‘Breasts and Eggs’ by Mieko Kawakami, Europa Editions, 448 pages. Hardcover, $27
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The gun that made a Wild West huckster a wealthy man
In the 19th century, Samuel Colt worked out the first reliable, mass-produced “repeating firearm.” By the time he died, his pistols were legion and legendary.
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Michael Cohen book to allege Trump made racist comments about Obama, Nelson Mandela
Court filings made public Monday night contend Cohen was sent back to prison this month as retaliation.
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In ‘Becoming Duchess Goldblatt, a Twitter celebrity is ready for her close up
But her creator remains anonymous.
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‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ by Michelle Alexander. Anniversary edition: The New Press, 2020
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In Bruce Robert Coffin’s latest whodunit, the beautiful maitre d’ of a gourmet restaurant in Portland turns up dead
The answer to the mystery may be ‘Within Plain Sight,’ but it takes the debonair Det. John Byron to unravel it.
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Mother and sons pen children’s book about cancer
Anita Lichman and her sons, Jacob and Max Lichman-Paul, hope ‘Making Room for Cancer’ will help families like theirs navigate a parent’s diagnosis and treatment.
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Book review: What does it mean to be an American? ‘Union’ looks at the answers
Colin Woodard’s newest eye-opening history delves into the struggle to answer the question through the writings of five Americans.
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Bedside Table
Reader Elizabeth J. Bachelder Smith keeps a stack of diverse books, fiction and non, on her nightstand.
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At Action Park, danger was the main attraction
The New Jersey amusement park was the site of disembodied teeth, wipe-outs and even fatalities.