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WRESTLING WITH THE DEVIL (HARDCOVER) by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

May 31, 2018

THE GREAT KENYAN WRITER Ng?g? wa Thiong’o’s memoir of political prison: a matter-of-fact yet deeply moving story of surviving, connecting, and creating while incarcerated. A MINUS

WRESTLING WITH THE DEVIL (HARDCOVER)
New Press
2018

Grade: A MINUS

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THE FERMI PARADOX by Brandon Overall

May 28, 2018

AN ALIEN AND A HUMAN band together to to fight for Earth’s future. SF with a military thriller feel, lots of excitement. B PLUS

THE FERMI PARADOX
Brandon Overall
2018

Grade: B PLUS

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THE PSYCHOBIOTIC REVOLUTION by Scott C. Anderson

May 26, 2018

LINKING DIGESTION AND MOOD, current research demonstrates powerful, previously unexplored connections between microbiota and the brain. B PLUS

THE PSYCHOBIOTIC REVOLUTION : MOOD, FOOD, AND THE NEW SCIENCE OF THE GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION
National Geographic Society
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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MEDUSA UPLOADED by Emily Devenport

May 10, 2018

DEEP-SPACE ADVENTURE: A REVOLUTION on a “generation ship” fuses spacefarers and intelligent machines. Exciting! B PLUS

MEDUSA UPLOADED
Tor Books
2018

Grade: B PLUS

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DOWNDRIFT (PAPERBACK) by Johanna Drucker

May 7, 2018

WHIMSICAL, SERIOUS PARABLE about a sudden change in the animal world. Charming and thought-provoking. B PLUS

DOWNDRIFT (PAPERBACK)
Three Rooms Press
2018

Grade: B PLUS

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AIR TRAFFIC by Gregory Pardlo

May 6, 2018

A FATHER AND SON STRUGGLE with the same demons (racism, toxic masculinity, alcohol, depression) in different ways. Clearsighted poet’s memoir. B PLUS

AIR TRAFFIC : A MEMOIR OF AMBITION AND MANHOOD IN AMERICA
Knopf Publishing Group
2018

Grade: B PLUS

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WHAT DROWNS THE FLOWERS IN YOUR MOUTH (HARDCOVER) by Rigoberto González

May 5, 2018

A WRITER AND HIS BROTHER, bonded by a rough childhood, connect despite very different adulthoods. Lovely, loving memoir. B PLUS

WHAT DROWNS THE FLOWERS IN YOUR MOUTH (HARDCOVER)
University of Wisconsin Press
2018

Grade: B PLUS

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