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The End of Eddy

By ÉDOUARD LOUIS

Reviewed by Rafia Zakaria ×

In Édouard Louis's autobiographical novel, growing up gay in a working-class community in France meant living with a starkly divided self. Review by Rafia Zakaria.

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Persons Unknown

MYSTERY

Persons Unknown

By SUSIE STEINER

Reviewed by Anna Mundow ×

The return of Detective Sergeant Manon Bradshaw finds her family expanding -- and a murder that threatens it. Review by Anna Mundow.

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”

DAYBOOK

“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.

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The Force

By DON WINSLOW

Reviewed by Katherine A. Powers ×

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.

The Genre of Life: On Frank Robinson and Samuel Delany

LIVES

The Genre of Life: On Frank Robinson and Samuel Delany

By Paul Di Filippo ×

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

GUEST BOOKS

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

A Conversation with Amy Gall ×

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.