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A year of plentiful prose: The best books of 2024The year鈥檚 best books include the novel 鈥淛ames鈥� by Percival Everett and a memoir by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
The 鈥榁oltaire of the Arabs鈥� is lionized in France, but imprisoned in AlgeriaThe detention of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria shows how the shadows of colonialism continue to haunt the world of French letters.
Cultures meet and meld deliciously in 3 new cookbooksWith these recipes, home cooks get to taste flavors from many cultures, often in the very same dish.聽聽
Five glorious art books bring the gallery to your couchFrom Japanese printmaker Hokusai to women pioneers of the arts and crafts movement, the images in these volumes offer light and joy to art lovers.
Neal Stephenson mixes polo, politics, and power in the novel 鈥楶olostan鈥�A Russian American girl straddles the worlds of her Ukraine-born Bolshevik father and her Montana-raised cowgirl mother in the 1920s and 鈥�30s in Neal Stephenson鈥檚 鈥淧olostan.鈥�
Curtis Chin grew up in a Chinese restaurant. He鈥檚 on a 300-city tour to save others.In cities across the United States, Chinatowns are struggling. American storyteller Curtis Chin, author of 鈥淓verything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant,鈥� is on a mission to save these vibrant cultural enclaves.
How 鈥楬istory Alice鈥� is getting Gen Z to learn about the pastAlice Loxton doesn鈥檛 believe history should be boring or academic. As 鈥淗istory Alice,鈥� she connects with millions of people on social media, and her second book, 鈥淓ighteen,鈥� already reached No. 1 in the U.K.
Beyond 鈥楪reen Gables鈥�: A new look at Anne鈥檚 creatorWho was L.M. Montgomery, beyond the writer of a beloved literary character? On the 150th anniversary of the author鈥檚 birth, Prince Edward Island is urging a broader understanding.
Good is 鈥榯he strongest gravity,鈥� says 鈥榃icked鈥� author MaguireFairy tales often present characters as either good or bad. 鈥淲icked鈥� author Gregory Maguire asks readers to let go of binary thinking as they consider morality.聽
Behind the stacks: The secret life of a librarianMy novel experience as a children鈥檚 librarian was not the quiet desk job I had envisioned. It was so much more.
She empowers people with disabilities to feel pride in their storiesGrowing up, Tiffany Yu felt shame about her disability and hid it. Now, the author of 鈥淭he Anti-Ableist Manifesto鈥� uses her experience to change the narrative.
The 10 best books of November set a bountiful table for readersDig in to the 10 best books of November, from Robin Wall Kimmerer鈥檚 nature essays to a biography of Johnny Carson.
鈥楾ime of the Child鈥� gently pulls back the layers of an Irish villageIn Irish novelist Niall Williams鈥� 鈥淭ime of the Child,鈥� an abandoned baby changes the lives of the village doctor, his daughter, and the townspeople.
Five children鈥檚 picture books bring beauty and delight to story timeGorgeously illustrated children鈥檚 books provide visual worlds to explore, while the books鈥� hopeful messages will cheer young and old alike.
Raising hens: A nature writer celebrates the humble chickenSy Montgomery fell in love with the chickens she raised. In 鈥淲hat the Chicken Knows,鈥� she reflects on their sociability and barnyard smarts.聽
Juan Rulfo helped invent magical realism. His 鈥楶edro P谩ramo鈥� is now on Netflix.Mexican author Juan Rulfo helped invent magical realism and influenced a generation of beloved Latin American writers. His novel 鈥淧edro P谩ramo鈥� just received a twisty adaptation on Netflix.
Krakens, codes, and cliff-hangers: Six stories to delight young readersImmersive books for young readers include Kate DiCamillo鈥檚 鈥淭he Hotel Balzaar,鈥� Katherine Rundell鈥檚 鈥淚maginary Creatures,鈥� and four others.
John Lewis served as 鈥榯he conscience of the Congress鈥�David Greenberg鈥檚 鈥淛ohn Lewis: A Life鈥� follows the civil rights leader from the Selma march to the halls of Congress. Lewis kept faith with the practice of nonviolence.
Reagan left his mark on the Republican Party, and on the presidencyBiographer Max Boot charts the course of a politician who was famously affable and pragmatic, but who also resorted to racist dog whistles and played loose with facts.聽
Intervene or isolate? America鈥檚 role abroad has long been contested.America First was a rallying cry of isolationists in the 1930s. Charles Lindbergh, a spokesman for the movement, clashed with President Franklin D. Roosevelt over U.S. involvement.聽 聽
