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by Bernie Sanders
It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism presents a vision that extends beyond the promises of past campaigns to reveal wha…
So Shall You Reap
by Donna Leon
In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti’s own youthful past…
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
by Dacher Keltner
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by Carlo Rovelli
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What Happened To Ruthy Ramirez
by Claire Jimenez
The Ramirez women of Staten Island orbit around absence. When thirteen‑year‑old middle child Ruthy disappeared after tr…
I Have Some Questions For You
by Rebecca Makkai
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Enchantment
by Katherine May
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Still Life
by Sarah Winman
It’s 1944, somewhere in the Italian countryside, when Evelyn Skinner and Ulysses Temper first meet. He’s a 24 year-old…
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan
Frida has had a bad year. She gave birth to her daughter, discovered her husband was cheating, and had her heart broken…