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- 'Rough Beauty' recounts a poet's journey from self-reliance to community living
When award-winning poet Karen Auvinen loses all in a fire, she must decide what kind of life to rebuild.
- 'And Then We Danced,' 'Old in Art School,' tell of later-in-life creative endeavors
Nell Painter enrolls in art school at 64, while Henry Alford begins a serious pursuit of dance at the age of 50.
- 'Frenemies' is Ken Auletta's brightly readable tour of today's ad business
New Yorker writer Auletta takes his readers deep inside the conference calls and boardrooms of the professionals on the front lines of the industry's internet transformation.
- 'The Debatable Land' probes the history of a chink in the Scottish-English border
British historian Graham Robb explores the land that once supported the descendents of the first king of Scotland.
- Lively narrators, rich context make these middle-grade books shine
From Pakistan to Miami, these lively tales speak to readers in the 8-12 age group.
- 'The Word Is Murder' is Anthony Horowitz at his ambitious best
This clever work of meta-fiction is told by a writer named Anthony Horowitz, who has been asked by a former detective to look into a most unusual murder.
- 10 best books of June: the Monitor's picks
From the Tour de France to the dark side of America's economy, these new June releases cover plenty of ground.
- 'Life in the Garden' lovingly recalls the place of gardens in an author's life
Penelope Lively explores the garden’s place in art and literature, and in her own life.
- 6 baseball books for mid-season reading These new releases should provide a good selection for summer reading.
- 'A View of the Empire at Sunset' uses author Jean Rhys to explore 'otherness'
Novelist Caryl Phillips uses the life of author Jean Rhys to once again explore themes of racism and colonialism.
- 'Our Towns' finds optimism in America's smaller cities
Husband-and-wife journalism team James and Deborah Fallows spent five years traveling the US via passenger plane and returned with a refreshingly positive story to tell.
- Voyages, animals, beauty for the youngest readers
Six lovely picture books exemplify the joys of summer reading.
- NASA's Alan Stern talks Pluto ... and beyond
Planetary scientist Alan Stern shares what it has been like to devote the bulk of his career to the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper belt.
- 'Reporter' offers a captivating account of an entire era of journalism
Seymour Hersh's memoir is full of smooth storytelling and well-turned anecdotes, but it can also be a bumpy ride.