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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.
A love story spins out across the space-time continuumIn 鈥楾he Love Proof,鈥� a physicist sets out to demonstrate that a true connection persists beyond the here and now.聽
鈥楴o Heaven for Good Boys鈥� tackles a family鈥檚 misplaced trustIn her fiction debut, Keisha Bush follows a group of boys caught up in the machinations of a corrupt religious teacher in聽Senegal.
鈥楩eatherhood鈥� describes the ties that bind us to our fellow creaturesIn his wry and moving memoir, Charlie Gilmour saves a magpie chick and discovers something in common with his absent father.
鈥楧og Flowers鈥� traces a mother鈥檚 struggle and a daughter鈥檚 hopeIn a memoir about family and identity, Danielle Geller uses her archival skills to create a portrait of her absent mother.
Q&A with Michael Wood, author of 鈥楾he Story of China鈥�China is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in the world, and its endurance is tied to the complex systems of order it has developed.
Mozart did not consider himself a tortured genius鈥淢ozart: The Reign of Love鈥� shows him as 鈥渇undamentally a happy man,鈥� and rejects the depiction of him as a desperate, impoverished cult figure.聽
Joan Didion commands the essay form in 鈥楲et Me Tell You What I Mean鈥�A collection of Didion's work showcases her evolution as a young writer and exhibits her preoccupation with understanding the world through writing.
鈥楢merican Baby鈥� focuses light on the dark history of US adoptionGabrielle Glaser traces the changes in social attitudes toward motherhood and the rights of adopted children during the baby boom years.聽聽
It鈥檚 never to late to change one鈥檚 lifeTwo 50-something women learn to pilot a craft along an English canal, finding reassessment and reinvention along the way in 鈥淭he Narrowboat Summer.鈥�
The first drops in a deluge of 鈥楪reat Gatsby鈥� adaptationsWith the famous novel in the public domain as of January 2021, anyone can put out their own spin on the famous novel. But should they?
