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Jefferson鈥檚 travel advice inspires a trip 鈥� and a reckoningDerek Baxter sets out to re-create Thomas Jefferson鈥檚 European tour, and learns more about his idol, and himself, in 鈥淚n Pursuit of Jefferson.鈥澛犅�
鈥楬appiness is love.鈥� Decades of research yield a timeless truth.A new book takes the idea of happiness beyond self-help, and offers simple ideas we can all explore for deeper meaning.
Andrey Kurkov wrote about Ukrainians caught up in war. Now he is one.Author Andrey Kurkov, who鈥檚 sheltering in western Ukraine, answers questions about the situation in his country and about his new novel, 鈥淕rey Bees.鈥澛�
鈥楧ecent鈥� Harry Truman, thrust into the presidency, kept US afloat in wartimeIn 鈥淭he Trials of Harry Truman,鈥澛燡effrey Frank details the making of a president, whose decisions included dropping atomic bombs on Japan.聽 聽
Whispers, lies, and coercion fail to vanquish truthTwo novels, 鈥淥ur American Friend鈥� and聽鈥淚 Must Betray You,鈥� focus on the effects of distortions and lies on people trapped in authoritarian regimes.聽
First LookDutch publisher yanks widely criticized Anne Frank bookA book detailing a cold case investigation of the betrayal of Anne Frank written by a Canadian historian and a former FBI agent was faulted for shoddy work by Dutch historians. The book, which received considerable media attention, was pulled by its publisher.
Through a 鈥榮acred lens鈥�: Essays on looking deeply and moving forward海角大神 writers across the spectrum reflect on challenges and epiphanies in 鈥淏reaking Ground: Charting Our Future in a Pandemic Year.鈥�
What ties families together 鈥� and pulls them apartIn the deftly crafted family portrait 鈥淔rench Braid,鈥� Anne Tyler examines a long marriage and its effects on the couple and their children.聽
From Bach to 鈥楤ooth鈥�: 10 books to brighten your march toward spring鈥淭he Great Passion鈥� and 鈥淏ooth鈥� rise to the top of Monitor reviewers鈥� picks for the 10 best books of March.
From lawsuits to giveaway drives, a push against book bansBanning books can have unintended consequences. In the United States, one result has been a redoubled effort to ensure those books are freely available.
An Afghan refugee risks everything: A tale of danger, hope, courageIn 鈥淭he Naked Don鈥檛 Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees,鈥� Matthieu Aikins documents a perilous escape from Afghanistan.
Unearthing the last slave ship: A tale of suffering 鈥� and reckoningIn 鈥淭he Last Slave Ship,鈥� Ben Raines reconstructs a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, then chronicles the resilience of the survivors.
The Index: A humble but mighty tool to bring order to chaos鈥淚ndex, A History of the鈥� by Dennis Duncan, offers a surprisingly entertaining account of an overlooked, even underrated, organizational tool.聽
Did the family of John Wilkes Booth miss the warning signs?In the novel 鈥淏ooth,鈥� Karen Joy Fowler illuminates the family and the milieu that produced John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.聽
Why this author says free speech is needed now more than everFree speech has evolved over time, says Jacob Mchangama, author of 鈥淔ree Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media鈥� 鈥� but its value hasn鈥檛.聽
Beatrix Potter: Illustrator, storyteller, farmer, and ... scientist?If Beatrix Potter had realized her early dream of becoming a scientist, would there have been a 鈥淧eter Rabbit鈥�? A new book wonders.
What America鈥檚 treatment of the bald eagle says about the nation itself鈥淭he Bald Eagle,鈥� by Jack E. Davis, explores the cultural history of the raptor, who was revered as a national symbol, but reviled by early settlers.聽
Thwarted: The massive terrorist attack that never came to beFive years after 9/11, terrorists plotted a similar attack. In a gripping saga, Aki J. Peritz details the heroic intelligence work that stopped it.聽
Q&A with Andrew Pettegree, author of 鈥楾he Library: A Fragile History鈥�Andrew Pettegree, co-author of 鈥淭he Library: A Fragile History,鈥� discusses the centuries-long development of libraries as a civic necessity.聽
A Black historian journeys south to confront the past 鈥� and presentIn her highly personal travelogue 鈥淪outh to America,鈥� Alabama-born Imani Perry tackles attitudes and encounters below the Mason-Dixon Line.
