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This cover image released by Mariner Books shows "The Californians" by Brian Castleberry. (Mariner Books via AP)

Book Review: Brian Castleberry aims for a Jonathan Franzen-style saga with ‘The Californians’

Brian Castleberry’s new novel, “The Californians,” spans eras of American history, telling the story of two intersected families.

This cover image released by Pantheon Books shows "The Dream Hotel" by Laila Lalami. (Pantheon via AP)

Book Review: ‘The Dream Hotel’ is a dystopian world in which people are detained for dreams

This cover image released by Putnam shows "All the Other Mothers Hate Me" by Sarah Harman. (Putnam via AP)

Book Review: ‘All the Other Mothers Hate Me’ is a breezy read from Sarah Harman

This cover image released by Abrams Press shows "The Art of the SNL Portrait" by Mary Ellen Matthews. (Abrams Press via AP)

Book Review: ‘The Art of the SNL Portrait’ gives a rare inside look at Mary Ellen Matthews’ work

This cover image released by Knopf shows "Dream Count" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. (Knopf via AP)

Book Review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel marks a vibrant return

San Francisco Bookstore Ships Donated LGBTQ+ Books to Conservative States

A San Francisco bookstore is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to parts of the country where they are censored to counter the rapidly growing effort by conservative advocacy groups and lawmakers to ban them from public schools and libraries.

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This cover image shows "Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles" by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike. (Da Capo Press/Grand Central Publishing via AP)

Book Review: ‘Eternal Flame’ recounts The Bangles’ turbulent run as all-female ‘80s pop sensations

This image released by Pantheon Books shows "Raising Hare" by Chloe Dalton. (Pantheon via AP)

Book Review: A memoir of rescuing a baby hare shows how to live gently with the wildlife around us

This cover image released by Random House shows "Show Don't Tell" by Curtis Sittenfeld. (Random House via AP)

Book Review: Curtis Sittenfeld delivers tender, thought-provoking stories in ’Show Don’t Tell’

This book cover image released by Dutton shows "Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe" by Carl Zimmer. (Dutton via AP)

Book Review: ‘Air-borne’ transforms scientific history into detective story

This cover image released by Viking shows "Crush" by Ada Calhoun. (Viking via AP)

Book Review: Ada Calhoun’s ‘Crush’ is a personal essay on love disguised as a novel

This cover image released by Putnam shows "Battle Mountain" by C.J. Box. (Putnam via AP)

Book Review: Terrorists gather in C.J. Box’s new Joe Pickett novel, ‘Battle Mountain’

This cover image released by Crown shows "Deep Cuts" by Holly Brickley. (Crown via AP)

Book Review: In Holly Brickley’s debut novel ‘Deep Cuts,’ love and music clash

This cover image released by Avid Reader Press shows "Disposable: America’s Contempt for the Underclass" by Sarah Jones. (Avid Reader Press via AP)

Book Review: ‘Disposable’ a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic

This cover image released by Dutton Books for Young Readers shows "I Am the Cage" by Allison Sweet Grant. (Dutton Books for Young Readers via AP)

Book Review: Sweet Grant’s young adult debut ‘I Am the Cage’ gives resounding voice to the voiceless

This cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows "You Didn't Hear This from Me: (Mostly) True Notes On Gossip" by Kelsey McKinney. (Grand Central Publishing via AP)

Book Review: In ‘You Didn’t Hear This From Me,’ Kelsey McKinney wants you to reconsider gossip

This cover image released by Penguin Press shows "The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource" by Chris Hayes. (Penguin Press via AP)

Book Review: Chris Hayes’ ‘Sirens’ Call’ is a thorough look at the fight for attention in modern age

This cover image released by Lake Union Publishing shows "Hold Strong" by Robert Dugoni. (Lake Union Publishing via AP)

Book Review: ‘Hold Strong’ sets a love story amid the greatest maritime horror of World War II

This cover image released by Poisoned Pen Press shows "A Long Time Gone" by Joshua Moehling. (Poisoned Pen Press via AP)

Book Review: Fast-paced crime thriller ‘A Long Time Gone’ concludes Moehling’s 3-book-long mystery

This book cover image released by Harper shows "Blob: A Love Story" by Maggie Su. (Harper via AP)

Book Review: Maggie Su’s debut novel ‘Blob: A Love Story’ offers unique look at humanity

This cover image released by Mulholland Books shows "Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right" by Walter Mosley. (Mulholland Books via AP)

Book Review: A private eye searches for his missing father while protecting a runaway wife

This cover image released by HarperCollins Publishers shows "The Oligarch's Daughter" by Joseph Finder. (HarperCollins Publishers via AP)

Book Review: Hunted by the FBI and Russian Oligarch, a hedge fund manager flees into the wilderness

This book cover image released by Putnam shows "Old Soul" by Susan Barker. (Putnam via AP)

Book Review: Susan Barker returns with ‘Old Soul,’ a thrilling horror story that defies description

This book cover image released by Ten Speed Graphic shows "This Beautiful, Ridiculous City" by Kay Sohini (Ten Speed Graphic via AP)

Book Review: ‘This Beautiful, Ridiculous City’ captures New York in an emotional graphic memoir

This book cover image released by Liveright/WW Norton shows "Mona Acts Out" by Mischa Berlinski. (Liveright/WW Norton via AP)

Book Review: A tour de force of a novel about a celebrated actor in the throes of a mid-life crisis

This cover image released by Pantheon shows "American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest" by Kyle Paoletta. (Pantheon via AP)

Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world

This cover mage released by Norton shows "Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life" by Agnes Callard. (Norton via AP)

Book Review: ‘Open Socrates’ shows why philosophy isn’t a spectator sport

This image released by Putnam shows "The Big Empty" by Robert Crais. (Putnam via AP)

Book Review: Robert Crais spins the tale of a hardboiled private eye who uncovers a conspiracy

This image released by Scribner shows cover art for "The Perfect Home" by Daniel Kenitz. (Scribner via AP)

Book Review: Kenitz’s debut novel transforms ‘The Perfect Home’ into a gut-roiling thriller

This cover image released by Gallery Books shows "The Close-Up" by Pip Drysdale. (Gallery Books via AP)

Book Review: Pip Drysdale’s new Hollywood thriller ‘The Close-Up’ weighs legacy against love

This cover image released by Knopf shows "The Rivals" by Jane Pek. (Knopf via AP)

Book Review: ‘The Rivals’ is Jane Pek’s fine new mystery novel of online dating, love and death

This cover image released by Riverhead shows "Rental House" by Weike Wang. (Riverhead via AP)

Book Review: Weike Wang’s 3rd novel ‘Rental House’ finds beauty and humor in a marriage of opposites

This cover image released by Putnam shows "Bellevue" by Robin Cook. (Putnam via AP)

Book Review: Robin Cook sets his latest thriller in the iconic Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital

This cover image released by Rowman & Littlefield shows "Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America" by William Elliott Hazelgrove. (Rowman & Littlefield via AP)

Book Review: ‘Dead Air’ tells history of night Orson Welles unleashed fake Martian invasion

This cover image released by Mariner Books shows "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" by Naomi Wood. (Mariner via AP)

Book Review: British novelist Naomi Wood is out with an astonishingly good short story collection

This cover image released by St. Martin's Press shows "How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World" by Donald J. Robertson. (St. Martin's Press via AP)

Book Review: ‘How to Think Like Socrates’ leaves readers with questions

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