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- 'The New Tsar' traces the 'rise and reign' of Vladimir PutinNew York Times correspondent Steven Lee Myers coherently, comprehensively, and evenhandedly tells the story of how Putin came to rule Russia.
- Women’s crime fiction: There was nothing sentimental about itSarah Weinman, the editor of a new Library of America anthology, spotlights the no-nonsense work of female crime writers.
- 'The Heart Goes Last' offers a struggling young couple a Faustian bargainMargaret Atwood's 15th novel depicts a mild dystopia in which the desire for freedom is pitted against the need for security.
- 'Fates and Furies' is Laurent Groff's cruel but clever subversion of marriageWith cutting inventiveness, one of today's best novelists examines a whirlwind marriage, and finds a new way to write about matrimony in the 21st century.
- Banned Books Week: How it's being celebrated across the countryBanned Books Week, which celebrates works that have been challenged or banned, is being held this year from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. The number of challenges reported this year is low in comparison to recent figures, according to the American Library Association.
- Annie Dillard: Which 5 books by this National Humanities Medal winner are must-reads?Annie Dillard received national attention after earning the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama.
- 'On Inequality' argues that instead of the same, we should all have enoughMoral philosopher Harry Frankfurter asks us to contemplate the 'doctrine of sufficiency' when it comes to money.
- Amy Schumer: Here's what we know about her upcoming memoirSchumer, who wrote and starred in this summer's movie 'Trainwreck,' will reportedly release a memoir through Gallery Books in 2016.Â
- 'Lock & Mori' reworks Sherlock Holmes in a witty YA reimagining'Lock & Mori' adds a new layer to the Sherlock Holmes pantheon: two brainy, tender-hearted kids attempting to protect each other from dangers beyond their ken.
- Bestselling books the week of 9/22/15, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- 'The Story of the Lost Child' brings Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet to an extraordinary closeThe fourth novel of Ferrante’s brilliant Neapolitan series is ablaze with dramatic incidents: adultery, suicide, political terrorism, more adultery, shocking betrayals, and a mysterious disappearance.
- 'Big Magic': words of wisdom from Elizabeth Gilbert to all would-be creative typesCalling all creators: Elizabeth Gilbert is your friend.
- 10 best books of narrative nonfiction These 10 books represent the best of narrative nonfiction.
- 'Jade Dragon Mountain' sets a murder mystery in 18th-century ChinaWhy is an elderly Jesuit killed in a Chinese border town – days before the emperor is scheduled to arrive to view an eclipse?
- 'Once in a Great City' traces the rise and fall of DetroitAuthor and journalist David Maraniss turns back the clock to paint the picture of an American metropolis in its prime – with the seeds of failure already taking root.
- Has Chelsea Clinton written a children's book? Not really.Chelsea Clinton has written a wonky, 402-page non-fiction tome and call-to-action dense with charts, graphs, statistics, and bullet points about the world's great challenges.
- 'The Lost Landscape' explores the forces that shaped Joyce Carol OatesJoyce Carol Oates's second memoir covers large swaths of her youth. Although less comfortable than her fiction, 'The Lost Landscape' offers insights into what drivers Oates's fiction.
- 'The Art of Memoir' is Mary Karr's attempt to bolster a fallen genreMary Karr addresses the place of truth and untruth in the memoir genre.
- Bestselling books the week of 9/13/15, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- Man Booker Prize 2015: Here are the authors who made the shortlistMarlon James, the author of 'A Brief History of Seven Killings,' is the first Jamaican author to have his or her work make it to the finals.