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'Book Interrupted': the sometimes frustrating story of my reading lifeI鈥檓 not the sort who usually polishes off a book in a single sitting. Life cuts into my dance with the page, asking for a waltz of its own.
'The Morning They Came for Us' conveys the grim story of SyriaA journalist refuses to let readers forget Syria.- How well do you know philosophy?
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3 powerful literary takes on motherhoodOnly in the last 25 years has there been much to choose from in the way of literary takes on and by mothers.
'Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here' is full of penetrating insights into teens' livesThis debut novel makes important points about poverty, bullying, and popularity.
'Ghetto' tells the 500-year history of the word and the institutionFrom the Venetian Jewish ghetto of the 1500s through Harlem and South Central LA, Princeton professor聽Mitchell Duneier profiles an urban phenomenon.
'Far and Away' lets readers travel the world with Andrew SolomonA lifetime of travel writing by Solomon includes a wide array of adventures, all wonderfully observed.
'Her Again' tells how Meryl Streep became a starEven as a teenager, Meryl Streep was already a standout.
Bestselling books the week of 4/28/16, according to IndieBound* What's flying fastest off the shelves at independent bookstores across America?
'Free Verse' is the tale of a young girl saved by words and loveWhere 'Free Verse' diverges from the typical words-saved-my-life narrative is in the way it chronicles Sasha鈥檚 development as a writer.
Reading poetry: an obscure but exquisite kind of pleasureIn America, where few people read poetry anymore, a poet can be great but largely unknown.
'America's War for the Greater Middle East' surveys decades of failed policyThe note of precisely controlled anger in this book is nothing short of mesmerizing.
'The Lost Book of Moses' is a mystery of biblical proportionsDecades before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, did a Jerusalem antiquities dealer really find a first draft of the Bible?
10 best books of April: the Monitor's picks Here are the 10 new April titles that the Monitor's book critics found most appealing.
Bestselling books the week of 4/21/16, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores around the country?
'The Summer Before the War' speaks directly to Downton Abbey fansHelen Simonson, author of 'Major Pettigrew's Last Stand,' lovingly recreates the days before World War I, an era about to be obliterated by the twin agents of technology and war.
Tired of presidential primaries? Blame Teddy Roosevelt!Theodore Roosevelt created today's more democratic primary system for his own personal gain, says historian Geoffrey Cowan, author of 'Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary.'
'Till We Have Built Jerusalem' blends architecture, identity, and historyHoffman鈥檚 engaging book delves into biography, architectural and political history, and reportage in this ancient and troubled city.
'The Fires of Spring' tries to make sense of Arab SpringVeteran Middle East hand Shelly Culbertson weaves history, culture, politics, and economics into a cohesive narrative.
'Jimmy Carter in Africa' profiles a Carter most Americans never knewNorth Carolina State University history professor Nancy Mitchell rewrites the narrative on the Carter years, insisting that the president was 'a Cold Warrior from day one.'