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Books for Grownups

Don't miss the latest fiction, nonfiction, and lifestyle/how-to books of interest to you, brought to you by the editors of Publishers Weekly and AARP The Magazine.

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Book Reviews

Googled: The End of the World as We Know It
by Ken Auletta
Review by Evelyn Renold

The media octopus known as Google inspires yet another book-length squirt of ink.
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Miss O'Dell
by Chris O'Dell with Katherine Ketcham
Review by Charlie Clark

She was with the band, man—but on their payroll, not bedroll. Read about a classic ‘60s insider and what she saw—and took—at the fair.
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Author Bookshelf

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Elmore Leonard

Lark and Termite

by Jayne Anne Phillips

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AARP Books

Live & Learn: Expressive Drawing
By Steven Aimone
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The AARP Retirement Survival Guide
By Julie Jason
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AARP Crash Course in Finding the Work You Love
By Samuel Greengard
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Book Lists

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In Our Magazines

AARP The Magazine
Richard Russo: The Pull of the Past
The author riffs on humor, identity, and happiness

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AARP Segunda Juventud
Liz Balmaseda: Sweet Mary
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist talks about writing her first novel

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