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Can logging be reshaped by forest regeneration? Suzanne Simard says yes.Forest ecologist Suzanne Simard, the child of loggers,聽makes聽an impassioned argument for preserving forests and helping them to regenerate.
鈥楾iny Gardens Everywhere鈥� take root in urban plotsEnvironmental history professor Kate Brown鈥檚 latest book, underscores the resilience and power of urban gardening.
In 鈥楽on of Nobody,鈥� Yann Martel wraps an Everyman and a scholar in an epic tale鈥淪on of Nobody鈥� by Yann Martel twins the life of a foot soldier in ancient Greece with a modern-day man of letters.聽
March reading madness: Ring in spring with the season鈥檚 best booksOur reviewers鈥� March picks travel the globe and beyond, from India and Eritrea to Egypt and, eventually, Europa.
The trio of women who redefined journalismFor intrepid journalists Emily Hahn, Rebecca West, and Martha Gellhorn, the love of writing, travel, mentorship, and friendly competition united them for seven decades of 鈥渂ylines and books.鈥�
What does it take for male friendship to thrive?Andrew McCarthy sets out to reconnect with pals聽鈥� and finds inspiration from talking with strangers.
Why libraries have a hold on me: A love letterA book lover returns聽to the timeless pleasure of getting lost amid the stacks and stumbling聽onto new treasures.
Five mysteries for the spring seasonThis batch of novels involves a locked taxicab, a crime-fighting lepidopterist, an accused Welsh terrier, and a nosy aunty. The plots keep readers guessing.
Exposing the roots of vigilantism that persist todayThe trial of Bernhard Goetz in New York in the 1980s raised issues of safety, fear, punishment, and power that still reverberate.
Putting my stamp on a lost art: Why I still send postcardsAlways dialed in to the digital world, one writer finds respite in his postcard pastime 鈥� proof of the old truth that givers get more than receivers.
English painter John Constable captured the rhythms of rural lifeThe farms and fields of Constable鈥檚 native Suffolk county provided rich material and spiritual sustenance.
Difference MakerVia camel, rickshaw, whatever it takes, this nonprofit brings libraries to children鈥淚f children couldn鈥檛 come to the library, the library had to go to them,鈥� says the head of the nonprofit Alif Laila Book Bus Society.
Shake off the chill with the best books of FebruaryMonitor reviewers鈥� choices this month ranged from a novel about a mine-collapse survivor to a history of Jewish entrepreneurs who changed the toy industry.
鈥楶laymakers鈥� underscores the serious business of making toysIn 鈥淧laymakers,鈥� Michael Kimmel unpacks the history of Jewish entrepreneurs who started name-brand toy companies 鈥� and redefined children鈥檚 playtime.
鈥楴o-spice鈥� romance novels trade steamy scenes for courtship, love, and respectAuthors and influencers are finding fresh ways to identify books that emphasize relationship building over 鈥渟picy鈥� bedroom scenes.
When she married, she declined to join her library with her husband鈥檚In 鈥淏ookish,鈥� author Lucy Mangan treats tomes like old friends, and zealously guards the precincts of her personal collection (10,000 books and counting.)
鈥楤efore my birth, cotton formed me鈥�: A story of family and struggleCristina Rivera Garza鈥檚 鈥淎utobiography of Cotton鈥� blends memory, history, and investigation into a beautifully written book about how stories are lost.
How an Iraqi Jewish family grew roots in a new landIn her memoir 鈥淎lways Carry Salt,鈥� Samantha Ellis builds 鈥渁n ark鈥� for the next generation of her family. It involves culture, cuisine, and history.
Snow day? No better time to dive into January鈥檚 10 best books.Our reviewers鈥� picks for this month include a tribute to winter, a police blotter鈥檚-worth of mysteries, and a real-life spy thriller involving the KGB.
What trees mean to Russia, through a history of war and peaceSophie Pinkham鈥檚 鈥淭he Oak and the Larch鈥� traces how Russian history and literature have shaped 鈥� and been shaped by 鈥� its deep forests.
