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Mollusks and matchmaking combine in this zany mashup of a novelMaria Reva鈥檚 novel involves the Ukraine war, matchmaking, nearly extinct gastropods, and a malacologist trying to save them.
鈥楾he Spinach King鈥� tosses together a tale of greed and greensNew Yorker staff writer John Seabrook recounts his family鈥檚 history of innovation and exploitation, creativity and excess, in 鈥淭he Spinach King.鈥�
鈥楢 sense of belonging.鈥� How this Boston bookstore changes lives.More Than Words is a bookstore, but one that does more than sell $3.8 million worth of merchandise a year. It serves young people who are dealing with homelessness or legal challenges and gives them a聽place where they belong.
This thriller about a musical prodigy delivers a virtuoso performanceIn witness protection, a budding cellist and his family must develop new talents in Brendan Slocumb鈥檚 鈥淭he Dark Maestro.鈥�
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Blowing their cover: A dossier on the Russian spies who lived next doorShaun Walker interviewed former Soviet agents for 鈥淭he Illegals,鈥� a highly readable account of Russian operatives and their missions in the West.
A biographer profiles Rose Valland, who secretly tracked Nazi art theftsMichelle Young鈥檚 biography of Rose Valland examines how a museum archivist was able to strike a blow against Nazis' art looting in occupied France.
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鈥楲essons From My Teachers鈥� praises the art of learning, in school and outPlaywright Sarah Ruhl reflects on the people in her life who taught by example. She also credits her children with teaching her how to slow down.
鈥楩reedom Season鈥� uplifts the struggle for dignity and citizenshipHistorian Peniel Joseph鈥檚 鈥淔reedom Season鈥� raises up the work of Black activists seeking a more just society in the pivotal year of 1963.
鈥楾he Emperor of Gladness鈥� walks a tightrope between despair and hopeVietnamese American novelist and poet Ocean Vuong builds moments of tenderness and heartache that flow among his characters like a river.聽聽
Mark Twain鈥檚 legacy is not his tall tales. It鈥檚 his larger-than-life persona.Mark Twain gave us inimitable characters such as Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. He was no less creative in styling himself as America鈥檚 first celebrity.
How Eadweard Muybridge solved a riddle of movement with his cameras鈥淢uybridge,鈥� a thoughtful graphic biography of the 19th-century inventor, delves into his life and his experiments with sequential photography.
This restaurateur never made it past fifth grade. Now she runs a roadside library.The owner of a popular pit stop in Ozar, India, keeps her business stacked with books that are free for the browsing.
Her ancestor sought a homeland for Jews. He chose Galveston, Texas.Rachel Cockerell talks about her great-grandfather鈥檚 role in bringing Jews out of Europe in an effort to create a Jewish homeland in Galveston, Texas.
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