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鈥楢 Registry of My Passage upon the Earth鈥� is compassionate, wiseA new collection of short historical fiction stories is characterized by its beautiful prose and its author鈥檚 gentle curiosity and sense of wonder.
What wasn鈥檛 the US telling about Hiroshima? A reporter found out.The book 鈥淔allout鈥� examines John Hersey鈥檚 reporting in The New Yorker in 1946, which set the agenda for anti-nuclear activism.
The problem with the word 鈥榮uffrage鈥�: It excludes Black women activistsHistorian Martha S. Jones answers questions about the political history of Black women in America and their collective struggle for voting rights.
Camping in Siberia: On the trail of the world鈥檚 largest owlAmerican biologist Jonathan C. Slaght joins Russian ornithologists in studying the habitat of the endangered Blakiston鈥檚 fish owl.
Q&A with Alexander Keyssar, author of 鈥榃hy Do We Still Have the Electoral College?鈥�The Harvard Kennedy School professor blames the desire of politicians to 鈥済ame the system鈥� for the long life of this deeply unpopular institution.
鈥楳ayday 1971鈥� is a close-up look at largest US mass arrestLawrence Roberts protested at the May 1971 anti-Vietnam War rally in Washington. Now, his comprehensive history sheds light on the influential event.
Pandemic pen pals: How Colombian libraries lift spiritsLibraries in Medell铆n, Colombia, help overcome pandemic-induced isolation with 鈥淟ove in the Time of Coronavirus,鈥� an anonymous letter-writing program.
Will there be a third era of American trust-busting?Two new books take stock of the American market, and what they find isn鈥檛 good: Monopolies control industries like meat, technology, and more.
No detail spared: 鈥榃arhol鈥� expands on the life of the Pop Art iconBiographer Blake Gopnik mines the archives of the famously self-involved, and cannily entrepreneurial, painter of soup cans and Hollywood stars.
The best audiobooks of July provide an escapeLet your summer getaway include a new Sherlock Holmes adventure, a memoir about reinvention, and two novels that offer insights on racial identity.聽 聽
Jane Austen rescued her: A memoir about reading and solaceRachel Cohen never imagined that she would experience a stretch of time in which she only wanted to read Austen. Until it happened.聽
鈥楾he Index of Self-Destructive Acts鈥� looks at the ways people mess upChristopher Beha鈥檚 latest novel wrestles with the complexities of self-destructive urges against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis.
Q&A with with William J. Drummond, author of 鈥楶rison Truth鈥�Journalism professor聽William J. Drummond says that the incarcerated men in his class have taught him that 鈥渘obody is all good, and nobody is all bad.鈥�
The creator of 鈥楧uchess Goldblatt鈥� finds herself 鈥� and Twitter fansIn the memoir, 鈥淏ecoming Duchess Goldblatt,鈥� the anonymous author shares her struggles 鈥� and the online community that saved her.聽
Do animals have culture? According to Carl Safina, absolutely.In his latest engrossing book, ecologist聽Carl Safina destroys the myth that humans are the only Earth creatures with cultural traditions.
鈥楳agdalena鈥� meanders enjoyably down Colombia鈥檚 largest riverWade Davis narrates his fascinating, beautiful, and dangerous journey down the聽R铆o Magdalena 鈥� the heart of Colombia.
Paging through pandemic: Reading gets a COVID liftThe pandemic has wreaked havoc with the plans of not just authors but also publishers and booksellers. It鈥檚 a major adjustment for the whole industry.
Plunge into summer with the 10 best books of JulyWhether you鈥檙e hitting the road or staying put, a bumper crop of summer reads offers a welcome distraction. Dig right in.
Senator Joe McCarthy: The original polarizing political figureBiographer Larry Tye draws on copious resources for 鈥淒emagogue,鈥� but McCarthy鈥檚 career remains a cautionary tale of power and unfounded accusations.聽
His name was chosen to bring good fortune. So far, it isn鈥檛 working.Lysley Tenorio鈥檚 novel 鈥淭he Son of Good Fortune鈥� explores the sorely tested bonds of a Filipino mother and her son living in the shadows in America.聽