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June Preview: The Millions Most Anticipated (This Month)

We wouldn’t dream of abandoning our vast biannual Most Anticipated Book Previews, but we thought a monthly reminder would be helpful (and give us a chance to note titles we missed the first time around). Here’s what we’re looking out for this month. Let us know what you’re looking forward to in the comments!

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June 6

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende, translated by Frances Riddle

Allende’s latest traces the effects of war and migration through the story of two children, one in 1938 Europe and the other in the modern-day U.S. A multi-generational tale of survival, sacrifice, and the ceaseless search for home, is proof that 80-year-old Allende has no intentions of slowing down, and is still at the top of her game—just as she has been for the past 40 years.

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