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

January 28:

Entertainment Weekly:

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

The Gimmicks by Chris McCormick

The Gimmicks by Chris McCormick

The Resisters by Gish Jen

The Resisters by Gish Jen

NPR:

Processed Cheese by Stephen Wright

Processed Cheese by Stephen Wright

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A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

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Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

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People:

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins 

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald

When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald

USA Today:

The Truants by Kate Weinberg

The Truants by Kate Weinberg

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The Washington Post:

The Missing American by Kwei Quartey

The Missing American by Kwei Quartey

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Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino

Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino

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Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep

Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep

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Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

Migrating to Prison America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

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Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America from the Great War through the Cold War by Jonathan Rosenberg

Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America from the Great War through the Cold War by Jonathan Rosenberg

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Authors of Air:

Fresh Air:

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

 

January 21:

New York Times:

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins 

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

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A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

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What’s Your Pronoun? Beyond He and She by Dennis Baron

What’s Your Pronoun? Beyond He and She by Dennis Baron

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Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford

Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford

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NPR:

Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

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The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao

The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao

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Agency by William Gibson

Agency by William Gibson

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People:

Followers by Megan Angelo

Followers by Megan Angelo

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener

Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

The Secret Guests by Benjamin Black

The Secret Guests by Benjamin Black

The Tenant by Katrine Engberg 

The Tenant by Katrine Engberg

The Times:

Jack Reacher: Blue Moon by Lee Child

Jack Reacher Blue Moon by Lee Child

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The Washington Post:

Little Gods by Meng Jin

Little Gods by Meng Jin

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The Fixers: The Bottom-Feeders, Crooked Lawyers, Gossipmongers, and Porn Stars Who Created the 45th President by Joe Palazzolo and Michael Rothfeld

The Fixers: The Bottom-Feeders, Crooked Lawyers, Gossipmongers, and Porn Stars Who Created the 45th President by Joe Palazzolo and Michael Rothfeld

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Sidney Lumet: A Life by Maura Spiegel

Sidney Lumet: A Life by Maura Spiegel

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Authors on Air:

A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker by Philip Rucker 

 

Fresh Air:

Just Mercy A Story of Justice and Redemption by Byran Stevenson by Byran Stevenson

 

New York TImes:

Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn 

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January 14:

LA Times:

Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

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Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener

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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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NPR:

Oligarchy by Scarlett Thomas

Oligarchy by Scarlett Thomas

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Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia by Joshua Yaffa

Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia by Joshua Yaffa

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People:

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict:

Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

The Prized Girl by Amy K. Green:

The Prized Girl by Amy K. Green

USA Today:

Little Gods by Meng Jin

Little Gods by Meng Jin

Zed by Joanna Kavenna

Zed by Joanna Kavenna

The Washington Post:

God’s Hand on America: Divine Providence in the Modern Era by Michael Medved

God's Hand on America: Divine Providence in the Modern Era by Michael Medved

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Zed by Joanna Kavenna

Zed by Joanna Kavenna

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Authors on Air:

CBS Sunday Morning:

The Soul of an Octopus A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery by Sy Montgomery

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Fresh Air:

Wilmington's Lie The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino by David Zucchino

NPR:

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener by Anna Wiener

 

January 07:

Entertainment Weekly:

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

The Better Liar by Tanen Jones

The Better Liar by Tanen Jones

NPR:

The Heap by Sean Adams

The Heap by Sean Adams

NYT:

Creatures by Crissy Van Meter

Creatures by Crissy Van Meter

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala

The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala

USA Today:

House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon

House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon

Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different by Chuck Palahniuk

Consider This Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different by Chuck Palahniuk

The Washington Post:

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

Author on Air:

PBS News Hour:

Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot by Terese Marie Mailhot

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