Alta Journal Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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This week’s bestselling titles include Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Book Lovers by Emily Henry. https://trib.al/NKb1ILI

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Ali elegantly retraces this story, interspersing it with reflections on her Muslim faith; her upbringing between Hyderabad, India, and Minnesota; and her identities as a writer and a mother.

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A thought-provoking investigation into personal history, creativity, and technology, elements that make us all

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For the Alta Monday Book Review, @jackie__writes reviews @ClaireDederer's new book, "Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma." https://t.co/TPtnk7ENRH

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This week’s bestselling titles include "Pageboy" by @TheElliotPage, "The Book of Charlie" by @DavidVonDrehle, and "Beach Read" by Emily Henry. https://t.co/ztk60DbYwg

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"But running through the novel always is the belief that, in one way or another, everyone is bound together, through the narratives they represent." @davidulin writes about Isabel Allende's "The House of the Spirits," this month's @CalBookClub book pick: https://t.co/ZaSVk4OaER

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This week's #MondayAltaBookReview was written by @ReardonAmy on Claire Vaye Watkins's new book, "I Love You But I've Chose Darkness" [@riverheadbooks]. Read it here: https://trib.al/2zi93Ew

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This week’s bestselling titles include "All About Love: New Visions" by bell hooks, "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus, and a biography of Nora Ephron. https://trib.al/zqSMF72

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"I was surprised and horrified by how specific and violent the history of selling time is." @eva_recinos interviews @the_jennitaur, author of "Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock." https://t.co/PBAPfZy1aO

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The Sympathizer by @viet.thanh.nguyen.writer explores subjectivity, empathy, and solidarity—timely themes for today. @anngelder pairs it with Timothy Snyder’s On Freedom.