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Current Topic: #READWITHJENNA
Jenna Bush Hagar talked to Javier Zamora about his new memoir, SOLITO, on TODAY: “I don’t think I’ve ever read a memoir which captivated me in so many ways.”
Current Topic: STUDENT LOANS
“If you want to talk about student loan cancellation, you have to talk about wealth.” Anne Helen Petersen writes about student loans for Culture Study.
Current Topic: WRITING BESTSELLERS
Bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid speaks with Good Morning America about her latest novel CARRIE SOTO IS BACK.
Current Topic: FUTURE OF WORK
Seth Goldenberg explains to Fast Company why we should embrace a culture of asking questions.

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Books for the Current Moment

MATRIX (Paperback): Lauren Groff explores the raw power of female creativity in this mesmerizing portrait of consuming passion and aberrant faith.
HELL AND BACK: Craig Johnson returns with the next installment of the Longmire series.
OUR COUNTRY FRIENDS (Paperback): Gary Shteyngart perfectly captures the nature of adult friendships and the petty jealousies, disappointments, and dependencies that can define them.
A DARKER REALITY (Paperback): Anne Perry proves once again why she is among the top writers of historical mysteries with this exciting 1930s mystery.

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