Linda Williams, Who Introduced Pornography to Academia, Dies at 78
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Book Review: ‘Heartwood,’ by Amity Gaige
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Book Review: ‘The Power of Parting,’ by Eamon Dolan
In “The Power of Parting,” Eamon Dolan makes a persuasive case for eliminating contact with family members whose abusive behavior can’t be redeemed.
Book Review: ‘Surreal,’ by Michèle Gerber Klein
In Michèle Gerber Klein’s new biography, “Surreal,” Gala Dalí gets her due.
The Essential Tanith Lee
The eclectic, prolific author wrote more than 90 novels — primarily fantasy and science fiction, but also horror, erotica, mysteries and historical fiction. If you’ve never read her work, here’s where to start.
The Essential Tanith Lee
The eclectic, prolific author wrote more than 90 novels — primarily fantasy and science fiction, but also horror, erotica, mysteries and historical fiction. If you’ve never read her work, here’s where to start.
Molly Young on Space and Music
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Book Review: ‘The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto,’ by Benjamin Wallace
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Anarchists Helped Build Up Free Speech. Donald Trump Is Tearing It Down.
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Book Review: ‘The Snares,’ by Rav Grewal-Kök
“The Snares,” by Rav Grewal-Kök, examines the perils and moral quandaries of clandestine service.
Terrifying New Horror Novels
Our columnist reviews this month’s releases.
Fight or flight
Author: Michaels, Fern, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F MICHAELS
Format: Books
Summary: "From the comfort of her beautiful mountain-top retreat, Katherine Winston creates her bestselling young adult series, Girls with Unusual Powers. No one in the nearby small town has any idea of her true identity. To them, she's just the reclusive woman on the mountain, and Katherine is grateful to be left alone. It wasn't always this way. Though her parents were as neglectful as they were wealthy, Katherine built up a busy, full life. Then tragedy struck and she retreated, panic-stricken at the idea of engaging with anyone again. Aside from her two faithful dogs who provide companionship and security, Katherine mostly interacts with people anonymously online through reader fan pages. Now one of those fans appears to be in danger, and Katherine desperately wants to help. But that means moving beyond her isolated world for the first time in years. More and more, Katherine can't shake the feeling that some of her fears may be justified. Someone is watching her, she's sure of it, and they're getting closer all the time. And only by leaving her self-imposed exile can she hope to find the answers she needs, the courage to trust again, and an unexpected new beginning..."--
Published: 2025
Call Number: F MICHAELS
Format: Books
Summary: "From the comfort of her beautiful mountain-top retreat, Katherine Winston creates her bestselling young adult series, Girls with Unusual Powers. No one in the nearby small town has any idea of her true identity. To them, she's just the reclusive woman on the mountain, and Katherine is grateful to be left alone. It wasn't always this way. Though her parents were as neglectful as they were wealthy, Katherine built up a busy, full life. Then tragedy struck and she retreated, panic-stricken at the idea of engaging with anyone again. Aside from her two faithful dogs who provide companionship and security, Katherine mostly interacts with people anonymously online through reader fan pages. Now one of those fans appears to be in danger, and Katherine desperately wants to help. But that means moving beyond her isolated world for the first time in years. More and more, Katherine can't shake the feeling that some of her fears may be justified. Someone is watching her, she's sure of it, and they're getting closer all the time. And only by leaving her self-imposed exile can she hope to find the answers she needs, the courage to trust again, and an unexpected new beginning..."--
Antisemitism in America : a warning
Author: Schumer, Charles E., author. Molofsky, Josh, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 305.8924 SCHUMER
Format: Books
Summary: In an urgent and personal new book, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sheds light on the Jewish American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism. When it comes to the history of the Jewish people, there is a national and global crisis of misunderstanding. This lack of knowledge feeds demons of ignorance, hatred, and violence. ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA: A WARNING is an urgent work of nonfiction that illuminates the Jewish experience and the prejudices both hidden and overt that have led to the chronic persecution of the Jewish people. By placing antisemitism in its proper historical context, and drawing from Senator Schumer's own life, the book informs Americans' understanding of the causes of the recent swell of antisemitic rhetoric and violence in our country. In very personal terms, it will engage with debates over the purpose and meaning of Israel and help draw a line between legitimate criticism of its government and when criticism of Israel as a Jewish homeland verges into antisemitism. This book is a warning, informed by the lessons of history, about what can happen when the "world's oldest hatred" is allowed to rise, unchecked"--
