75 new books to add to your summer reading list

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a day ago

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CREDITS
Carole V. Bell
is a Jamaican-born critic and media and politics researcher.
Lauren LeBlanc
is a board member of the National Book Critics Circle.
Wadzanai Mhute
is a former books editor at Oprah Daily whose work has appeared in The New York Times, People Magazine, and The Washington Post, among others.
Daneet Steffens
is a books-focused journalist and critic. You can find her online @daneetsteffens.
Kate Tuttle
edits the Globe's books section.
Freelance writer
Chris Vognar
was the 2009 Nieman Arts and Culture Fellow at Harvard University.
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