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Books in the National Media September, 2020 Books People are Talking About!
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Homeland Elegies by Ayad AkhtarA deeply personal work about identity and belonging in a nation coming apart at the seams, Homeland Elegies blends fact and fiction to tell an epic story of longing and dispossession in the world that 9/11 made. Part family drama, part social essay, part picaresque novel, at its heart it is the story of a father, a son, and the country they both call home. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, September issue, NPR's Morning Edition, September 14
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Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeLiving in a labyrinthine house of endless corridors, flooded staircases and thousands of statues, Piranesi assists the dreamlike dwelling’s only other resident throughout a mysterious research project before evidence emerges of an astonishing alternate world. Featured on NPR's All Things Considered, September 14
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Near dark : a thriller by Brad ThorA latest entry in the best-selling series that includes such award-winners as Backlash, Spymaster and The Last Patriot continues the high-suspense adventures of elite military operative and intelligence agent, Scot Harvath. Featured on Today Show, September 2
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Featured on NPR Book Review, September 20
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Sisters by Daisy JohnsonMoving in the aftermath of a school bullying incident to an abandoned family home near the shore, two fiercely loyal siblings find the nature of their bond changing in the wake of a series of revelatory encounters. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, September issue
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What are you going through by Sigrid NunezA woman who is content to listen to the people she encounters talk about themselves is asked by one to do something extraordinary, in a novel by the New York Times-best-selling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, September issue
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The lying life of adults by Elena FerranteThe best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend presents the story of an Italian teen who searches for a sense of identity and clear perspectives when she finds herself torn between the refinements and excesses of a divided Naples. Featured on NPR Book Review, September 2
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Transcendent kingdom by Yaa GyasiA follow-up to the best-selling Homegoing finds a sixth-year PhD candidate grappling with the childhood faith of the evangelical church in which she was raised while researching the science behind the suffering that has devastated her Ghanaian immigrant family. Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, September 9, Entertainment Weekly, September issue
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What are you going through by Sigrid NunezA woman who is content to listen to the people she encounters talk about themselves is asked by one to do something extraordinary, in a novel by the New York Times-best-selling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend. Featured on NPR Book Review, September 9
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The talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray TedroweA seemingly unassuming and sensible community treasurer uses embezzled funds to finance a spiraling art habit that immerses her in the identity of a wealthy collector and renders her increasingly indebted to her unsuspecting neighbors. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, September issue
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Jack by Marilynne RobinsonA conclusion to the story that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead traces the story of prodigal son John Ames Boughton, who pursues a star-crossed, interracial romance with a high school teacher who is also the son of a preacher. Featured in The Wall Street Journal, September 25
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The Bass Rock : a novel by Evie WyldThe lives of three women become interwoven across centuries by the men in their lives on Scotland’s Bass Rock island, including a daughter in mourning, a World War II bride and a woman fleeing from witchcraft accusations. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, September issue
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Daddy : Stories by Emma ClineAn anthology of 10 stories by the award-winning author of The Girls includes three original entries and follows a theme of how fateful choices and other disturbances reveal the perversity and violence beneath the surface of everyday life. Featured on NPR Book Review, September 2, Entertainment Weekly September issue
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Here we are by Graham SwiftIn a book set in the waning days the Brighton Palace Pier’s popularity, an acclaimed author offers a story of delicate illusions where what one chooses to believe can unearth the most revealing connections. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, September issue, NPR Book Review, September 17
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Monogamy : a novel by Sue MillerDerailed by the sudden passing of her husband of 30 years, an artist on the brink of a gallery opening struggles to pick up the pieces of her life before discovering harrowing evidence of her husband’s affair. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, September issue, NPR Book Review, September 15
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Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, September 1
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Featured on CBS This Morning, September 13
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Love is the way : holding onto hope in troubling times by Michael B. CurryAn Episcopal bishop, descended from slaves and the son of a civil rights activist, who delivered the sermon at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expands on his inspirational message of hope, love, wisdom and resilience. Featured on NPR's Weekend Edition, September 20, Today Show, September 22
