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鈥極ne Kiss or Two?' author Andy Scott explores origins of greetings and cultural differences'Greetings ... can be fraught with difficulty, doubt and embarrassment,' Scott says.
'Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown' expertly reveals a hidden immigrant worldThis story of a Chinese activitst's efforts to make a new life in the US is startling but heartening.
'Fisherman's Blues' takes readers to Senegal's coast for an upclose view of a fading lifestyleThis book's prose shimmers, making it a memorably beautiful tribute.
Rania Abouzeid's book 'No Turning Back,' about the Syrian civil war, is eloquent and devastatingAbouzeid gives voice to a handful of the millions of Syrians whose lives were tragically upended by war.
10 best books of March: the Monitor's picksFrom a young Picasso to a Chinese couple seeking new lives in the US to the travails of the Yazidi women of Iraq 鈥� the Monitor's '10 best books of March' list ranges far and wide.
First LookA colorful bus brings books and joy to Afghan childrenA library on wheels, the blue bus of Kabul is giving children in war-torn Afghanistan the opportunity to read. The initiative is a step toward reducing the country's 62 percent illiteracy rate.
'The Cloister' probes deeply into matters of faith, dogma, complicity, and forgivenessIn James Carroll's latest novel, the protagonists' present lives are deeply affected by their perceptions of past mistakes.
Author Jane Harper makes Australia a full-fledged character in 'The Dry'Former journalist Jane Harper has become one of the world's leading mystery writers with her "Aaron Falk" mysteries set in distant corners of Australia.
3 compelling new mystery booksReliable names in mystery writing shine in two new mysteries and a biography of the queen of the genre.
'The Woman's Hour' wonderfully recalls the furious fight to ratify the Nineteenth AmendmentElaine Weiss鈥檚 superb book focuses on six key weeks in the suffrage battle.
'Picasso and the Painting that Shocked the World' depicts the heady, hardscrabble Paris yearsThe book culminates in the creation of the radical 1907 masterpiece 'Les Demoiselles d鈥橝vignon.'
'Basketball' is a fast-break compilation that goes from from the beginning to Stephen CurryA new Library of America collection of the best basketball writing offers an embarrassment of riches.
'Camp Austen' is the most delightful Jane Austen book of the season'Camp Austen' is a sharp and wholly affectionate portrait of author-fandom raised to a manic pitch.
'Children of Blood and Bone' is a sweeping epic, perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and 'Black Panther''Children of Blood and Bone' deserves every extraordinary piece of praise lavished upon it.
Madeleine L'Engle bio 'Becoming Madeleine' is aimed at middle readers but is also interesting to adultsThe life of this sensitive, insightful woman 鈥� at least, the 40-plus years that the book covers 鈥� is as absorbing as a novel.- 'Movie Nights with the Reagans,' a new memoirMark Weinberg, a speechwriter and adviser to the president, recounts the weekend evenings he spent watching movies with the president and first lady at Camp David in the 1980s.
'Green Sun' tells a compelling tale about a Vietnam vet-turned-cop policing the mean streets of OaklandAuthor Kent聽Anderson traffics in archetypes without lapsing into tired storytelling.
'Time Pieces' is author John Banville's tribute to Dublin, the city that helped to shape himAt its best, 'Time Pieces' can be an invitation to wonder, aided by accompanying photographs by Paul Joyce.
'The Cadaver King and The Country Dentist' will shake your faith in the US justice systemThe authors focus on the wrongful convictions of two black men, Levon Brooks and Kennedy Brewer, each charged in separate murders during the early 1990s in Mississippi.
4 great audiobook selections for Black History Month Check out these four titles recommended for anytime listening.
