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As the publishing calendar moves from June to July, it marks the halfway point of 2020, prompting the creation of “best-of-the-year-thus-far” lists. Many of these lists highlight diverse authors. Here are five writers getting repeated attention.
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Summer 2020 arrives with the promise of hot days and even hotter reads, making it a perfect time to check out these selections chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) RUSA CODES Reading List Council Members. With recommendations across eight fiction genres, from new releases to tried-and-true favorites, there's something in this year's list for every reader.
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A unique exploration of the life and work of Rudyard Kipling, an ambitious rethinking of H.G. Wells as both writer and thinker, and an earnest survey of how and why feminism has or has not been presented on the stage top the list of best-selling literary criticism books.
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