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Abe : Abraham Lincoln in His Times by David S. ReynoldsThe award-winning author of Walt Whitman’s America presents an immersive portrait of the 16th President, from his younger life in the decades before the Civil War through his emergence as a progressive political leader and advocate for human justice. Illustrations. Featured in The Wall Street Journal, September 25
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No rules rules : netflix and the culture of reinvention by Reed HastingsThe co-founder of Netflix and the author of The Culture Map trace the former DVD mail rental service’s meteoric rise, explaining how Hastings’ practices of innovation, adaptation and top-market employee compensation have been a major part of Netflix’s revolutionary successes. Featured on NPR's Morning Edition, September 15
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White House, Inc. : How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business by Dan AlexanderAn in-depth investigation into Donald Trump's business--and how he used America's top job to service it. White House, Inc. is a newsmaking exposé that details President Trump's efforts to make money off of politics, taking us inside his exclusive clubs, luxury hotels, overseas partnerships, commercial properties, and personal mansions. Alexander tracks hundreds of millions of dollars flowing freely between big businesses and President Trump. He explains, in plain language, how Trump tried to translate power into profit, from the 2016 campaign to the ramp-up to the 2020 campaign. Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, September 22
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I Have Something to Tell You : A Memoir by Chasten ButtigiegA moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town, his relationship with Pete, and his hope for America's future. Featured on The View, September 15
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Featured on The View, September 16
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How to Fly in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons : Poetry by Barbara KingsolverIn her second poetry collection, the author of The Poisonwood Bible and over a dozen other New York Times best-sellers celebrates natural wonders and addresses everyday matters in like hope, marriage, friendship and flying. Featured on NPR's Morning Edition, September 24
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Featured on NPR's Morning Edition, September 7
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Disloyal : A Memoir: the True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump by Michael Cohen"Once Donald Trump's fiercest surrogate, closest confidant, and staunchest defender, Michael Cohen knows where the skeletons are buried ... These are accounts that only someone who worked for Trump around the clock for over a decade ... could know. Cohen describes Trump's racist rants against President Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, and Black and Hispanic people in general, as well as the cruelty, humiliation, and abuse he leveled at family and staff. Whether he's exposing the fact that Trump engaged in tax fraud by inflating his wealth or electronic fraud by rigging an online survey, or outing Trump's ... views towards women or his hush-money payments to clandestine lovers, Cohen pulls no punches" Featured on Late Night, September 10, Real Time with Bill Maher, September 18
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The Full Plate : Flavor-filled, Easy Recipes for Families With No Time and a Lot to Do by Ayesha CurryEnjoy family-friendly recipes that are ready in no time, when you've got no time, from New York Times bestselling author, online phenomenon, and TV star Ayesha Curry . Ayesha Curry knows what it's like to have so much on your plate you can barely think about dinner. But she also knows that finding balance between work and family life starts with gathering around the table to enjoy a home-cooked meal. The Full Plate brings the best of Ayesha's home kitchen straight to you, with 100 recipes that are flexible and flavorful and come together in less than an hour. You'll find sheet pan dinners and crowd-pleaser pastas, hearty salads and healthy updates to takeout favorites, and fresh spins on classic dishes-plus kid-friendly meals, desserts, and sides (and a few beverages just for the adults). Featured on Good Morning America, September 22
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Featured on Tonight Show, September 15
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The Virginia dynasty : four presidents and the creation of the American nation by Lynne V. CheneyA group portrait of America’s first four Virginia Presidents focuses on a series of key historical episodes that illustrate how the myriad leadership roles of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe promoted transcendental, if contradictory, national views about freedom and equality. Illustrations. Featured on Fox News Books, September 22
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Featured on Today Show, September 9
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On all fronts : the education of a journalist by Clarissa WardThe five-time Emmy Award-winning CNN chief international correspondent draws on the wrenching stories of soldiers, civilians and rebels in war-torn Syria to illuminate the human cost of Bashar al Assad’s reign of terror and its personal impact on her family. Featured on NPR Book Review, September 11
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Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, September 2, Late Night, September 14
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Our lady of perpetual hunger : a memoir by Lisa Donovan"Lisa Donovan is anyone's definition of a strong woman. She has built several lauded restaurants from the ground up, including Sean Brock's Husk empire; she raised two brilliant children with no money; she is a rape survivor; she is a profoundly talentedartist. But from her early childhood, she had been told at every juncture that she wasn't enough: she came from a poor Southern family that despised its own Zuni/Mexican roots and repeatedly silenced its women. And yet through their pain, the women of Donovan's family had found strength and passion through food. They expressed their love by making beautiful things in the kitchen, and they inspired Donovan's accomplished career. But the path never grew smooth. For all the accolades she received along the way, the restaurant industry seemed only to allow men to claim the top mantles. Donovan watched male chefs co-opt recipes, stories, and cultures that had been built by women until she had enough. OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HUNGER is Donovan's reclaiming of herown story and of the story of the women who came before her. It's also an unforgettable Southern journey of class, gender, and race as told through food" Featured on NPR Book Review, September 9
