction: A Journey — if You Dare — Into the Minds of Silicon Valley Programmers
'Other Americans' Take Center Stage In A Timely New Novel
The short chapters in Laila Lalami's novel are narrated by a rotating cast of characters. They conjure a murder mystery, a cross-cultural romance, an immigrant saga, war stories and family dramas.
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'Greek To Me' Highlights The Way Ardent Interests Can Enrich A Life
Comma Queen Mary Norris is an uncommonly engaging, witty enthusiast with a nose for delicious details and funny asides that makes you willing to follow her anywhere.
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Theoretical Physics And Down-To-Earth Loneliness In 'Lost And Wanted'
Nell Freudenberger's new novel is a bittersweet love story — about a lost friend, a missed romance, and an all-consuming career — that uses dense scientific concepts to illuminate everyday emotions.
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Fiction: The Mysteries of Friendship, Illuminated by Spooky Quantum Physics
'Sky Without Stars': Vive La Revolution ... In Space!
Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell's new novel recasts Les Miserables on a distant — yet French-inflected — planet where a powerful Regime keeps the populace split and oppressed.
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The Week in Books
The Stories In 'Guestbook' Linger Like Ghosts
Leanne Shapton's new short story collection feels like walking through an art gallery, each piece linked in ways that are ineffable but clear. And many sections use artwork, including Shapton's own.
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We Are All 'The Other Americans'
Laila Lalami's new novel combines riveting police procedural with a sensitive examination of life in California's Mojave Desert region, told through a well-rendered choir of different voices.
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