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Rewriting the historical epic: African women writers go bigPetina Gappah鈥檚 鈥淥ut of Darkness, Shining Light鈥� is the latest example of a new generation of African novelists reinventing historical fiction.
Out of Africa: David Livingstone鈥檚 servants preserve his legacyPetina Gappah鈥檚 novel 鈥淥ut of Darkness, Shining Light鈥� imagines what the 19th-century explorer鈥檚 African servants thought of his quest.聽
Of moles and men: A memoir about the virtue of letting nature aloneMarc Hamer probes the essence of nature, solitude, and the accommodations we make between deeply held beliefs and our everyday behavior.聽聽
Susan Sontag鈥檚 razor-sharp intellect is captured in new biographyBenjamin Moser strikes a balance between the immersive details that fans expect and the storytelling that will appeal to more general readers.
A son probes his stepfather鈥檚 ties to Jimmy HoffaJack Goldsmith untangles a family relationship that involved links to the mob and the 1975 disappearance of聽Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa.
Listen to women take on the world in September鈥檚 best audiobooksFrom a spooky thriller to a collection of experiences of displacement, women lead the stories featured in this month鈥檚 roundup of top audiobooks.
Interview: Who gets ahead in higher education?Author Paul Tough聽spent six years shadowing college students. In his new book, he explains why higher education struggles to promote social mobility.聽
When an idealistic Obama adviser bumped against real-world politicsSamantha Power鈥檚 candid memoir, 鈥淭he Education of an Idealist,鈥� details her experiences in President Barack Obama鈥檚 White House.聽
鈥楬ow to Be an Antiracist鈥� opens a vital dialogue on raceIbram X. Kendi spares no one from critique 鈥� not even himself 鈥� in this takedown of racism and the attitudes and policies that perpetuate it.
A nuanced critique of 鈥榮oft power鈥� in 鈥楢 Door in the Earth鈥�Journalist Amy Waldman鈥檚 novel explores the idealism of a young Afghan American woman and the downside of American intervention in Afghanistan.聽聽
When the art world became the art marketMichael Shnayerson traces the shift toward big business in 鈥淏oom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art.鈥澛犅�
Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of SeptemberFrom thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Cond茅聽Nast, your reading list starts here.
Malcolm Gladwell鈥檚 鈥楾alking to Strangers鈥� is a swing and a missThe bestselling author says that we need more trust. But the monstrous crimes in his case studies don't help his argument.
Q&A with Ryan Jacobs, author of 鈥楾he Truffle Underground鈥�What exactly is a truffle crime? Author Ryan Jacobs discusses his investigation of the alluring fungus and his new book 鈥楾he Truffle Underground.鈥�
鈥楢 Good Provider Is One Who Leaves鈥� is extraordinary, movingJournalist聽Jason DeParle chronicles the lives and labor of three far-flung generations of a Filipino family as they forge a way out of poverty.
鈥楢 Better Man鈥� shows Louise Penny at her compelling bestHer Three Pines mystery series, with Inspector Gamache, is a rare one that becomes more interesting the longer it goes on.
鈥楽ee Jane Win鈥�: A riveting political deconstruction of 2018Caitlin Moscatello鈥檚 鈥淪ee Jane Win鈥� dives deep into the triumphs and pitfalls encountered by novice women politicians in the 2018 elections.
鈥楺uichotte鈥� retells 鈥楧on Quixote鈥� for chaotic modern timesSalman Rushdie鈥檚 messy novel pulls in everything from the opioid crisis and white supremacist violence to 鈥淧inocchio鈥� and reality TV.聽
Q&A with Julia Flynn Siler, author of 鈥楾he White Devil鈥檚 Daughters鈥�The journalist writes on early activists who fought sex trafficking in San Francisco鈥檚 Chinatown.
鈥業n the Country of Women鈥� is a powerful American memoirAcclaimed writer聽Susan Straight shares a poignant and vivid reflection on her family鈥檚 journeys.