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Our time is now : power, purpose, and the fight for a fair America by Stacey AbramsThe award-winning House Democratic Leader and best-selling author of Lead from the Outside draws on extensive national research to outline an empowering blueprint for ending voter suppression, reclaiming identity and reshaping progressive politics in America. Featured on Today Show, September 10
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Vegetable kingdom : the abundant world of vegan recipes by Bryant TerryA guide to the fundamentals of plant-based cooking features over 100 recipes for such dishes as Dirty Cauliflower, Barbecued Carrots With Slow-Cooked White Beans and Millet Roux Mushroom Gumbo, as well as tips on vegan cooking. Illustrations. Featured on Today Show, September 7
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Featured on NPR Book Review, September 3, The View, September 8
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How fascism works : the politics of us and them by Jason StanleyA Yale philosopher and author of How Propaganda Works reveals the fascist politics behind today's ethnic, racial and religious divides, identifying 10 key examples of fascist politics that are used by today's leaders to hold onto power. Featured on NPR's All Things Considered, September 6
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My vanishing country : a memoir by Bakari SellersThe CNN analyst and record-setting South Carolina State Representative chronicles the past, present and likely future of the American South, discussing his father’s civil rights heroism and the ignored harsh realities of the black working class. Featured on Real Time with Bill Maher, September 25
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Battlegrounds : The Fight to Defend the Free World by H. R. McMasterThe retired Lieutenant General and author of the best-selling Dereliction of Duty presents an urgent call to protect America from dangerous rivals by setting aside partisan divides and helping citizens better understand ongoing threats to national security. Featured on Good Morning America, September 21, NPR's Morning Edition, September 21
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Featured on Today Show, September 8
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Featured on Good Morning America, September 21
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The last million : Europe's displaced persons from World War to Cold War by David NasawDocuments the experiences of the Last Million concentration camp survivors, POWs, slave laborers and political prisoners after World War II who spent years as displaced refugees in unsupported, segregated and poorly converted buildings while the world’s nations refused shelter. Featured on NPR Book Review, September 16
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Featured on Today Show, September 21
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If then : how the Simulmatics Corporation invented the future by Jill LeporeThe Pulitzer Prize-finalist author of These Truths traces the Cold War origins of today’s data-driven world to the Simulmatics Corporation, describing how its scientists mined data, targeted voters, manipulated consumers, and destabilized politics decades before the era of Silicon Valley. Featured on NPR Book Review, September 14, Fresh Air, September 15
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The Home edit 360 : a guide to organizing absolutely everything by Clea ShearerThe stars of Home Edit outline holistic, tech-friendly approaches to rendering everyday work more productive and fulfilling through organization, offering customizable, guilt-free recommendations for everything from office spaces and holiday storage to luggage and pet supplies. Featured on Today Show, September 11
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Featured on MSNBC's Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace, September 11, Real Time with Bill Maher, September 11, Meet the Press, September 13, Today Show, September 7, NPR Book Review, September 5
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Creativity : a short and cheerful guide by John CleeseThe Monty Python comic master shares lighthearted advice on how anyone can learn the skill of creativity, drawing on whimsical personal experience to explain how to get into the right frame of mind, develop worthwhile ideas and overcome blocks. Featured on Late Night, September 9
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Featured on Today Show, September 11
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Featured on The View, September 9
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The Contradictions by Sophie YanowThe Eisner Award-winning story about a student figuring out radical politics in a messy world. Featured on NPR Book Review, September 13
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What can I do? : my path from climate despair to action by Jane FondaThe Oscar- and Emmy award-winning actress and activist describes how she relocated to Washington, D.C. to lead thousands in weekly demonstrations advocating for urgent responses to climate change, including fairer laws that acknowledge its human toll. Featured on The View, September 10, Real Time with Bill Maher, September 18
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Featured on NPR's Weekend Edition, September 13
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Feartured on NPR's All Things Considered, September
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A better man : a (mostly serious) letter to my son by Michael Ian BlackThe comedian, writer and actor discusses modern masculinity through a heartfelt letter to his college-bound son that will resonate with any parent looking to navigate complex gender issues and be or raise a better man. Featured on Today Show, September 16
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