Spies and Other Gods: A Novel

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Spies and Other Gods: A Novel

By James Wolff

What price a life of subterfuge?

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Authors on Audio: David Wesley Williams

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

The Rolling Stones: The Biography

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The Rolling Stones: The Biography

By Bob Spitz

An outstanding chronicle of Mick and the boys.

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An Interview with Taina Tervonen

The journalist spans continents and cultures in both her work and life.

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Black Bag: A Novel

By Luke Kennard

Black Bag: A Novel

Why’s that dude in a sack?

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Self-Help from the Middle Ages: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living

We’ve long been trying (and failing) to vanquish our worse angels.

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City of Fiction

By Yu Hua; translated by Todd Foley

City of Fiction

Fate looms over all in this dark, ethereal tale from China.

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Our Week in Reviews: 5/9/26

A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

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Secrets of the Killing State

By Corinna Barrett Lain

Secrets of the Killing State

There’s no such thing as humane executions.

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John of John: A Novel

By Douglas Stuart

John of John: A Novel

A father and son struggle to accept brutal truths about themselves and each other.

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From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan

What causes a pro-democracy society to embrace authoritarianism?