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‘Adela’s House,’ a short story in ‘Things We Lost in the Fire’ ‘Adela’s House,’ a short story in ‘Things We Lost in...  Fiction
1976: Agenda for Tomorrow 1976: Agenda for Tomorrow  Nonfiction
36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of...  Fiction
A Frog in the Fall (And Later On) A Frog in the Fall (And Later On)  Fiction
A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon  Fiction
Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for a New Millennium Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for a New Millennium  Nonfiction
Ben Franklin: An American Life Ben Franklin: An American Life  Nonfiction
Berlin Childhood around 1900 Berlin Childhood around 1900  Nonfiction
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear  Nonfiction
Bodily Harm Bodily Harm  Fiction
Bookshops & Bonedust Bookshops & Bonedust  Fiction
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood  Nonfiction
Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity  Nonfiction
City of Girls City of Girls  Fiction
City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771‒1965 City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human...  Nonfiction
Coming Back Coming Back  Fiction
Confessions of Felix Krull Confessions of Felix Krull  Fiction
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13  Nonfiction
Dark Harvest Dark Harvest  Fiction
Dark Run Dark Run  Fiction
Dark Water: Art, Disaster, and Redemption in Florence Dark Water: Art, Disaster, and Redemption in Florence  Nonfiction
Deadline on Arrival Deadline on Arrival  Fiction
Detransition, Baby Detransition, Baby  Fiction
Dictatorship! It’s Easier Than You Think! Dictatorship! It’s Easier Than You Think!  Nonfiction
Don Quixote Don Quixote  Fiction