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Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Offill, Stuart, Sharlet, Sparks, Lavery, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Jenny Offill, Douglas Stuart, Jeff Sharlet, Amber Sparks, Daniel M. Lavery, and more—that are publishing this week.

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Weather by Jenny Offill

Here’s what  about : “A librarian becomes increasingly obsessed with doomsday preparations in Offill’s excellently sardonic third novel (following ). Lizzie, a university librarian working in Brooklyn, already feels overwhelmed with guiding her son, Eli, through New York City’s crowded elementary school system without the extra strain of dealing with her addict brother’s constant crises. Mostly happily married to a computer game designer, Lizzie introduces anxiety into

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