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Unlocking the Scandinavian psyche, fictional renderings of real life women, and interpersonal drama in Greece.
Mythili Rao is a journalist and book critic in New York. Follow her @mythilirao.
New & Notable
This week, from murder in Mississippi to the pawn shops of Appalachia.
In Brief
This week, from lobster fishermen and meth dealers off the Maine Coast to the world’s largest statue of Stalin.
Hot Reads
This week, from friendship with a phony (and murderous) Rockefeller to fortune-seeking husband-hunters in the British Raj.
Histories
This week, from a preacher-turned-novelist’s meditations on death to the power struggles and engineering breakthroughs that lead to America’s first subway.
IN THE FAMILY
This week, from the 1964 World’s Fair to people on the edge to saving the world.
Don't Miss
From a collection of Iranian short stories to a tale of a self-style prophet's post-frontier standoff in Alaska, here are the books you might have missed in 2013.
IN THE FAMILY
This week, from the short fiction of an overlooked American master to the family history of three generations of real-life adventurers.
Lost
This week, from stories about the streets of Tehran to the quest to bring a lost World War II pilot home.
Chinelo Okparanta
The Nigerian-born Chinelo Okparanta’s debut collection introduces the world to a defender of young women who are oppressed and silenced.