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The itinerant man in Gayl Jones’s “The Unicorn Woman” discovers his beloved as a sideshow carnival attraction.

In September, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Hypocrite,” by Jo Hamya.

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In August, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “My Brilliant Friend,” the first book in Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet.

In “The Anthropologists,” Aysegul Savas celebrates the “unremarkable grace” of a couple’s ordinary days. It’s enchanting.

In July, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” Patricia Highsmith’s classic 1955 thriller about wealth, status, obsession and murder.

For The Book Review Podcast’s June book club, we’ll talk about “Headshot,” Rita Bullwinkel’s fierce and searching novel about the high-octane world of youth women’s boxing.

For The Book Review Podcast’s May book club, we’ll talk about “James,” Percival Everett’s radical reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

In “Poor Deer,” Claire Oshetsky explores the long shadow of a tragedy with devastating consequences.