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Week of June 19, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of June 19th include Paulette Jiles' NEWS OF THE WORLD, a National Book Award finalist about an aging itinerant news reader who, in the aftermath of the Civil War, agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people; THE MANDIBLES, a near-future novel from Lionel Shriver that explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating U.S. sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family; and THE HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF NIGHT by Catherine Banner, a sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of Italy.

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December 2020

December's Books on Screen roundup includes the films News of the World, Wonder Woman 1984, The Midnight Sky and Nomadland; the series premieres of "The Stand" on CBS All Access, "The Hardy Boys" on Hulu, and "Bridgerton" on Netflix; the conclusion of HBO Max's "The Flight Attendant"; the season two finale of "His Dark Materials" on HBO; and the DVD releases of The War with Grandpa, Waiting for the Barbarians and Jiu Jitsu.

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