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New selections for reading groups

This month’s best paperback releases for reading groups include new books from Lorrie Moore, Elizabeth Rosner and Hilary Mantel.
 
MOORE’S RETURN
A triumphant return for the beloved author of Birds of America, A Gate at the Stairs is Lorrie Moore’s first novel in 15 years. Set in a small Midwestern college town, the narrative focuses on Tassie Keltjin, a 20-year-old innocent who comes of age quickly, in ways she never dreamed were possible. Tassie balances school with her new responsibilities as a nanny,…
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Paul Auster fans


Hi, I¨m writing in Stockholm, but it could be from anywhere. I just care about his novels. The latest would be "Man in the Dark". "Man in the Dark is an undoubted pleasure to read. Auster really does possess the wand of the enchanter."--Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books. I am interteste...

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The lives of ordinary heroes

Diana McBride has been having a rough year. Her beloved husband, Tim, has left her, her alcoholic mother, Gloria, won't stop calling to berate her, and her job at the local baby store, Teddy's World, is hardly fulfilling. At 34, Diana realizes she is a far cry from the beauty queen she once was. To further complicate things, she's decided to stop her treatment for…

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Straddling two very different worldsWeb exclusive

Although its title might suggest tawdry paperbacks bought from a wire rack in a dimly lit bookshop, Joshua Braff’s new novel Peep Show is actually a comic family melodrama and coming-of-age story. Set in 1970s New York amid two drastically different cultures, Hasidic Judaism and Times Square peep shows and porn theaters, the novel takes a dash of “Seinfeld”…
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