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The 11 best new books to read in September as you embrace all things autumn

Here's what we're reading this month.

Here's what we're reading this month.

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In Catherine Chung's The Tenth Muse, one woman seeks roots in family and math

"As the child of immigrants, your history is not embedded in the history of...

"As the child of immigrants, your history is not embedded in the history of the country you live in."

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In Hot Comb, Ebony Flowers illustrates the intimate relationship between Black women and their hair

"I make stories about Black lives without having to explain their existence...

"I make stories about Black lives without having to explain their existence to non-Black readers."

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Nostalgia Watch

All of the Baby-Sitters Club books are now on Audible, so you can relive elementary school with this celeb narrator

Get ready to download a dose of nostalgia.

Get ready to download a dose of nostalgia.

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Nostalgia Watch

How The Baby-Sitters Club helped me survive middle school

The books were a guide, helping me through this season of change and loneli...

The books were a guide, helping me through this season of change and loneliness.

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The 10 best new books to read in August, because it's too hot to do anything else

Enjoy them by the pool or in front of the air conditioner.

Enjoy them by the pool or in front of the air conditioner.

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Kathleen Collins was one of the first Black women to direct movies in Hollywood, and we can still learn from her

She refused to create Black characters defined by their despair and sorrow....

She refused to create Black characters defined by their despair and sorrow.

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George R.R. Martin says Game of Thrones backlash won’t affect how he writes his final books

We excited and scared to read these final two books.

We excited and scared to read these final two books.

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How to dress like your favorite literary heroines, because they're seriously stylish

From Jane Eyre to Claudia Kishi.

From Jane Eyre to Claudia Kishi.

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Arounna Khounnoraj talks making crafts in an immigrant family, and the importance of loving process

"When I was little, I probably didn't appreciate the hours my mother would ...

"When I was little, I probably didn't appreciate the hours my mother would have spent making a dress."

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The 11 best new books to read in July, either by the pool or in front of the air conditioner

Here's what we're reading this month.

Here's what we're reading this month.