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Divisions and unities propel “Running the Rift,” a first novel set during the Hutu-Tutsi violence in Rwanda. A Tutsi, Jean Patrick Nkuba, wants nothing less than to be the next Olympic track star from his African nation. But this gentle boy, taught by his late father that there is no difference between the tribes, must [...]

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A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness is the first novel in the All Souls Trilogy. The protagonist, Diana Bishop, comes from a long line of witches. Her lineage traces back to Salem and beyond. However, she refuses to use her inherited magic. After all, that’s what got her parents killed. Diana works as an [...]

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Tolstoy A Russian Life Rosamund Bartlett Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: 544 pp., $35 Count Lev Tolstoy is one of those writers who was as fascinating and complex as his novels and stories. A man so awful and quarrelsome to those around him, especially his long-suffering wife, was nonetheless able to produce masterpieces of serene introspection and [...]

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