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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.
Emerson and Thoreau led a second independence movement 鈥� this time of thoughtRalph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau led the charge against Old World ideas in "The Transcendentalists and Their World," by Robert A. Gross.
Another year in the books: Best reads of 2021Monitor reviewers鈥� choices of the best books of 2021 celebrate diverse voices and the importance of human connection.
Beyond the tiara: How the Miss America pageant launched careersThe Miss America pageant, writes Amy聽Argetsinger in 鈥淭here She Was,鈥澛爂ave women a start in the fields of broadcasting, politics, and entertainment.聽聽
鈥楾he Chancellor鈥� expands on the exceptional life of Angela Merkel鈥淭he Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel鈥� articulates the patience, shrewdness, and humanity that informed her leadership.聽 聽
A family at the 鈥楥rossroads鈥� faces crises of faith and a test of its bondsJonathan Franzen鈥檚 鈥淐rossroads鈥� tells the story of 1970s social upheaval through the trials of one Midwestern family.聽
Space to engage: Michael Eric Dyson shares his ideas for discussing raceIn an interview, scholar and social commentator Michael Eric Dyson talks about his latest book,聽鈥淓ntertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America.鈥�
Flights of imagination take wing with picture booksChildren鈥檚 books offer an opportunity to share the beauty of words and pictures, and a time to nestle close with your favorite young person.
Ann Patchett鈥檚 essays unfold her warmth, generosity, and humorNovelist Ann Patchett鈥檚 essay collection 鈥淭hese Precious Days鈥� reveals the centrality of books, family, friendship, and compassion to her life.
November鈥檚 shorter days make reading all the sweeterLouise Penny and Hillary Rodham Clinton鈥檚 political thriller leads a cornucopia鈥檚 worth of titles in the 10 best books of November.聽聽
America鈥檚 origin stories abound with complexitiesThe American Revolution was preceded by smaller conflicts. Four intriguing books look at Colonial-era history beyond the Founding Fathers.
