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Garrard Conley tells of his upbringing and brief stint in gay conversion therapy with a heartbreaking amount of compassion, never condemning the family and friends who couldn’t accept his identity while still sounding the alarm over their abusive tactics. The movie adaptation of this memoir stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, and Russell Crowe.
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Part true-crime detective book, part history book filled with fascinating anecdotes, the newest book from Susan Orlean begins with a disastrous fire that consumed the Los Angeles Central Library in 1986 and the subsequent search for the suspected arsonist. Delight in discovery powers this book, and Orlean feeds readers’ curiosity.
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