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Edan Lepucki, author of “Woman No.

You’re not giving yourself a chance to actually be with that person.”

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“Portrait of a Thief” is a “meditation on the loss and hybridity of” cultural identity.

While some critics point tosuspending disbelief a little too muchwhile reading, Li toldEntertainment Weeklythat was the point.

The teenagers come of age while the adults figure out whether they can keep going with their lives as-is.

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Publisher’s Weekly promises readers are “in for a treat” when they pick up “Vacationland.”

A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch

What does your Instagram feed say about you?

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

This last recommendation is not for the faint of heart.

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Think: “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”

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