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America鈥檚 13 Colonies didn鈥檛 fight the Revolution by themselvesIn 鈥淪hots Heard Round the World,鈥� John Ferling argues that substantial 鈥� and secret 鈥� aid from France helped the colonists triumph over Britain.
Skulduggery among the heirloom tomatoes in 鈥楾he Fact Checker鈥�A madcap mystery novel riffs on two New York institutions: the fact-checking department of a New Yorker-like magazine and the city鈥檚 farmers markets.
Mario Vargas Llosa 鈥榩ut Peru on the world鈥檚 literary map鈥�Mario Vargas Llosa, who died April 13, helped ignite intellectual fervor in Peru, while his writings stoked the imagination of the world.
Spring鈥檚 great reads have sprung! Here are April鈥檚 10 best.April鈥檚 10 best books range from short stories set in LA to a climate-change novel to a reappraisal of the American Revolution and its effects on other countries.
Richard Blanco turned from civil engineer to poet. Now he builds with words.For National Poetry Month, we talk with Richard Blanco, whose 鈥淥ne Today鈥� poem was read at Barack Obama鈥檚 second inauguration.
First LookIn Navy library鈥檚 DEI purge, books on feminism, racism, HolocaustMaya Angelou鈥檚 autobiography, 鈥淚 Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,鈥� was among nearly 400 volumes removed from the Naval Academy鈥檚 library after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth鈥檚 office ordered the school to get rid of those promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Whodunits with history: Those were the slays!Our roundup of mysteries includes Jay Gatsby鈥檚 (invented) sister and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as detectives.聽Retirees and conspiracies abound.
The quiet voice of Emily Bront毛 was anything but tame鈥淔ifteen Wild Decembers鈥� by novelist Karen Powell shows the depth of creativity shared among the talented Bront毛 siblings, as narrated by Emily.
The stories 鈥榤ove into hope鈥�: Elaine Pagels reflects on Jesus鈥� teachingsThe Gospels spread the teachings of Jesus and stories about his life. A Bible historian unpacks the message behind them in 鈥淢iracles and Wonder.鈥�
A fuller portrait of artist-provocateur Yoko OnoDavid Sheff reappraises Yoko Ono鈥檚 role, as an artist in her own right and as a support to John Lennon, with whom she collaborated on 鈥淚magine.鈥�
The 10 best books of March come in like a lionMarch鈥檚 10 best books deliver drama, danger, and determination, from a novel set on a subantarctic island to a biography that reappraises Yoko Ono.
One night to resolve all matters of the heartBen Okri emphasizes abstract ideas over nuanced characters in the farce 鈥淢adame Sosostris and the Festival for the Brokenhearted.鈥�
Laila Lalami taps into privacy concerns in 鈥楾he Dream Hotel鈥�Novelist Laila Lalami鈥檚 trepidation about big tech and data collection led her to imagine a world in which even dreams are subject to monitoring.
Actor Merle Oberon hid her South Asian heritage to keep working in HollywoodBritish actor Merle Oberon鈥檚 greatest role might have been played off-camera. She kept her biracial heritage a secret so that her career could soar.
The unfulfilled promises of emancipation and ReconstructionTwo books about the American Civil War鈥檚 aftermath focus on the experiences of formerly enslaved people.聽
Earth鈥檚 green evolution gave rise to everything from dinosaurs to dandelionsPaleontologist Riley Black traces the cooperation among plants, animals, and ecosystems in 鈥淲hen the Earth Was Green.鈥�
London鈥檚 brief, glorious rise in the art worldIn 鈥淩ogues & Scholars,鈥� James Stourton tells how postwar London became the center of the global art market.
A sweet-natured hare wins the heart of a writerIn 鈥淩aising Hare,鈥� Chloe Dalton writes movingly of rescuing a newborn hare and finding herself more open to the wonders of nature.
Twin sisters compete against one another in Soviet-era ballet worldElyse Dunham鈥檚 atmospheric novel 鈥淢aya & Natasha鈥� portrays Russian dancers caught up in envy and ambition during the Cold War.
Nellie Bowles of The Free Press punctures pretension left and rightOnce a card-carrying liberal, this writer got fed up with running afoul of the left鈥檚 sacred cows.