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BINTI by Nnedi Okorafor

February 23, 2017

BRILLIANTLY IMAGINED SF follows a brave, complex genius from an interstellar university back home to Earth. A MINUS

BINTI: HOME (PAPERBACK)
St. Martin's Press
2017

Grade: A MINUS

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SHIRLEY JACKSON by Ruth Franklin

February 9, 2017

SHIRLEY JACKSON’S LIFE—complex, spooky, funny, loving, angry—captured in a rich, fascinating biography. A MINUS

SHIRLEY JACKSON : A RATHER HAUNTED LIFE
Liveright Publishing Corporation
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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SUGGESTIBLE YOU by Erik Vance

January 28, 2017

THE POWER OF PLACEBO, and other ways the brain is part of the healing process. Engaging, well researched! A MINUS

SUGGESTIBLE YOU: THE CURIOUS SCIENCE OF YOUR BRAIN'S ABILITY TO DECEIVE, TRANSFORM, AND HEAL (HARDCOVER)
National Geographic Society
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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THE DRAGON BEHIND THE GLASS by Emily Voigt

January 26, 2017

THE WORLD’S PRICIEST AQUARIUM FISH and the wild, sometimes dangerous world that surrounds it. Astonishing! A MINUS

THE DRAGON BEHIND THE GLASS: A TRUE STORY OF POWER, OBSESSION, AND THE WORLD’S MOST COVETED FISH
Scribner
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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ONLY THE DEAD KNOW BURBANK by Bradford Tatum

January 19, 2017

THE UNDEAD HAUNT HOLLYWOOD in this brilliantly imagined cocktail of ancient legend and film history. A MINUS

ONLY THE DEAD KNOW BURBANK: A NOVEL
HarperCollins Publishers
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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CONCLAVE by Robert Harris

January 5, 2017

A SPELLBINDING VATICAN THRILLER! Somehow, Robert Harris infuses an arcane Catholic ceremony with suspense. A MINUS

CONCLAVE
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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I CONTAIN MULTITUDES by Ed Yong

December 24, 2016

THE AMAZING WORLD OF MICROBES, from coral reefs to wasps to our own bodies. Fascinating, fun, engaging! A MINUS

I CONTAIN MULTITUDES: THE MICROBES WITHIN US AND A GRANDER VIEW OF LIFE (HARDCOVER)
Ecco Press
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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WHERE THE JEWS AREN’T by Masha Gessen

December 17, 2016

“THE WORST GOOD IDEA ever”—brilliant, cynical history of the USSR’s ill-fated Jewish Autonomous Region. A MINUS

WHERE THE JEWS AREN’T: THE SAD AND ABSURD STORY OF BIROBIDZHAN, RUSSIA’S JEWISH AUTONOMOUS REGION
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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WHERE THE JEWS AREN’T by Masha Gessen

December 16, 2016

“THE WORST GOOD IDEA ever”—brilliant, cynical history of the USSR’s ill-fated Jewish Autonomous Region.

Grade: A MINUS

WHERE THE JEWS AREN'T: THE SAD AND ABSURD STORY OF BIROBIDZHAN, RUSSIA'S JEWISH AUTONOMOUS REGION
Knopf Doubleday
2016

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RAZOR GIRL – AUTOGRAPHED COPY by Carl Hiaasen

December 8, 2016

HILARIOUS, HIGH-ENERGY FLORIDA thriller is Carl Hiaasen at the peak of his game. Completely entertaining! A MINUS

RAZOR GIRL – AUTOGRAPHED COPY
Random House
2016

Grade: A MINUS

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