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First LookNewbery, Caldecott announce 2022 children's book awardsWinners of an array of children鈥檚 literature awards reflect a diversity of perspectives and topics.聽鈥淭he Last Cuentista,鈥� a tale of a young girl who must preserve the memory of Earth鈥檚 history, won the John Newbery Medal for the year鈥檚 best children鈥檚 book.
The compassionate economist: Amartya Sen reflects on an Indian childhoodIn 鈥淗ome in the World,鈥� Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen describes how growing up in India fed a desire to聽connect theories with real people.
How Kobe became Kobe: The story of a legend gone too soonIn 鈥淭he Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality,鈥澛燤ike Sielski offers readers a detailed and nuanced backstory of the late basketball star鈥檚 life.
Cozying up with the 10 best books of JanuaryJanuary鈥檚 picks for the 10 best books offer the perfect excuse for cocooning this winter.聽
Revisiting Black history through the eyes of Zora Neale Hurston鈥淵ou Don鈥檛 Know Us Negroes and Other Essays鈥� by Zora Neal Hurston creates a powerful and nuanced mosaic of Black culture.聽
Gen Z鈥檚 superpower may be turning fear into actionGen Z鈥檚 passion for democracy impresses John Della Volpe, author of 鈥淔ight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion To Save America.鈥澛�
Pandemic spurs comeback for indie booksellers 鈥� and reading 鈥� in SpainIndependent bookstores have flourished in Spain during the pandemic, as readers take lockdown time to seek distraction from current events.
First LookWho betrayed Anne Frank? New book may have an answer.The story of Anne Frank has captivated millions of readers, but no one knows how the Franks hidden in an Amsterdam annex were discovered in 1944. A team of cold-case researchers has just published a new theory of who might have done it and why.
鈥極ur goal is never revenge鈥�: Poet Amanda Gorman鈥檚 path for healingIn 鈥淐all Us What We Carry,鈥� Amanda Gorman reveals hidden layers and deeper context to both history and the present. 聽
鈥楾he Paris Bookseller鈥� honors the American woman who published 鈥楿lysses鈥�Kerri Maher鈥檚 novel 鈥淭he Paris Bookseller鈥� celebrates the life of American Sylvia Beach, a bookstore owner who saw promise in James Joyce鈥檚 鈥淯lysses.鈥�
Jami Attenberg models a long but tenacious journey toward writingIn 鈥淚 Came All This Way to Meet You,鈥� author Jami Attenberg describes the early trials and tribulations of claiming a writer鈥檚 life as her own.聽
Who was Vivian Maier? Book explores mysterious 鈥榩hotographer nanny.鈥�鈥淰ivian Maier Developed鈥� delves into the life and art of the reclusive photographer, who did not process most of her images.
Two football books celebrate unity 鈥� on and off the field鈥淧aradise Found鈥� tells how people came together after the Camp fire, while 鈥淗ail Mary鈥� explores the National Women鈥檚 Football League.聽聽
How one American Jew learned to see Israel in new lightIn 鈥淭welve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Israel,鈥� author Ethan Michaeli paints a nuanced portrait of an Israeli society.
For Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, memoir as resistanceAi Weiwei鈥檚 memoir 鈥�1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows鈥� pushes back against the Chinese government鈥檚聽efforts to silence him and his poet father.聽
Picasso painted with passion, intensity, and utter disregardIn聽鈥淎 Life of Picasso: The Minotaur Years, 1933-1943,鈥澛燼rt historian John Richardson provides a bracingly deep dive into the artist鈥檚 life.
Remembering bell hooks, a beacon of light 鈥� for Black women and beyondBy imploring feminism to be something other than thin and white, she forced America to take a look in the mirror at how it treats the most vulnerable part of its population.
Do Great Books still matter? For Roosevelt Mont谩s, they are essential.Augustine and Plato changed the life of Roosevelt Mont谩s, who emigrated from the Dominican Republic and studied 鈥� and later taught 鈥� at Columbia.聽
Capping off the year with the 10 best books of DecemberThe 10 best books of December cap off the year with deep humanity and insights from writers of many backgrounds.聽
For designer William Morris, beauty was key to happinessAs a textile artisan, tastemaker, and social reformer, William Morris wove his values into his work.
