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After a skipped year, the Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded for 2018 and 2019The Swedish Academy had postponed the award last year after a scandal. The winners are Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and聽Austrian writer Peter Handke.
鈥楥old Warriors鈥� is a thrilling dive into Cold War propagandaDuncan White explores the impact and manipulation of the literary elite of the Cold War era, touching on writers like Orwell,聽le Carr茅, and聽Pasternak.
A love letter to storytellingAlix E. Harrow鈥檚 debut novel, YA adventure聽鈥淭he Ten Thousand Doors of January,鈥� is a wonderful jaunt through space and time. It鈥檚 well worth the trip.
A Q&A with Megan Phelps-Roper, author of 鈥楿nfollow鈥�Former聽Westboro Baptist Church member聽Megan Phelps-Roper discusses her break with the organization, Twitter, and her new book, 鈥淯nfollow.鈥�
5 things to know about Edward Snowden鈥檚 鈥楶ermanent Record鈥�Snowden, who disclosed classified national security documents to the press, lets readers in on the rationale for his actions.
Q&A: A Marine veteran on finding meaning during 鈥� and after 鈥� warIraq war veteran and writer聽Elliot Ackerman speaks about war, remembering, and finding purpose in civilian life.
鈥楶laces and Names鈥� confronts conflict 鈥� both personal and militaryNow a journalist, Elliot Ackerman reflects on five tours of duty as a Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan with honesty and compassion.
Rewriting the historical epic: African women writers go bigPetina Gappah鈥檚 鈥淥ut of Darkness, Shining Light鈥� is the latest example of a new generation of African novelists reinventing historical fiction.
Out of Africa: David Livingstone鈥檚 servants preserve his legacyPetina Gappah鈥檚 novel 鈥淥ut of Darkness, Shining Light鈥� imagines what the 19th-century explorer鈥檚 African servants thought of his quest.聽
Of moles and men: A memoir about the virtue of letting nature aloneMarc Hamer probes the essence of nature, solitude, and the accommodations we make between deeply held beliefs and our everyday behavior.聽聽
Susan Sontag鈥檚 razor-sharp intellect is captured in new biographyBenjamin Moser strikes a balance between the immersive details that fans expect and the storytelling that will appeal to more general readers.
A son probes his stepfather鈥檚 ties to Jimmy HoffaJack Goldsmith untangles a family relationship that involved links to the mob and the 1975 disappearance of聽Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa.
Listen to women take on the world in September鈥檚 best audiobooksFrom a spooky thriller to a collection of experiences of displacement, women lead the stories featured in this month鈥檚 roundup of top audiobooks.
Interview: Who gets ahead in higher education?Author Paul Tough聽spent six years shadowing college students. In his new book, he explains why higher education struggles to promote social mobility.聽
When an idealistic Obama adviser bumped against real-world politicsSamantha Power鈥檚 candid memoir, 鈥淭he Education of an Idealist,鈥� details her experiences in President Barack Obama鈥檚 White House.聽
鈥楬ow to Be an Antiracist鈥� opens a vital dialogue on raceIbram X. Kendi spares no one from critique 鈥� not even himself 鈥� in this takedown of racism and the attitudes and policies that perpetuate it.
A nuanced critique of 鈥榮oft power鈥� in 鈥楢 Door in the Earth鈥�Journalist Amy Waldman鈥檚 novel explores the idealism of a young Afghan American woman and the downside of American intervention in Afghanistan.聽聽
When the art world became the art marketMichael Shnayerson traces the shift toward big business in 鈥淏oom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art.鈥澛犅�
Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of SeptemberFrom thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Cond茅聽Nast, your reading list starts here.
Malcolm Gladwell鈥檚 鈥楾alking to Strangers鈥� is a swing and a missThe bestselling author says that we need more trust. But the monstrous crimes in his case studies don't help his argument.