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• Funny Because It's True

  How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire

  Wenc, Christine,

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  Discover the real truth behind the original fake news with this in-depth history of beloved humor publication, The Onion.

• The Fifteen

  Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America

  Geroux, William,

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  The true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown.

• Cue the Sun

  the Invention of Reality TV

  Nussbaum, Emily, 1966-

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  This sharp and immersive history traces the chaotic rise of reality television, revealing how a quest for authenticity within manufactured drama reshaped pop culture—and America itself. With behind-the-scenes stories and a critical eye, it exposes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Warhol's Muses

  the Artists, Misfits, and Superstars Destroyed by the Factory Fame Machine

  Leamer, Laurence,

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  From the New York Times bestselling author of Capote's Women comes an astonishing account of the revolutionary artist Andy Warhol and his scandalous relationships with the ten women he deemed his "superstars," beginning in 1964 and culminating four…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Puzzle Box

  a Novel

  Trussoni, Danielle

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  Puzzle master Mike Brink is invited to Japan to attempt the impossible: unlocking the Dragon Box, a deadly 150-year-old enigma built to conceal an Imperial secret. Every twelve years, the box challenges a new contender with traps, poisons, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Close Your Eyes and Count to 10

  Unger, Lisa, 1970-

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  A single mother joins a deadly island game set up by a charismatic daredevil and extreme adventurer, but a monstrous storm and an unseen menace transform the social media stunt into a ruthless fight for survival.

• We Are Watching Eliza Bright

  Osworth, A. E.,

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  When elite coder Eliza Bright reports workplace harassment at a top video game company, she unintentionally ignites a digital firestorm that turns her life into a real-world cat-and-mouse game. As anonymous online mobs track her every move and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dungeon Crawler Carl

  Dinniman, Matt,

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  When Earth is transformed into an 18-level, planet-sized dungeon, survival becomes a bloodsport broadcast to the galaxy—and the only way out is down. Carl, an unremarkable man with his ex-girlfriend’s cat, must battle monsters and rack up views to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pinball

  A Graphic History of the Silver Ball

  Chad, Jon

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  In this dynamic, nonfiction graphic novel, Jon Chad illustrates the little-known story of pinball—how it works and why it all matters in an age of special effects and on-screen gaming.

• Dog Days

  Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk,

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  Yuna never wanted to adopt a dog. But with her partner in mourning–and in desperate need of a boost in morale–she gives in to his humble request. And in the grand tradition of reluctant pet owners, she and their puppy soon become inseparable. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spent

  a Comic Novel

  Bechdel, Alison, 1960-

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  In Alison Bechdel’s hilariously skewering and gloriously cast new comic novel confection, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel, running a pygmy goat sanctuary in Vermont, is existentially irked by a climate-challenged world and a citizenry on the brink…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Heart That Fed

  a Father, a Son, and the Long Shadow of War

  Sciacchitano, Carl,

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  A brilliant graphic memoir debut, this is a loving son’s exploration of his tumultuous relationship with his father, told through the lens of the Vietnam War and its lasting effects long after returning home.

• Becoming Spectacular

  the Rhythm of Resilience From the First African American Rockette

  Jones, Jennifer, 1967-

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  "The first African American Rockette charts her journey to one of the world's most celebrated dance troupes in this gripping memoir that, for the first time, goes behind the velvet curtains at Radio City's legendary holiday show."

• Memorial Days

  a Memoir

  Brooks, Geraldine,

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  "A spare and profoundly moving memoir that joins the classics of the genre, Memorial Days is a portrait of a larger-than-life man and a timeless love between souls that exquisitely captures the joy, agony, and mystery of life."

• Boat Baby

  a Memoir

  Nguyen, Vicky,

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  "In a memoir where heroism meets humor, NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen tells the story of her family’s daring escape from communist Vietnam and her unlikely journey from refugee to reporter."

• A Fatal Inheritance

  How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery

  Ingrassia, Lawrence,

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  "Weaving his own moving family story with a sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia delivers an intimate, gripping tale that sits at the intersection of memoir and medical thriller."

• Vantage Point

  Sligar, Sara, 1989-

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  The old-money Wieland family has it all—wealth, status, power. They’re also famously cursed.

• Death of the Author

  Okorafor, Nnedi,

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  After being fired and facing yet another novel rejection, aspiring author Zelu writes a futuristic epic about AI and robots, unknowingly setting herself on a path to literary stardom that could change the future of humanity.

• Summer of Fire and Blood

  the German Peasants' War

  Roper, Lyndal,

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  In Summer of Blood, the first history of the German Peasants' War in a generation, historian Lyndal Roper exposes the far-reaching ramifications of this rebellion. Though the war's victors portrayed the uprising as naive and inchoate, Roper reveals…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Water in the World

  a Novel

  Caffall, Eiren,

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  After the glaciers melt, Nonie, her sister, parents, and researcher friends create a settlement on the roof of the American Museum of Natural History in nearly deserted New York City, following the rule to take from exhibits only in dire need. They…Read moreRead more of this annotation