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Friendship tested, lives transformed in sublime novel 鈥楩ellowship Point鈥�Coastal Maine provides the setting for 鈥淔ellowship Point,鈥� Alice Elliott Dark鈥檚聽resplendent novel about caring for the places we love.聽聽
鈥楽tar-Spangled Banner鈥�: How its meaning changes with each generationAmerica鈥檚 national anthem forged a vision of unity. Today, says a musicologist, it can also highlight 鈥渨hether the country is living up to its ideals.鈥�
The heyday of shopping malls is gone, but far from forgottenShopping malls, the once-gleaming symbols of suburban American prosperity, are ripe for reinvention and reuse, writes an architecture critic.聽
From the particular to the universal: Cross-cultural stories鈥淎 Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times鈥� by Ethiopian American writer Meron Hadero highlights immigrant stories of dislocation and identity.
A history of American thought on abortion: It鈥檚 not what you thinkWith Roe and Casey overturned on Friday, legal scholar Geoffrey R. Stone, author聽of 鈥淪ex and the Constitution,鈥� talks abortion history鈥檚 evolution in American thought.
The fall of Tyrannosaurus rex and the rise of mammals on EarthTyrannosaurus bones help聽piece together the story of dinosaurs鈥� demise, while mammals emerged and adapted, in two outstanding natural history books.聽
Black Native Americans were largely erased from US history鈥淲e Refuse to Forget鈥� explores the situation of Black members of the Creek Nation in the 1800s, and their descendants in the 20th century.
No one was telling the stories of rural women. So she did.Spanish veterinarian and poet Mar铆a S谩nchez honors rural women in her community, and their counterparts around the world, in 鈥淟and of Women.鈥澛�
First LookIndie bookstore boom turns page to a more diverse AmericaThe year 2021 saw a substantial increase in the number of independent bookstores in the United States. And a growing proportion of these stores is owned by individuals from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds.
鈥榃hen Women Were Dragons鈥� imagines a fiery response to female suppressionIn an age of conformism, 700,000 women transform into fiery beasts, in Kelly Barnhill鈥檚 fantastical novel, 鈥淲hen Women Were Dragons.鈥�
鈥楬orse鈥� unfolds a riveting tale of a champion thoroughbred and his enslaved trainer鈥淗orse,鈥� by Geraldine Brooks, melds a historic tale of an enslaved Black horse trainer with a modern-day story of interracial romance.聽
Kick off summer with the 10 best books of JuneLooking for a refreshing summer getaway? The 10 best books of June deliver gripping, funny, inspiring, and bold reading.聽
Doing what comes naturally: The elegance and danger of hawksIn 鈥淭he Hawk鈥檚 Way,鈥� Sy Montgomery comes to love birds of prey, admiring their fierce intelligence and witnessing their predatory instincts.聽
She coached soccer for refugee children. Then she started schools for them.Soccer coach and humanitarian Luma Mufleh describes her efforts on behalf of refugee children in the United States in her memoir, 鈥淟earning America.鈥�
Fa莽ades are dropped and judgments suspended on a commuter trainOn the 8:05 to London, commuters ignore each other. Until an incident brings them together in Clare Pooley鈥檚 鈥淚ona Iverson鈥檚 Rules for Commuting.鈥�
Andrew Jackson: The 鈥榦riginal anti-establishment president鈥�Andrew Jackson鈥檚 popularity as a military hero propelled him to the White House, where he espoused policies that trampled on civil and human rights.聽
Benjamin Franklin bankrolled 200 years of small business loansFranklin believed that skilled workers were key to America鈥檚 success. So he left money in his will to help tradespeople get their start.聽- Who invented motion pictures? Hint: Not Edison nor the Lumi猫res.Thomas Edison is credited with inventing moving pictures. But author Paul Fischer makes the case that a rival got there first 鈥� and then disappeared.聽
Science fiction author draws inspiration from the Sierra鈥淭he High Sierra: A Love Story鈥� captures Kim Stanley Robinson鈥檚 passion for the wilderness terrain that influenced his greatest works of science fiction.聽聽聽
Mystery, politics, and intrigue flourish in Latin American fictionNovelists, including Mario Vargas Llosa, writing in Spanish and recently translated into English, capture the spirit of a vibrant literary tradition.