A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing: A Novel
By Alice Evelyn Yang
A family’s fantastical secret is rooted in China’s violent past.
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The Library of Lost Maps: An Archive of a World in Progress
By James Cheshire
An exquisite homage to the charts that plot the way.
Simple Heart: A Novel
By Cho Haejin; translated by Jamie Chang
A Korean adoptee searches for her origins in this too-neat tale.
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Judy Blume: A Life
By Mark Oppenheimer
An adoring ode to the beloved author.
An Interview with Margena A. Christian
By Frank Halperin
Thanks to the biographer, an unsung Motown powerhouse finally gets her due.
Extraneous details bury the thrills in this corpse-stealing tale.
Mutual Interest
By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
An apparent story of manners digs much deeper, hitting philosophical bedrock.
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