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Gods of Jade and Shadow, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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'Gods Of Jade And Shadow' Spins A Dark, Dazzling Fairy Tale

10:00am July 23, 2019

by Arkady Martine

Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel is set in an alternate Jazz Age Mexico, where gods and monsters from Mayan mythology walk the Earth and war with each other for dominion over Xibalba, the land of death.

The cover of Beijing Payback by Daniel Nieh

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In 'Beijing Payback,' The Immigrant Experience, But Make It A Crime Thriller

8:07pm July 22, 2019

by Ari Shapiro

Daniel Nieh used to be a model and a translator. He says both of those professions went into his debut novel, a page-turner about a college basketball player unraveling his Chinese father's murder.

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'State Of The Heart' Cardiologist Assesses Breakthroughs In Heart Health

2:22pm July 22, 2019

by Terry Gross

Dr. Haider Warraich talks about advancements in treating and preventing heart failure, and explains how the understanding of healthy blood pressure and good cholesterol continues to evolve.

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My Ideal Boyfriend is a Croissant, by Laura Dockrill

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In 'My Ideal Boyfriend Is A Croissant', The Heroine Is No Flake

10:00am July 21, 2019

by Alethea Kontis

Laura Dockrill's young adult novel stars a refreshingly direct, unapologetic — and occasionally crass — plus-sized girl who uses her doctor-imposed food diary to record her life and feelings.

'At Dusk' Exposes South Korea Through A Variety Of Lenses

9:08am July 21, 2019

by Gabino Iglesias

Hwang Sok-yong's novel is a perfect slice of Koreana; a touching, somewhat depressive narrative full of nostalgia exposing the underbelly of a nation via the people inhabiting society's bottom rung.

In Queen of the Sea, 11-year-old Margaret befriends a mysterious visitor to her island home — and learns to play chess.

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In 'Queen Of The Sea,' The Story Rides On Goatback

8:00am July 21, 2019

by Petra Mayer

Dylan Meconis' new graphic novel is set on a mysterious island off the coast of a country that's not quite Tudor England. It's an alternate history, loosely based on the youth of Queen Elizabeth I.

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A Bushel of New Comics Collections Dig Into the Pleasures of Print

7:00am July 21, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Despite what you may have heard, dead-tree publishing isn't dead. In fact, a host of new print magazines are bringing some wild, weird, innovative words and pictures to the alternative comics scene.

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Spirited 'Family Of Origin' Defends The Maligned Millennial

10:00am July 20, 2019

by Lily Meyer

CJ Hauser's new novel centers on two estranged siblings trying to unravel their late father's work with a group of fringe biologists who believe evolution is running backward, away from millenials.

An imagined future speaks in David Ewing Duncan's Talking to Robots.

An Imagined Future Speaks In 'Talking To Robots'

2:29pm July 19, 2019

by Adam Frank

If you want to see what that future might look like, David Ewing Duncan's book is a fun place to start; he envisions various bots based on interviews with scientists and engineers, among others.

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For The 'Nickel Boys,' Life Isn't Worth 5 Cents

10:47am July 18, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Colson Whitehead's harrowing new novel is based on a true story about a brutally abusive reform school in Florida where the grounds were pocked with the unmarked graves of the boys who died there.