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- 鈥楾here is an inner poet in all of us.鈥 Laureate Arthur Sze on poetry as discovery.Arthur Sze, the new U.S. poet laureate, hopes you鈥檒l take time to read a poem today 鈥 slowly. Within it, he says in an interview, are words and phrases that can be 鈥渟eeds that nurture you.鈥
- When the storms of daily life loom, my family finds refuge in readingIn an era in which devices and social media can increasingly pull us apart, one family discovers connection and togetherness in books.
- In the framers鈥 words, the US Constitution was meant as a living documentJill Lepore鈥檚 鈥淲e the People鈥 examines amendments as engines of change. And 鈥淗istory Matters鈥 offers insights from the late David McCullough.
- 鈥榃hat it is to be human鈥: Poet Ada Lim贸n reflects on curiosity and connectionIn her latest book, 鈥淪tartlement: New and Selected Poems,鈥 Ms. Lim贸n explores how questioning can lead to a place of truth.
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- 鈥楢 spectrum of hope鈥: A science writer puts life under a microscopeIn 鈥淪uper Natural,鈥 Alex Riley explores how species evolved to thrive in the most extreme climates on Earth.
- A writer schools himself on the plight and might of birdsAdam Nicolson, a self-described 鈥渂eginner in the wood,鈥 unfolds singular facts and compelling anecdotes about birds that fire the imagination.
- Kick off autumn with books aplenty. Here are September鈥檚 10 best.Time to put down those summer beach reads and focus on September鈥檚 crisp mix of fiction and nonfiction titles.
- In this roundup of fall mysteries, everyone has skeletons in the family closetGenerations are teaming up to put away the bad guys in mysteries ranging from the cozy to the decidedly not.
- Digging deep into the trenches of World War I in 鈥楻ing of Fire鈥鈥淩ing of Fire: A New History of the World at War: 1914鈥 details how colonial powers sought land grabs and new weaponry gave them increased fire power.
- Shakespeare鈥檚 rival, Marlowe, awakened 鈥榯he genius of the English Renaissance鈥Elizabethan poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe set the stage for Shakespeare and others, according to Stephen Greenblatt in 鈥淒ark Renaissance.鈥
- Malcolm X sought a solution to racism. His words ring powerfully today.In 鈥淣obody Can Give You Freedom,鈥 Kehinde Andrews analyzes Malcolm X鈥檚 speeches and lays out his political theories.
- How 鈥楳artian mania鈥 fueled a desire to study the red planet鈥淭he Martians鈥 unfolds the fantastical claims of life on Mars, which forced astronomers to bolster their research and separate fact from science fiction.
- Amelia Earhart and her husband shared sky-high ambitions鈥淭he Aviator and the Showman鈥 probes the question: Why did the fiercely independent flyer go along with the schemes of her promoter spouse?
- Armed with a top-notch cast, 鈥楾he Thursday Murder Club鈥 takes its first caseThe film version of bestseller 鈥淭he Thursday Murder Club鈥 has arrived with a stellar cast and a backdrop that plays like Hogwarts for older adults. But how does all the sleuthing and skullduggery stack up to the book?
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