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Here is a sample of some of the books prominently featured in the media this week.

February 25:

New Yorker:

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat

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NYT:

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

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Apartment by Teddy Wayne

Apartment by Teddy Wayne

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Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane

Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane

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Scratched: A Memoir of Perfectionism by Elizabeth Tallent

Scratched: A Memoir of Perfectionism by Elizabeth Tallent

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Lurking: How a Person Became a User by Joanne McNeil

Lurking: How a Person Became a User by Joanne McNeil

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Greenwood by Michael Christie

Greenwood by Michael Christie

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These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson by Martha Ackmann

These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson by Martha Ackmann

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Disturbance: Surviving Charlie Hebdo by Philippe Lançon, translated by Steven Rendall

Disturbance: Surviving Charlie Hebdo by Philippe Lançon, translated by Steven Rendall

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Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy

Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy

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NPR:

Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America by Adam Cohen

Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America by Adam Cohen

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USA Today:

Apartment by Teddy Wayne

Apartment by Teddy Wayne

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The Washington Post:

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

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Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays by Eric R. Thomas

Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays by Eric R. Thomas

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Authors on Air:

Fresh Air:

Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America by Adam Cohen by Adam Cohen

 

February 18:

The Atlantic:

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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Entertainment Weekly:

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J MaaS

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth

These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card

These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card

LA Times:

Little Constructions by Anna Burns

 Little Constructions by Anna Burns

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NPR:

 The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo

 The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo

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NYT:

Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

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Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction by David Enrich

Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction by David Enrich

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The Last Negroes at Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever by Kent Garrett

The Last Negroes at Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever by Kent Garrett

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Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America by Conor Dougherty

Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America by Conor Dougherty

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People:

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

Postscript by Cecelia Ahern

Postscript by Cecelia Ahern

The Washington Post:

Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction by David Enrich

Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction by David Enrich

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Authors on Air:

NPR:

 Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults by Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr by Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr 

 

PBS News Hour:

The Fire Is upon Us James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola by Nicholas Buccola

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February 11:

NPR:

Weather by Jenny Offill

Weather by Jenny Offill

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NYT:

Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

 Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

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 In the Land of Men: A Memoir by Adrienne Miller

 In the Land of Men: A Memoir by Adrienne Miller

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The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird by Joshua Hammer

The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird by Joshua Hammer

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Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World by Madeline Levine

Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World by Madeline Levine

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Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy Taylor

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy Taylor

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Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin

Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin

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PBS News Hour:

American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer

American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer

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Town & Country:

You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

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USA Today:

Weather by Jenny Offill

Weather by Jenny Offill

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 Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward J. Larson

 Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward J. Larson

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The Washington Post:

The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray

 The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray

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The Regrets by Amy Bonnaffons

The Regrets by Amy Bonnaffons

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Open Book: A Memoir by Jessica Simpson

 Open Book: A Memoir by Jessica Simpson

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Authors on Air:

NPR:

Wanderers by Chuck Wendig by Chuck Wendig

 

 Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote by Craig Fehrman by Craig Fehrman

 

Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison by Vashti Harrison 

 

February 04:

LA TIMES:

The Cactus League by Emily Nemens

 The Cactus League by Emily Nemens

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Run Me to Earth by Paul Yoon

Run Me to Earth by Paul Yoon

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New York Times:

Weather: A Novel by Jenny Offill

Weather: A Novel by Jenny Offill

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Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition by P. Carl

Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition by P. Carl

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A Woman Like Her: The Story Behind the Honor Killing of a Social Media Star by Sanam Maher

 A Woman Like Her: The Story Behind the Honor Killing of a Social Media Star by Sanam Maher

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The Cactus League by Emily Nemens

 The Cactus League by Emily Nemens

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NPR:

The Other People by C. J. Tudor

The Other People by C. J. Tudor

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People:

A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen

A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen

The Truants by Kate Weinberg

The Truants by Kate Weinberg

Modern Etiquette Made Easy: A Five-Step Method to Mastering Etiquette by Myka Meier

Modern Etiquette Made Easy: A Five-Step Method to Mastering Etiquette by Myka Meier

Brother & Sister: A Memoir by Diane Keaton

Brother & Sister: A Memoir by Diane Keaton

USA Today:

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

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The Washington Post:

The Cactus League by Emily Nemens

 The Cactus League by Emily Nemens

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Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression by Christopher Knowlton

 Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression by Christopher Knowlton

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Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight To Save America’s Public Schools by Diane Ravitch

Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight To Save America’s Public Schools by Diane Ravitch

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The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War by Fred Kaplan

The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War by Fred Kaplan

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The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata

The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata

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Authors on Air:

Fresh Air:

Smacked: A Story of White-collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy by Eilene Zimmerman by Eilene Zimmerman  

 

NYT:

The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War by Fred Kaplan by Fred Kaplan

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