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Eleanor Catton talks about 鈥楤irnam Wood鈥� and 鈥榯he seduction of certainty鈥�New Zealand writer Eleanor Catton brings her reading of 鈥淢acbeth鈥� to bear on contemporary politics in her novel 鈥淏irnam Wood.鈥澛�
Why Camille Dungy can鈥檛 separate her garden from Black historyIn 鈥淪oil: The Story of a Black Mother鈥檚 Garden,鈥� readers glean not only gardening tips but observations about history, Black culture, and parenting.- Why Camille Dungy can鈥檛 separate her garden from Black historyIn 鈥淪oil: The Story of a Black Mother鈥檚 Garden,鈥� readers glean not only gardening tips but observations about history, Black culture, and parenting.
Aiding the Allied war effort, one donut at a timeLuis Alberto Urrea鈥檚 latest novel 鈥淕ood Night, Irene鈥� honors the Clubmobile Corps, popularly known as the Donut Dollies, who supported the morale of soldiers during World War II.聽 聽聽
Equality, justice, and freedom animate the 10 best books of MayA comprehensive MLK biography, along with a history of the Civil Rights Movement, provide heft to the 10 best books of May.聽聽
鈥楾he End of Drum-Time鈥� weaves a poignant tale of clashing culturesSet in 19th-century Scandinavia, 鈥淭he End of Drum-Time鈥� pits the indigenous S谩mi聽people against European settlers trying to impose their religion and values.聽聽
How Black people were left behind in Civil War-era BostonAbolitionists鈥� 鈥渟oaring rhetoric of freedom and equality鈥� didn鈥檛 match the reality for Black workers struggling to earn a livelihood.
Today is Malcolm X Day. Why don鈥檛 we celebrate him like King?A recent debunking of Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 famous criticism of Malcolm X聽offers an opportunity to consider the mission they shared.
A daring escape: How an American banker rescued 113 Vietnamese civiliansRalph White was given a daunting mission: To save scores of Vietnamese civilians during the war. He reflects on his trials and triumph in a new book, 鈥淕etting out of Saigon.鈥澛�
Julia Child, Jane Austen, and sleuths of a certain ageIn need of some armchair travel? Curl up with spring鈥檚 new mysteries where adventure abounds in San Francisco, Paris, and England.
鈥楥urveball鈥�: When spiritual skepticism leads to sturdier faithWhen his long-held religious assumptions no longer held up, Peter Enns took a deep dive into 海角大神ity. He surfaced with a more expansive faith, chronicled in 鈥淐urveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming.鈥澛犅�
Nyani Nkrumah on racism: 鈥業t鈥檚 so difficult to break these chains鈥�Nyani Nkrumah explores racism and colorism in her debut novel, 鈥淲ade in the Water.鈥� Her findings upend traditional thinking on the topic.
How an MIT scientist paved the way for women in scienceIn 1999, women in science celebrated a major victory when MIT admitted to gender discrimination and became a pacesetter for equality. Kate Zernike recounts the inspiring story in, 鈥淭he Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science.鈥�
How virtuosos are made: Behind the mystery of masteryBy trying to learn to draw, dance, and drive, New Yorker Editor Adam Gopnik unlocks the secret to learning, and mastering, a new skill in 鈥淭he Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery.鈥澛�
Matthew Desmond has a message: US poverty is immoralWhy does the richest country in the world have so much poverty? Matthew Desmond argues that ending poverty in the United States is a moral choice.
Romance author Emily Henry: Rom-com 鈥榟elps you believe in life again鈥�Romance novels are often denigrated, but author Emily Henry makes a case for a genre based on hope. She says, 鈥淚t鈥檚 something that ... helps you believe in life again.鈥澛�
10 best books of April: The courage to look under the surfaceThe reading life is an inspired one. And this month鈥檚 books bring empathy, courage, insight, and a new work highlighting an extraordinary life that should never have been forgotten.
Are you there book lovers? It鈥檚 me, Margaret.What makes a young adult novel that deals honestly with puberty endure across generations of women?聽
With April showers, poetry flowers: Three vibrant collectionsCelebrate National Poetry Month with three vibrant new books of poems that broaden and deepen the landscape of poetry.
Reviving woolly mammoths and a mom鈥檚 relationship with her daughtersWomen in science are trending in fiction as well as nonfiction. In the novel 鈥淭he Last Animal,鈥� a paleobiologist and her teenage daughters travel to Siberia to revive woolly mammoths.聽
