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10 books that will bring color back into this drab winter
Review: 'The House on Vesper Sands,' by Paraic O'Donnell
FICTION: A richly enjoyable supernatural mystery set in Victorian London and featuring two unlikely detectives.
Review: 'American Baby,' by Gabrielle Glaser
NONFICTION: A mother and son search for each other for years after she is forced to give him up for adoption.
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Review: 'Vera Kelly Is Not a Mystery,' by Rosalie Knecht
Vera Kelly Is Not a MysteryBy Rosalie Knecht. (Tin House, 256 pages, $15.95.)"Vera Kelly Is Not a Mystery" is not a mystery. Rosalie Knecht's follow-up…
Quarantine Read: Readers recommend 'The Alexandria Quartet'
"The Alexandria Quartet," by Lawrence DurrellReaders of my generation were raised in a literary environment that admired the spare prose of Ernest Hemingway. I remember…
Review: 'Hudson Bay Bound,' by Natalie Warren
NONFICTION: Two college friends set out to canoe from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay.
Review: 'Bride of the Sea,' by Eman Quotah
FICTION: A mother's choices have long-lasting consequences throughout the decades in this debut family saga.
Review: 'We Came, We Saw, We Left,' by Charles Wheelan
NONFICTION: Traveling the world with your kids can be exhausting. Reading about the trip is a pleasure.
New York Times bestsellers
FICTION1. The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett. (Riverhead) The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at age 16 diverge…
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Review: 'A Song for the Dark Times,' by Ian Rankin
FICTION: Detective John Rebus, retired and in ill health, takes on a missing-person case when his daughter calls.
Review: 'Without Her,' by Rosalind Brackenbury
Without HerBy Rosalind Brackenbury. (Delphinium, 277 pages, $16.)Now in their late 60s, Claudia and Hannah have been friends since they were smart, rebellious girls at…
Review: 'Reel Bay: A Cinematic Essay,' by Jana Larson
NONFICTION: An unconventional and contemplative book on the mysterious death of a young Japanese woman.
Review: 'How I Learned to Hate in Ohio,' by David Stuart MacLean
FICTION: A teenager confronts bullying, racism and a broken home in this sharp debut.
Review: 'W-3: A Memoir,' by Bette Howland
NONFICTION: Bette Howland's memoir "W-3" presents a clear-eyed chronicle of her breakdown.
Review: 'Aftershocks: A Memoir,' by Nadia Owusu
NONFICTION: Rocked by losses and mental illness, a biracial woman heals herself.
Bookmark: Fireside Reading Series moves to everyone's fireside
The annual midwinter Fireside Reading Series is back for its 27th year, but this year it will be held at your fireside. And mine.Hosted by…
Bookmark: When these animals talk, listen
Although the pandemic and uncertainty about the future put a damper on the holiday festivities, we can still dress up our pets and pretend they…