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By DON WINSLOW

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The latest from the author of "The Power of the Dog" and "Cartel" paints a larger-than-life portrait of police corruption in the Big Apple. Review by Katherine A. Powers.

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Lisa Ko on Immigration and the Inspiration for “The Leavers”

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Lisa Ko on Immigration and the Inspiration for “The Leavers”

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The author of than award-winning debut talks with Kaitlyn Greenidge about how we see (and don't see) the immigrant body.

“Under Indifferent Stars”

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“Under Indifferent Stars”

By Steve King ×

Marking a nightmare anniversary: seventy-five years ago this week, Nazi transports began taking the Jews of Warsaw to be murdered at Treblinka.

The Genre of Life: On Frank Robinson and Samuel Delany

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The Genre of Life: On Frank Robinson and Samuel Delany

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Revelations and riches in a memoir from a pioneer of pulp fiction and a new collection of journals from an SF icon. Review by Paul Di Filippo.

Colson Whitehead

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Colson Whitehead

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Colson Whitehead talks about how his award-winning bestseller "The Underground Railroad" went from idea to the page.

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John Grisham

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In this episode of the B&N Podcast, John Grisham talks with Jim Mustich about how his first audience for fiction was an unintended one: a law school professor who read with a distinctly critical...

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Paula Hawkins

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The author of "The Girl on the Train" talks about why her follow-up is an even more intense tale that turns on women who won't do what they're told.

J. Courtney Sullivan

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J. Courtney Sullivan

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In J. Courtney Sullivan's fiction, though, happiness and unhappiness aren't states of being but unpredictable currents that sweep families along and deposit them in unexpected new places....

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Peter Gethers

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Every author has a story beyond the one that they put down on paper. The Barnes & Noble Podcast goes between the lines with today’s most interesting writers, exploring what inspires...

Omar Robert Hamilton: 5 Books About Right Now

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Omar Robert Hamilton: 5 Books About Right Now

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The author of "The City Always Wins" recommends reading to make sense of a chaotic world.

No Man an Island: Christopher Bollen on the “Bodily” Thriller

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No Man an Island: Christopher Bollen on the “Bodily” Thriller

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The author of "The Destroyers" talks about fantasies of the end of the world and the hidden side of male friendship in his new thriller.

Our Little Racket

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Our Little Racket

By ANGELICA BAKER

Reviewed by Heller McAlpin ×

The aftermath of the 2007 financial crisis plays out in the lives of women in a wealthy NYC suburb in this "massively ambitious" debut novel. Review by Heller McAlpin.

Proust, Hardy, and Spam: 10 Things I Learned About Literature from Monty Python

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Proust, Hardy, and Spam: 10 Things I Learned About Literature from Monty Python

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Why growing up obsessed with world's most literate comedy troupe ought to be worth college credit. By Chris Barsanti.