Books & Literature

Booked Up: Paris When It Sizzled
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Paris When It Sizzled

Francise Prose’s new novel captures the romance and decadence of the City of Light in 1930s.

Booked Up: Playing Poker Poorly
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Playing Poker Poorly

Novelist Colson Whitehead tries to become a professional gambler in this funny true-life tale.

Booked Up: The Life of a Book Seller
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The Life of a Book Seller

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is a funny sad novel about books, a book shop owner, and the baby he raises.

Booked Up: Love Songs of Wisconsin
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Love Songs of Wisconsin

A debut novel by Wisconsin writer Nicholas Butler is already optioned as a movie.

Booked Up: Black and White and Beautiful
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Black and White and Beautiful

A young British writer transforms the Snow White fable into a beautiful novel about race relations.

Booked Up: Masters of Poetry
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Masters of Poetry

Six new books of poetry include one by a local writer and one by a Hollywood star.

Booked Up: A World Full of Spies
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A World Full of Spies

The Cairo Affair is a masterfully plotted espionage novel.

Booked Up: Chronicles of a Chinese-Canadian Family
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Chronicles of a Chinese-Canadian Family

Kim Fu’s much acclaimed debut novel is filled with great characters.

Booked Up: How Monsters Eat the Town of Ealing, Iowa
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How Monsters Eat the Town of Ealing, Iowa

Grasshopper Jungle is a teen fiction book with sex, drugs, rock’n’roll-- and giant praying mantises.

Booked Up: The Ultimate Prison Novel
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The Ultimate Prison Novel

The Enchanted is a first novel that magically captures the horror and humanity of prisons.

Booked Up: Science With a Side of Humor
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Science With a Side of Humor

Michio Kaku’s The Future of the Mind deftly explores the brain, adding speculation and witty asides.

Booked Up: Let’s Go Watch the Rapture
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Let’s Go Watch the Rapture

The Last Days of California is a road trip novel featuring a Fundamentalist Christian family.