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

January 26:

Bustle:

Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster and Hannah Giorgies

Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster and Hannah Giorgies

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The Hare by Melanie Finn

The Hare by Melanie Finn

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The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon

The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon

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Entertainment Weekly:

The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson

The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson

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Keen On:

The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite by Michael Lind

The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite by Michael Lind

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NYT:

No Heaven for Good Boys by Keisha Bush

No Heaven for Good Boys by Keisha Bush

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Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris

Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris

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We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan

We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan

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We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends by Billy Baker

We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends by Billy Baker

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The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make by Ron Lieber

The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make by Ron Lieber

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January 19:

NPR:

Summerwater by Sarah Moss

Summerwater by Sarah Moss

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Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

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That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry

That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry

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After the Rain by Nnedi Okorafor

After the Rain by Nnedi Okorafor

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NYT:

The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams

The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams

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Himalaya: A Human History by Ed Douglas

Himalaya: A Human History by Ed Douglas

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A Good Time to be Born: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future by Perri Klass

A Good Time to be Born: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future by Perri Klass

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The Washington Post:

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age by Sanjay Gupta

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age by Sanjay Gupta

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Young Adult Library Services Association:

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha. Balzer and Bray

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha. Balzer and Bray

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All Together Now by Hope Larson

All Together Now by Hope Larson

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Authors on Air:

NPR’s Fresh Air:

Outlawed by Anna North

 Outlawed by Anna North

 

January 5:

The Guardian:

Luster by Raven Leilani

Luster by Raven Leilani

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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders

 A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders

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Indie Next:

The Prophets: a Novel by Robert Jones, Jr.

The Prophets: a Novel by Robert Jones, Jr.

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The House on Vesper Sands: A Novel by Paraic O’Donnell

The House on Vesper Sands: A Novel by Paraic O’Donnell

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LibraryReads:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

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Outlawed by Anna North

Outlawed by Anna North

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NYT:

The Diplomat’s Wife by Pam Jenoff

The Diplomat's Wife by Pam Jenoff

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USA Today:

A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself by Peter Ho Davies

A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself by Peter Ho Davies

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Outlawed by Anna North

Outlawed by Anna North

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Authors on Air:

NYT Book Review Podcast:

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria

War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret MacMillan

War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret MacMillan

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