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On this week's front table, reckon with the place of statues in a postcolonial present, trace the genealogy of the conspiracy, and embark on an experiment in shared consciousness. Then, join a therapist embedded in the decline of Appalachia, read the posthumous masterpiece of a neglected American writer, explore the life and afterlife of Margaret of Anjou, and try a new novel of suburban malaise (with tennis). Find these titles and more at semcoop.com. 

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On this week's front table, dive deep into the history of reading to understand our cultural and technological present, step behind the register of the American supermarket, and hear the distinct voice of an imprisoned teenager in Naples. Then, explore a thought-provoking catalogue of a landmark exhibition, read the collected stories of the only writer to make Virginia Woolf jealous, trace a history of the face that is also a history of selfhood and power, and get the latest on bourgeois cruelties and the complications of empowerment from a great French writer. Find these titles and more at semcoop.com...

On this week's front table, follow of cycles of history and denial in America, ponder the philosophical nature of boredom, and read a novel of grief and curses in Bogota's queer underground. Then, read works from a revolutionary and pioneering political thinker, lose yourself in a novel about losing yourself and its discontents, look into the future of design with the artists of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, and read a poetic novel of sisterhood. Find these titles and more at semcoop.com. 

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On this week's front table, find a portrait of the twentieth century in the translations of an elusive writer, learn about the complex history and radical future of reinvestment in Black neighborhoods, and seal yourself into a fable of internationalism. Then, read a biography of the foundational figure of Judaism, sample the short stories of a bold new voice, travel down a highway of dreams and harsh realities, and read a new kind of Western. Find these titles and more at...