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REVIEWS SCHEDULED THIS WEEK IN STYLE
Swan Peak, by James Lee Burke. In this Dave Robicheaux mystery, the Louisiana detective finds trouble while vacationing in the wilds of Montana.
The Lost Dog, by Michelle de Kretser. A novel in which a man searching for his lost dog in rural Australia finds the unexpected.
Black Seconds, by Karin Fossum. A newly translated mystery by the prize-winning Norwegian writer.
City of Thieves, by David Benioff. In this novel, a man tells the story of his Russian grandfather's precarious existence during the siege of Leningrad.
The Voice: A Memoir, by Thomas Quasthoff. The recollections of a renowned German baritone who stands just over four feet tall.
ON WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Listen to our podcast, featuring book reviews and interviews. This week contributing editor Evelyn Small interviews Roxana Robinson, author of Cost (reviewed on page 7); senior editor Alan Cooperman interviews Ted Widmer, author of Ark of the Liberties (reviewed on page 1); and Mary Karr presents her Poet's Choice column.
Join Daniel Mark Epstein, author of The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage (reviewed on page 5), for an online discussion on Tuesday, July 8, at 3 p.m.
Read the first chapters of The Magical Chorus, by Solomon Volkov (reviewed on page 10), and Cost, by Roxana Robinson.
And catch up on our blog -- Short Stack-- which this week, in honor of Independence Day, features senior editor Alan Cooperman on books about revolutions.
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