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鈥楢merican Baby鈥� focuses light on the dark history of US adoptionGabrielle Glaser traces the changes in social attitudes toward motherhood and the rights of adopted children during the baby boom years.聽聽
It鈥檚 never to late to change one鈥檚 lifeTwo 50-something women learn to pilot a craft along an English canal, finding reassessment and reinvention along the way in 鈥淭he Narrowboat Summer.鈥�
The first drops in a deluge of 鈥楪reat Gatsby鈥� adaptationsWith the famous novel in the public domain as of January 2021, anyone can put out their own spin on the famous novel. But should they?
Escape into mystery with January 2021 audiobooksFrom California to Paris to Ireland, listening to these audiobooks whisks you away on a world mystery tour.聽聽
鈥榊ou Are Not American鈥� confronts US citizenship policiesThe U.S. government has sought to deny citizenship during times of anxiety and unrest in America鈥檚 history.聽
鈥楻obert E. Lee and Me鈥� dismantles Confederate mythologyHistorian and retired brigadier general Ty Seidule issues a full-throated indictment of the 鈥淟ost Cause鈥� and dethrones the Confederate general.
The Windsor saga: Two peerless books on the British royal familyThe British monarchy survived an abdication crisis in the 1930s, but will the institution last beyond Queen Elizabeth II鈥檚 reign?聽
Lawyer trades New Jersey for Tinseltown 鈥� and steps into a murder caseShe thought the move to Los Angeles would give her perspective. Instead, it gave her pineapple pizza, big egos, and a mystery to solve.
鈥楤ig Girl, Small Town鈥� marks the small victories of everyday lifeIn a small town in Northern Ireland, a girl working in a chip shop is thinking, noticing, and聽persevering with an unflagging sense of decency.
New year, new reading list: The 10 best books of January 2021A fresh start begins with new books on everything from 鈥渄ivorce ranches鈥� in Nevada, to a school in Senegal, to an internment camp in remote Wyoming.聽聽
In 鈥楾he Opium Prince,鈥� the personal plays out amid the politicalIn late-1970s Afghanistan, an agent of America's war on drugs must grapple with his conscience after committing an unforgivable act.
鈥榃ild Minds鈥� explores the creative landscape of early animationWalt Disney enjoys unparalleled recognition for his animated movies. But others in the field were willing to take even more risks.聽
Forced into camps, Japanese Americans found respite in footballIn 鈥淭he Eagles of Heart Mountain,鈥� Bradford Pearson provides a compelling and necessary history of Japanese American incarceration in World War II.聽
鈥榊ellow Wife鈥� takes a hard look at choices faced by enslaved mothersA young, half-white enslaved woman must contend with horrendous decisions as she attempts to preserve what little family she has left.
鈥楥oncrete Rose鈥� is another winner from 鈥楾he Hate U Give鈥� authorMaverick Carter must navigate the ups and downs of teen fatherhood and family responsibility in this prequel to Angie Thomas鈥� bestselling debut.
鈥楲ong Time Coming鈥� excavates the origins of modern-day racismMichael Eric Dyson unfolds history to explain how the structures of slavery were transmuted into contemporary institutions and practices.
Essential shapes: sculpture from the ancient to the avant-gardeA sculptor and an art critic celebrate human imagination across eras and continents as expressed through the art of sculpture.
Q&A with Danielle Evans, author of 鈥楾he Office of Historical Corrections鈥�鈥淚n my stories, I explore that space between what we think and what we say out loud, between what we actually want and how we behave,鈥� says Ms. Evans.
Dutch explorers courted disaster in efforts to find a Northwest Passage鈥淚cebound鈥� tells the story of 16th-century navigator William Barents, whose crews tested the limits of human endurance, not once but three times.聽聽
Surf, swim, sing: Finding joy in lifelong learning in 鈥楤eginners鈥�After seeing his young daughter learn to play chess, travel writer聽Tom Vanderbilt wondered 鈥淲hy not me?鈥� So he did 鈥� and then learned six more skills.
