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IT’S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR FOR everybody so far. To help take your mind off the pandemic, the looming presidential election and whatever else might be disturbing your sleep, Newsweek has put together our list of the most anticipated fiction and nonfiction due to arrive this fall. From tales of immigrants finding their way in America to visionary science fiction, from a biography of iconic chef James Beard to the real lives of Neanderthals, there are mental vacations here for everyone.

FICTION

Purple Lotus By Veena Rao

September | She Writes Press | $16.95

A moving portrayal of one woman’s journey from India to the American South in an arranged marriage, Rao’s resonant novel is an ode to the value of

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