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The B&N Podcast: Preet Bharara Makes Justice a Verb

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The B&N Podcast: Preet Bharara Makes Justice a Verb

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The prosecutor turned podcaster talks about why the adversarial world of the courtroom offers fascinating and valuable lessons for life well outside the law's domain....

The B&N Podcast: Laurie Halse Anderson Raises Her Voice

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The B&N Podcast: Laurie Halse Anderson Raises Her Voice

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Few writers have changed the literary landscape for young readers as dramatically as Laurie Halse Anderson. With her new book "Shout," she's ready to tell her own arresting story.

The B&N Podcast: Taking the Plunge with Harlan Coben

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The B&N Podcast: Taking the Plunge with Harlan Coben

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Call it "immersive fiction." The author of "Run Away" joins us to talk about his unique blend of the ordinary and the heart-stopping.

Binstead’s Safari and Mrs. Caliban

A READING LIFE

Binstead’s Safari and Mrs. Caliban

By RACHEL INGALLS

Reviewed by Katherine A. Powers ×

Two reissued novels by the British writer Rachel Ingalls give readers a fresh introduction to a darkly funny world.

The B&N Podcast: Everyone Talks to Alex Kotlowitz

AMERICAN HISTORY

The B&N Podcast: Everyone Talks to Alex Kotlowitz

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The author of "There Are No Children Here" returns with "An American Summer," a portrait in stories of a community plagued by gun violence.

The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, A Revolution in Hollywood, And The Making of A Legendary Film

Reviews & Essays

The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, A Revolution in Hollywood, And The Making of A Legendary Film

By W.K. STRATTON

Reviewed by Tom Carson ×

A new book revisits the making of Sam Peckinpah's blood-soaked masterpiece.

The B&N Podcast: Up All Night with Danielle Steel

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The B&N Podcast: Up All Night with Danielle Steel

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If you call Danielle Steel at three in the morning, you'll probably find her hard at work on her next novel (or two)....

The B&N Podcast: Lisa See’s Tale of a Vanishing World

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The B&N Podcast: Lisa See’s Tale of a Vanishing World

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The author of "The Island of Sea Women" joins us to talk about the fascinating world of women divers who inspired her new novel.

The B&N Podcast: Gita Trelease’s Revolutionary Magic

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The B&N Podcast: Gita Trelease’s Revolutionary Magic

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The author of "Enchantée" dazzling blend of historical fiction and fantasy, joins us to talk about revolutions both historical and imaginary....

All the Lives We Ever Lived

LITERATURE

All the Lives We Ever Lived

By KATHARINE SMYTH

Reviewed by Melissa H. Pierson ×

In the pages of Virginia Woolf's masterwork, the author finds an enduring exploration of loss.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT

The Border

By DON WINSLOW

Reviewed by Anna Mundow ×

Don Winslow concludes the epic drug-trade trilogy he began in "The Power of the Dog," and his stories have never seemed more timely.

The B&N Podcast: Stephanie Land on the Invisible World of Poverty

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The B&N Podcast: Stephanie Land on the Invisible World of Poverty

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The author of the bestselling new memoir "Maid" talks about navigating the unstable and exhausting world of American poverty -- as a writer and a parent....