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On a peace mission to the Congo, his plane dropped out of the skyDag Hammarskj枚ld was an idealistic diplomat who sought to do the right thing. Author Ravi Somaiya argues that people in high places wanted him gone.
Fifty years of legal skirmishes have deepened the divide over Roe v. WadeLaw professor Mary Ziegler chronicles the tactics used by abortion foes and abortion rights activists in the years since the 1973 decision.
Sports books that reveal character and gritThe story of the first all-black high school rowing team, a history of swimming, and Lou Gehrig鈥檚 鈥渓ost鈥� columns offer compelling reads for summer.
鈥楬ow is your novel going?鈥� A young woman writer鈥檚 struggle.Lily King鈥檚 novel plumbs the depths of the creative life, and of being true to one鈥檚 calling.聽
Polishing America鈥檚 image in the eyes of its peopleIn 鈥淯nion,鈥� author Colin Woodard examines how expansionist and exceptionalist rhetoric shaped the ways Americans see their country.
The four best audiobooks of June to take you placesHardboiled mysteries, obscure farming communities, and tales of home and family provide ample entertainment in June鈥檚 audiobook roundup.
The 10 best books of June bring hope and insightHumans are fundamentally good, Longfellow deserves a reappraisal, and butterflies are marvels of aerodynamics 鈥� these topics make for sparkling June reading.聽
鈥楽hakespeare in a Divided America鈥� considers the tug-of-war over the BardJames Shapiro鈥檚 latest book examines key moments in American history in light of the themes and rhetoric of Shakespeare鈥檚 plays.聽
Lively memoir 鈥楾he Watergate Girl鈥� tells a prosecutor鈥檚 storyJill Wine-Banks tells of her role as a young lawyer working with Archibald Cox during the trials of those involved in the Watergate cover-up.聽
Q&A with Jennifer Steil, author of 鈥楨xile Music鈥�Author Jennifer Steil discusses Jewish history in Bolivia, creating imaginary worlds, and musical expression.聽
Longfellow fell out of fashion. A biographer aims to bring him back.In 鈥淐ross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,鈥� Nicholas A. Basbanes makes the case for a reassessment of the 19th century poet.聽
Anti-racism reading list: 10 books to get startedIn an essay, Andrea King Collier recommends books on the everyday experiences of Black people, and urges readers to settle in for the long haul.聽
鈥楾he Hour of Fate鈥� untangles complex trust-busting historyPresident Roosevelt was determined to break up monopolies. J.P. Morgan was equally set on keeping them. The two men fought a pitched battle.
On stories of Black struggle, an iconic L.A. bookstore surgesSales at Eso Won Books in Los Angeles and other Black bookstores have skyrocketed as Americans seek to educate themselves about the Black experience.
Humans are a (mostly) kind species. A Dutch historian offers proof.Rutger Bregman鈥檚 鈥淗umankind: A Hopeful History鈥� challenges the Hobbesian notion that humans, left to their own devices, devolve into selfishness.聽聽
鈥業鈥檓 Your Huckleberry鈥�: Val Kilmer鈥檚 candid take on Hollywood and healingIn his memoir, 鈥淚鈥檓 Your Huckleberry,鈥� the actor talks about winning fame, dropping out of Hollywood, and his ongoing spiritual seeking.
鈥楾he Vanishing Half鈥� is a compelling novel on race and homeBrit Bennett鈥檚 newest book navigates difficult truths with clarity and grace, and her vivid characters are hard to forget.
Readers share their favorite poems of comfortPoetry provides a respite from whatever is happening in our world, an opportunity to think deeply, and also a pause that enables us to reset.聽
How drones change the risks that nations are willing to takeIn 鈥淭he Drone Age,鈥� Michael J. Boyle provides moral clarity on the question of drone technology, and tops it off with a word of warning.
For the love of language: 鈥極ur Riches鈥� celebrates readingKaouther Adimi鈥檚 newly translated novel weaves together fact and fiction in a story about a famous Algerian bookstore and its fiercely loyal patrons.