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lessons, from David Copperfiel­d to A Little Life. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande (Picador, non-fiction, reprint). A physician looks at the harm end-of-life medical practices can sometimes do. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer (Gallery, non-fiction, reprint). Schumer joined the ranks of female comedians with best sellers (Tina Fey, Chelsea Handler, et al) with this serio-comic memoir. The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood (Norton, fiction, reprint). A book club provides the setting for this tale about mothers, daughters and literature. Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson (Vintage, non-fiction, reprint). Subtitle: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy; winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History. The Tragedy of Brady Sims by Ernest J. Gaines (Vintage, fiction, paperback original). In the Jim Crow South, Brady Sims pulls out a gun in a courtroom and shoots his own son; a novella by the author of A Lesson Before Dying. Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick (Touchstone, non-fiction, reprint). The actress ( Pitch Perfect) offers a collection of autobiogra­phical essays.

My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella (The Dial Press, fiction, reprint). Comic novel about twentysome­thing Katie Brenner, who returns to her family farm after losing her marketing job in London.

A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston (Scribner, non-fiction, reprint). The actor reflects on his memorable roles, from Walter White to LBJ.

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