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The Syria-Israeli peace deal that almost was: A diplomat looks backSyrian leader Bashar Assad had almost agreed to a U.S.-brokered peace accord with Israel. Then he cracked down on his own citizens with deadly force.聽
More than fashion: Vogue鈥檚 Anna Wintour influences culture at largeVogue editor Anna Wintour鈥檚 cultural clout extends from Hollywood to Washington and beyond, says biographer Amy Odell in 鈥淎nna: The Biography.鈥�
An octopus, a widow, and a decades-long missing-person caseAn octopus befriends a widow and sets out to solve the mystery of her son鈥檚 disappearance in the feel-good novel 鈥淩emarkably Bright Creatures.鈥澛�
Joy in the garden: Books to inspire beauty and self-relianceA quintet of garden books provides a bounty of ideas, whether your space is a field, backyard, or windowsill, and no matter your skill level.聽聽
A novel envisions what it would be like to study with BachJohann Sebastian Bach鈥檚 legendary perfectionism shines in the novel 鈥淭he Great Passion,鈥� as he takes a (fictional) choir student under his wing.聽 聽
When Belle 脡poque Paris absorbed Russian 茅migr茅s fleeing revolutionParis in the early 20th century became a refuge for Russians, whose culture enriched the city, writes Helen Rappaport in聽鈥淎fter the Romanovs.鈥�
Not meant to soothe: How the truths of fiction can challenge and stirIranian American author Azar Nafisi explores fiction as a means of engaging with the world, rather than retreating from it in 鈥淩ead Dangerously.鈥�
How a search for kindness grew into an anthology of poemsEditor James Crews talks about how poems of kindness reminded him during the pandemic that 鈥渢he world could still be a joyful, connected place.鈥澛�
Explorer, deserter, spy: The man who discovered the lost city of AlexandriaThe lost city of Alexander the Great was found by a man whose story went untold. Now Edmund Richardson explores his life in 鈥淭he King鈥檚 Shadow.鈥澛�
Consolation in solitude: Retracing the steps of Henry David ThoreauIn a time of grief, Ben Shattuck follows in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau, and shares his journey with humor and insight in 鈥淪ix Walks.鈥澛�
鈥楾ake one more step鈥�: How curiosity can bridge political dividesM贸nica Guzm谩n, of Braver Angels, talks about her book, 鈥淚 Never Thought of It That Way,鈥� and shares her ideas on overcoming polarization.聽
Mill workers, suffragists, and 鈥楻osie the Riveter鈥� helped change the definition of 鈥榳oman鈥�In 鈥淲oman: The American History of an Idea,鈥澛燣illian Faderman聽argues that as American women emerged from the home, forces conspired to push them back.
The 10 best books of April hint at change in the airThis April, discover our top 10 book titles to add to your 鈥淭o Be Read鈥� pile. Tales of reinvention, discovery, and activism abound.
Putting conflict in context: A reading list for UkraineWar never happens in a vacuum. These books show the historic contours of Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine.
鈥楲essons in Chemistry鈥� catalyzes science, cooking, and humorA female scientist in the 1960s is forced to channel her talents into a cooking show in聽Bonnie Garmus鈥� debut novel, 鈥淟essons in Chemistry.鈥�
How Julia Morgan became an architectural pioneer in a man鈥檚 worldVictoria Kastner鈥檚 鈥淛ulia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect,鈥� pulls back the curtain on the designer of over 700 buildings.聽
Jefferson鈥檚 travel advice inspires a trip 鈥� and a reckoningDerek Baxter sets out to re-create Thomas Jefferson鈥檚 European tour, and learns more about his idol, and himself, in 鈥淚n Pursuit of Jefferson.鈥澛犅�
鈥楬appiness is love.鈥� Decades of research yield a timeless truth.A new book takes the idea of happiness beyond self-help, and offers simple ideas we can all explore for deeper meaning.
Andrey Kurkov wrote about Ukrainians caught up in war. Now he is one.Author Andrey Kurkov, who鈥檚 sheltering in western Ukraine, answers questions about the situation in his country and about his new novel, 鈥淕rey Bees.鈥澛�
鈥楧ecent鈥� Harry Truman, thrust into the presidency, kept US afloat in wartimeIn 鈥淭he Trials of Harry Truman,鈥澛燡effrey Frank details the making of a president, whose decisions included dropping atomic bombs on Japan.聽 聽
