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    Cover of Savage Feast: Three Generations, Two Continents, and a Dinner Table (a Memoir with Recipes)
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    Sav­age Feast: Three Gen­er­a­tions, Two Con­ti­nents, and a Din­ner Table (a Mem­oir with Recipes)
    Boris Fish­man
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    Writ­ing Your Reli­gion: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Sarah Hurwitz

    Deb­o­rah Miller
    December 16, 2019
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    Sing This at My Funer­al: A Mem­oir of Fathers and Sons
    David Sluc­ki
    Essay

    The For­tu­nate Foàs of Sabbioneta

    Eleanor Foa
    November 4, 2019
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    The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah
    Adam Valen Levinson
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    Excerpt: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    Lori Got­tlieb
    October 7, 2019
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    Cosel­la Wayne
    Jonathan D. Sarna,Cora Wilburn
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    Braid­ed: A Jour­ney of A Thou­sand Challahs
    Beth Rica­nati
    Essay

    Let­ters at the Nar­row Waist of the World

    Mar­lena Maduro Baraf
    September 16, 2019
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    Life’s Acces­sories: A Mem­oir and Fash­ion Guide
    Rachel Levy Lesser
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    Young Heroes of the Sovi­et Union: A Mem­oir and a Reckoning
    Alex Hal­ber­stadt
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    Me, My Self­ie & Eye: A Midlife Con­ver­sa­tion About Lost Iden­ti­ty, Grief, and See­ing Who You Are
    Jan­na Lopez
    Cover of The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President
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    The Water­gate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Jus­tice Against a Crim­i­nal President
    Jill Wine-Banks
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    The Mem­o­ry Eaters
    Eliz­a­beth Kadetsky
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    Con­ver­sa­tions with RBG: Ruth Bad­er Gins­burg on Life, Love, Lib­er­ty, and Law
    Jef­frey Rosen
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    Long Way Home: A Mem­oir of Fame, Fam­i­ly, and Redemption
    Cameron Dou­glas
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