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THE RECONSTRUCTIONIST, by Nick Arvin

May 16, 2012

QUIETLY COMPELLING, EVOCATIVE novel about an accident investigator haunted by his brother’s early death.

Grade: B PLUS

THE RECONSTRUCTIONIST
Harper Perennial
2012

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MEMOIR OF A DEBULKED WOMAN, by Susan Gubar

May 14, 2012

SEARINGLY PERSONAL, YET incisively analytical memoir of ovarian cancer from women’s studies star Susan Gubar.

Grade: B PLUS

MEMOIR OF A DEBULKED WOMAN: ENDURING OVARIAN CANCER
W. W. Norton and Company
2012

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EMINENT OUTLAWS, by Christopher Bram

May 12, 2012

THE EXTRAORDINARY LITERARY HISTORY of gay writers in America, particularly in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Grade: B PLUS

EMINENT OUTLAWS: THE GAY WRITERS WHO CHANGED AMERICA
Grand Central
2012

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THE MIRAGE, by Matt Ruff

May 11, 2012

ENGROSSING ALTERNATE HISTORY thriller inverts the War on Terror in a parallel universe. Beautifully done!

Grade: B PLUS

THE MIRAGE
Harper
2012

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THE MARK INSIDE, by Amy Reading

May 8, 2012

FASCINATING TRUE STORY of a 1919 confidence game (and the victim’s revenge) sheds light on the history of scams.

Grade: B PLUS

THE MARK INSIDE: A PERFECT SWINDLE, A CUNNING REVENGE, AND A SMALL HISTORY OF THE BIG CON
Knopf
2012

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EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY, by Edmund Russell

May 7, 2012

THE IMPACTS OF HUMAN society on the evolution of other species, and vice versa, explored with admirable clarity.

Grade: B PLUS

EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY: UNITING HISTORY AND BIOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND LIFE ON EARTH
Cambridge University Press
2011

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SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER, by Grace Octavia

May 6, 2012

MAGNIFICENTLY ENTERTAINING SOAP-OPERA tale of a woman finding a secret society/support group for spurned wives.

Grade: B PLUS

SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
Kensington/Dafina
2011

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GONE TO AMERIKAY, by Derek McCulloch and Colleen Doran

May 5, 2012

GORGEOUS GRAPHIC NOVEL looks at three generations of the Irish-American experience through interlocking tales.

Grade: B PLUS

GONE TO AMERIKAY
Vertigo
2012

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NINETY DAYS: A MEMOIR OF RECOVERY, by Bill Clegg

April 29, 2012

CLEAR-EYED, CANDID, AND BEAUTIFULLY written, Bill Clegg’s memoir of recovery from addiction stirs the soul.

Grade: B PLUS

NINETY DAYS: A MEMOIR OF RECOVERY
Little, Brown
2012

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THE LIVES OF MARGARET FULLER, by John Matteson

April 28, 2012

IMPECCABLY RESEARCHED BIOGRAPHY of the fascinating 19th century American Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller.

Grade: B PLUS

THE LIVES OF MARGARET FULLER: A BIOGRAPHY
W. W. Norton & Company
2012

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