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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�
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.
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.
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.
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Alaska beckoned. A young adventurer trades screen time for wilderness savvy.Ben Weissenbach found himself tamed by the Alaskan wilderness, schooled by skilled outdoorspeople, and rescued from hubris by an eagerness to learn.聽聽
How Monopoly games rescued POWs from German prison campsIn 鈥淢onopoly X,鈥� Philip E. Orbanes explores the ingenuity and resourcefulness behind the creation of special game boards with hidden tools.
Everyone鈥檚 doom-scrolling about the AI apocalypse. This book stays down to Earth.Adam Becker, author of 鈥淢ore Everything Forever,鈥� says tech titans are trying to decide the future of humanity. Here鈥檚 what their techno-domination narratives miss.
Robert Smalls鈥� Civil War bravery jumps off the page. A new comic captures his legacy.Can a new graphic novel help cement the legacy of Robert Smalls? The little-known Civil War figure caught the attention of a Hollywood writer and producer, who says that telling Smalls鈥� story could 鈥渃hange lives.鈥�
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.
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.
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.
The stories 鈥榤ove into hope鈥�: Elaine Pagels reflects on Jesus鈥� teachingsThe Gospels spread the teachings of Jesus and stories about his life. A Bible historian unpacks the message behind them in 鈥淢iracles and Wonder.鈥�
Laila Lalami taps into privacy concerns in 鈥楾he Dream Hotel鈥�Novelist Laila Lalami鈥檚 trepidation about big tech and data collection led her to imagine a world in which even dreams are subject to monitoring.
A biographer celebrates Benjamin Franklin鈥檚 curiosity and joy in scienceThe 鈥榠ngenious鈥� Founding Father Benjamin Franklin receives his due as scientist-inventor in Richard Munson鈥檚 sparkling biography.
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