Kate Sheehan
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Where the Past Begins
Readers of Tan's novels will enjoy learning about the inspiration behind many of her stories. Book clubs and those who enjoy writers' memoirs, stories about difficult families, or children-of-immigrants narratives will also find much to savor. [See Prepub Alert, 4/24/17.]
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This sobering account of both a wrongful conviction and the structural impediments to fixing miscarriages of justice (with a gut punch of a closing paragraph) is for readers and book groups interested in social justice, legal history, and civil rights. [See Prepub Alert, 2/27/17.]
Ghost of the Innocent Man: A True Story of Trial and Redemption
This sobering account of both a wrongful conviction and the structural impediments to fixing miscarriages of justice (with a gut punch of a closing paragraph) is for readers and book groups interested in social justice, legal history, and civil rights. [See Prepub Alert, 2/27/17.]
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The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the Meaning of Murder
Readers who wonder what draws writers to grisly crimes will find insight here. The interwoven stories of author and subject will appeal to both true crime and memoir readers.
Best Memoir: Our Favorites of 2016, Part 2
A feel-good nonfiction beach read for the athletic and nonathletic alike; essential reading for all parents; beautifully told, Ghost Songs is likely to stay with readers for a long time; Tynan presents universal insight and wit
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Book groups will find much to discuss if they're willing to broach the topics in this beautifully rendered work. [See Prepub Alert, 4/25/16.]
Ghost Songs
Book groups will find much to discuss if they're willing to broach the topics in this beautifully rendered work. [See Prepub Alert, 4/25/16.]
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The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood: The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent
For readers interested in royal intrigue, those who enjoyed Hutchinson's other histories, and biography buffs who prefer their subjects a bit bloodthirsty.
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For readers who prefer thoughtfulness to titillation. The murders may not have been widely known outside of Brownsville, but this book will be.
The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts: Murder and Memory in an American City
For readers who prefer thoughtfulness to titillation. The murders may not have been widely known outside of Brownsville, but this book will be.
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This book is valuable, often difficult reading. Pair with Jill Leovy's Ghettoside for powerful, if upsetting, analysis of the failures of our criminal justice system. For readers interested in social justice, mental health care, and well-written narrative nonfiction.
While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness
This book is valuable, often difficult reading. Pair with Jill Leovy's Ghettoside for powerful, if upsetting, analysis of the failures of our criminal justice system. For readers interested in social justice, mental health care, and well-written narrative nonfiction.
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An important book for anyone interested in crime in America. Academics and casual viewers of police procedurals alike will find this a worthwhile read. [See Prepub Alert, 7/28/14.]
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
An important book for anyone interested in crime in America. Academics and casual viewers of police procedurals alike will find this a worthwhile read. [See Prepub Alert, 7/28/14.]
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