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Japan tsunami aftermath provides the setting for this quiet, wise novel鈥淭he Phone Booth at the Edge of the World鈥� deals with the aftermath of Japan鈥檚 devastating 2011 tsunami, and provides a message of hope and endurance.
The winds of change blow through the 10 best books of MarchThe 10 best books of March resound with change, from challenging the legacy of colonialism to exploring the place of the human species in the world.
Tom Stoppard鈥檚 friends have nothing but good things to say about himWith full access, Hermione Lee has written the most authorized of authorized biographies of the British-Czech playwright and member of the literati.聽
Where American women鈥檚 ambitions took wing at midcenturyPan Am, along with the Barbizon in New York City, offered women of the 1940s-1960s a rare place to follow their career aspirations.
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First LookPublisher pulls six Dr. Seuss books over racist portrayalsDr. Seuss Enterprise, which oversees the author and illustrator鈥檚 legacy, has announced that it would no longer be selling 鈥淎nd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street鈥� and 鈥淚f I Ran the Zoo鈥澛燽ecause of racist and insensitive imagery.
鈥楾he Graduate鈥� director Mike Nichols felt he had something to proveMark Harris鈥� biography traces Mike Nichols鈥� work from comedy improv duo with Elaine May to Broadway plays and big Hollywood films 鈥� as well as flops.聽
鈥楰lara and the Sun鈥�: Do androids dream of human emotions?A likable android studies human behavior in Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro鈥檚 鈥淜lara and the Sun,鈥� which explores the effects of AI.
The Enlightenment stressed not only reason, but also empathySome historians have emphasized the intellectual part of the Enlightenment, while downplaying the other attributes that made it such a fruitful era.
MLK, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin were shaped by their mothers鈥淭he Three Mothers鈥� asserts the pivotal role these women played in the formation of their sons鈥� religious, political, and literary achievements.聽聽
Q&A with Nicole Perlroth, author of 鈥楾his Is How They Tell Me the World Ends鈥�Cyberattacks are increasingly disruptive to everyday life. New York Times聽cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth explains the future of digital war.
Q&A with John Colapinto, author of 鈥楾his Is the Voice鈥�鈥淲e are the planet鈥檚 most dominant species, and language gave us primacy,鈥� says the author 鈥� and that鈥檚 just the beginning of what voices can do.
A mother searches for the child she gave up as a teen in 鈥楾he Kindest Lie鈥�Nancy Johnson鈥檚 debut novel 鈥淭he Kindest Lie鈥� is a well-crafted exploration of class, race, and culture; of motherhood; and of family ties.聽
Bill Gates is energized by big challenges, especially climate changeIn 鈥淗ow to Avoid a Climate Disaster,鈥� Bill Gates uses plain language to lay out the problem 鈥� and the technologies he believes are key to fixing it.
An unlikely romance animates 鈥楾he Girl from the Channel Islands鈥�During World War II, a young Jewish woman escapes Vienna for Britain's Channel Islands. Then the Nazis arrive.聽
Ethan Hawke鈥檚 鈥楢 Bright Ray of Darkness鈥� draws on his acting careerActor Ethan Hawke brings his own experiences to bear on a novel about a performer facing the challenges of a Broadway play and a failed marriage.聽
From Bill Gates to MLK鈥檚 mother: Dig into the best books of FebruaryThe 10 best books of February include Bill Gates on climate change, and a biography of the mothers of MLK, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin.- These 5 books by Black women are must-reads this month 鈥� and any monthBlack women write themselves back into American history with five key books that bear witness to the complexities of their lives and identities.
Q&A with with Judith Flanders, author of 鈥楢 Place for Everything鈥�Alphabetical order聽may seem an inevitable way to organize the world. But things weren鈥檛 always like this 鈥� and indeed, might not be forever.
Two women, one canoe, and 2,000 miles to the ArcticAfter graduating from college, two friends set out to become the first women to paddle from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada.
