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Wednesday June 3, 2015

A 'Pinch' Of Magic Seasons This Half-Fantastical Neighborhood History

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A 'Pinch' Of Magic Seasons This Half-Fantastical Neighborhood History

June 3, 2015 • Steve Stern's slice of the mythical South is the Pinch, a hardscrabble immigrant neighborhood of northwest Memphis where the Torah trumps the King James Bible and the rabbis have magical powers.

Tuesday June 2, 2015

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Book Review: 'Lifted By The Great Nothing,' Karim Dimechkie

June 2, 2015 • NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews a debut novel, Lifted by the Great Nothing, by Karim Dimechkie.

Book Review: 'Lifted By The Great Nothing,' Karim Dimechkie

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Thursday May 14, 2015

'Black Snow' Is A Lyrical Landscape Of Hope And Menace

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'Black Snow' Is A Lyrical Landscape Of Hope And Menace

May 14, 2015 • Former Dublin newsman Paul Lynch's new novel follows an Irish farmer in 1945, struggling against adversity. Critic Alan Cheuse says Lynch's prose is so gorgeous, it makes him want to give up writing.

Wednesday May 6, 2015

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Book Review: 'The New World'

May 6, 2015 • NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews the novel, The New World, by Chris Adrian and Eli Horowitz.

Book Review: 'The New World'

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Monday May 4, 2015

A Former Country Girl Catches Fire In 'The Love Object'

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A Former Country Girl Catches Fire In 'The Love Object'

May 4, 2015 • Edna O'Brien's first novel was burned in the small Irish village of her birth. The Love Object collects more than 30 of her fiery tales of religion and repression in "a land of sacrificial women."

A Former Country Girl Catches Fire In 'The Love Object'

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Thursday April 23, 2015

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Book Review: 'The Language Of Paradise'

April 23, 2015 • NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews The Language of Paradise by Barbara Klein Moss.

Book Review: 'The Language Of Paradise'

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Friday April 17, 2015

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Book Review: Rachel Kushner, 'The Strange Case Of Rachel K'

April 17, 2015 • NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews author Rachel Kushner's collection of short stories, The Strange Case of Rachel K.

Book Review: Rachel Kushner, 'The Strange Case Of Rachel K'

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Tuesday April 14, 2015

These 'Voices In The Night' Whisper Of Wonders

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These 'Voices In The Night' Whisper Of Wonders

April 14, 2015 • Small towns glow with a strange magic in Stephen Millhauser's new story collection. Reviewer Alan Cheuse praises Millhauser's imaginative talents, comparing him to Gogol and Garcia Marquez.

These 'Voices In The Night' Whisper Of Wonders

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Monday April 6, 2015

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Book Review: Jo Nesbo, 'Blood On Snow'

April 6, 2015 • NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews the new novel by crime writer Jo Nesbo, Blood On Snow.

Book Review: Jo Nesbo, 'Blood On Snow'

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Tuesday March 24, 2015

'Crescent Moon' Counts Down To Political Mayhem

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'Crescent Moon' Counts Down To Political Mayhem

March 24, 2015 • Fatima Bhutto (niece of assassinated Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto) has written several volumes of nonfiction and poetry; her first novel is a delicate but tense political thriller.

'Crescent Moon' Counts Down To Political Mayhem

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Tuesday March 17, 2015

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Book Review: 'The Discreet Hero'

March 17, 2015 • Alan Cheuse reviews one of his all-time favorite authors, Nobel Prize-winning Mario Vargas Llosa. His new book is called The Discreet Hero, and it was translated by Edith Grossman.

Book Review: 'The Discreet Hero'

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Thursday March 12, 2015

In Vargas Llosa's Latest, Dickens Meets Soap Opera

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In Vargas Llosa's Latest, Dickens Meets Soap Opera

March 12, 2015 • The Peruvian Nobel Prize-winning writer, Mario Vargas Llosa, has a new novel out, and he's not resting on his laurels. It's an ambitious and weighty novel that's worth the effort.

Thursday March 5, 2015

Montana's Almost Crowded Now, Thanks To The Colorful Characters Of 'Crow Fair'

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Montana's Almost Crowded Now, Thanks To The Colorful Characters Of 'Crow Fair'

March 5, 2015 • Thomas McGuane's new story collection gives us a large cast of Big Sky dreamers, schemers and down-and-outs. Reviewer Alan Cheuse says it's a fascinating portrait of the state — with bonus bears.

Friday February 27, 2015

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Book Review: 'Satin Island' By Tom McCarthy

February 27, 2015 • Alan Cheuse reviews a new experimental novel by Tom McCarthy called Satin Island.

Book Review: 'Satin Island' By Tom McCarthy

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Monday February 23, 2015

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Book Review: Ross Ritchell's 'The Knife'

February 23, 2015 • Alan Cheuse reviews Ross Ritchell's new novel, The Knife.

Book Review: Ross Ritchell's 'The Knife'

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Monday February 16, 2015

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Book Review: 'The Evening Chorus'

February 16, 2015 • Alan Cheuse reviews The Evening Chorus by Helen Humphries.

Book Review: 'The Evening Chorus'

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Thursday January 22, 2015

Delicious Short Stories, Ripe On The Vine In 'Honeydew'

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Delicious Short Stories, Ripe On The Vine In 'Honeydew'

January 22, 2015 • Reviewer Alan Cheuse has rapturous praise for Edith Pearlman's new story collection: "The first thing I wanted to do after finishing was, well, I wanted to go right back and start from the beginning."

Tuesday January 20, 2015

'The Jaguar's Children' Is Ripped From Heartbreaking Headlines

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'The Jaguar's Children' Is Ripped From Heartbreaking Headlines

January 20, 2015 • Critic Alan Cheuse says John Vaillant's intense tale of illegal immigrants trapped in a tanker truck in the Arizona desert expands a single terrible story into a history of human suffering.

'The Jaguar's Children' Is Ripped From Heartbreaking Headlines

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Tuesday January 13, 2015

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Book Review: 'Sympathy For The Devil' By Michael Mewshaw

January 13, 2015 • Alan Cheuse reviews Sympathy for the Devil, Four Decades of Friendship with Gore Vidal by Michael Mewshaw.

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