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The evolution of Lincoln鈥檚 immigration ideals: A historian assesses his legacyPresident Abraham Lincoln had a mixed record on immigration, but championed newcomers鈥� 鈥渞ight to rise.鈥�
鈥楾iny Gardens Everywhere鈥� take root in urban plotsEnvironmental history professor Kate Brown鈥檚 latest book, underscores the resilience and power of urban gardening.
In 鈥楽on of Nobody,鈥� Yann Martel wraps an Everyman and a scholar in an epic tale鈥淪on of Nobody鈥� by Yann Martel twins the life of a foot soldier in ancient Greece with a modern-day man of letters.聽
How an Iraqi Jewish family grew roots in a new landIn her memoir 鈥淎lways Carry Salt,鈥� Samantha Ellis builds 鈥渁n ark鈥� for the next generation of her family. It involves culture, cuisine, and history.
How Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson ended up pitted against each otherAuthor Howard Bryant juxtaposes the politics and power of the two men in 鈥淜ings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America.鈥�
A biographer mines the life of Xi Jinping鈥檚 father for clues to China todayJoseph Torigian talks about writing 鈥淭he Party鈥檚 Interests Come First,鈥� which profiles the father of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
鈥楾he First Eight鈥�: Jim Clyburn reflects on Reconstruction, civil rights, and todayIn this interview, Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina discusses the connection he sees between today鈥檚 politics and the eras of Reconstruction and Jim Crow.
How comedian Roy Wood Jr. became a 鈥楳an of Many Fathers鈥�With his new book, 鈥淭he Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir,鈥� comedian Roy Wood Jr. may be taking on his heaviest discussion thus far: parenting.
鈥楾he law didn鈥檛 respect them鈥�: How the US deported thousands of citizens 100 years agoIn her new book, Marla A. Ram铆rez examines the reverberating consequences of a push to deport ethnic Mexicans, many of whom were U.S. citizens, during the Great Depression.
In the memoir 鈥楯oyride,鈥� Susan Orlean turns her investigative eye inwardTo this master of narrative nonfiction, something extraordinary is waiting under every rock, beckoning her to look closer.
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,鈥澛燗da 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.
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.
