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Apr 27, 2026 - “In Search of Now,” by Jo Marchant; “Nothing Random,” by Gayle Feldman; “Of Loss and Lavender,” by Sinan Antoon; and “No Way Home,” by T. C. Boyle.
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Sep 15, 2025 - “Breakneck,” by Dan Wang; “Threads of Empire,” by Dorothy Armstrong; “God and Sex,” by Jon Raymond; and “Dominion,” by Addie E. Citchens.
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Kevin James and Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke rarely appear side by side, even in print—the back-cover endorsements to this biography of St. Norbert...
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Mar 23, 2026 - “Kin,” by Tayari Jones; “The Optimists,” by Brian Platzer; “The Elusive Body,” by Alexandra Sifferlin; and “Leaving Home,” by Mark Haddon.
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Apr 20, 2026 - “The Power of Life,” by Jessica Riskin; “How It Feels to Be Alive,” by Megan O’Grady; “Go Gentle,” by Maria Semple; and “Exemplary Humans,” by Juliana Leite.
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Feb 12, 2026 - There’s an old saw about G. K. Chesterton. Having been commissioned to write a follow-up to his life of St. Francis...
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