Published: 2025
Call Number: 305.8924 SCHUMER
Format: Books
Summary: In an urgent and personal new book, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sheds light on the Jewish American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism. When it comes to the history of the Jewish people, there is a national and global crisis of misunderstanding. This lack of knowledge feeds demons of ignorance, hatred, and violence. ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA: A WARNING is an urgent work of nonfiction that illuminates the Jewish experience and the prejudices both hidden and overt that have led to the chronic persecution of the Jewish people. By placing antisemitism in its proper historical context, and drawing from Senator Schumer's own life, the book informs Americans' understanding of the causes of the recent swell of antisemitic rhetoric and violence in our country. In very personal terms, it will engage with debates over the purpose and meaning of Israel and help draw a line between legitimate criticism of its government and when criticism of Israel as a Jewish homeland verges into antisemitism. This book is a warning, informed by the lessons of history, about what can happen when the "world's oldest hatred" is allowed to rise, unchecked"--
Souvenirs from an absurd life : a memoir
Author: Dahler, Don, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: B DAHLER
Format: Books
Summary: "Hockey great Wayne Gretzky famously noted, "You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take." Don Dahler took these words to heart, causing his entire life to change in a remarkable way. Souvenirs from an Absurd Life presents true stories about a relative nobody once struggling to make rent before he decided he would not accept what appeared to be a dim, boring, unfulfilling future. Instead, Dahler charted a new course for himself, somehow landing an award-winning career as a network correspondent and news anchor, covering a vast array of subjects, including wars, the attacks of 9/11, and the biggest stories of the times for FOX, CNBC, ABC, and CBS News. Despite the considerable odds against him, Don Dahler took his shot, and he made it."--Amazon.
Published: 2025
Call Number: B DAHLER
Format: Books
Summary: "Hockey great Wayne Gretzky famously noted, "You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take." Don Dahler took these words to heart, causing his entire life to change in a remarkable way. Souvenirs from an Absurd Life presents true stories about a relative nobody once struggling to make rent before he decided he would not accept what appeared to be a dim, boring, unfulfilling future. Instead, Dahler charted a new course for himself, somehow landing an award-winning career as a network correspondent and news anchor, covering a vast array of subjects, including wars, the attacks of 9/11, and the biggest stories of the times for FOX, CNBC, ABC, and CBS News. Despite the considerable odds against him, Don Dahler took his shot, and he made it."--Amazon.
Healing the modern brain : nine tenets to build mental fitness and revitalize your mind
Author: Ramsey, Drew, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 616.89
Format: Books
Summary: A doctor presents a holistic approach to mental fitness, combining science and clinical practice to help nurture mental health and heal conditions like depression and anxiety amidst the challenges of modern life.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 616.89
Format: Books
Summary: A doctor presents a holistic approach to mental fitness, combining science and clinical practice to help nurture mental health and heal conditions like depression and anxiety amidst the challenges of modern life.
King of the North : Martin Luther King's life of struggle outside the South
Author: Theoharis, Jeanne, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: B KING
Format: Books
Summary: "A radical reframing of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr"--
Published: 2025
Call Number: B KING
Format: Books
Summary: "A radical reframing of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr"--
Cold as hell
Author: Armstrong, Kelley, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F ARMSTRON
Format: Books
Summary: "New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong returns to Haven's Rock in Cold as Hell as Casey Duncan hunts down a dangerous killer during a deadly blizzard. Haven's Rock is a sanctuary town hidden deep in the Yukon for those who need to disappear from the regular world. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are starting a family now that they've settled into their life here. As Casey nears the end of her pregnancy, she lets nothing, including her worried husband, stop her from investigating what happens in the forbidden forest outside the town of Haven's Rock. When one of the town's residents is drugged and wanders too close to the edge of town, she's dragged into the woods kicking and screaming. She's saved in the nick of time, but the women of the town are alarmed. Casey and Eric investigate the assault just as a snowstorm hits Haven's Rock, covering the forest. It's there they find a frozen body, naked in the snow. With mixed accounts of the woman's last movements, the two begin to question who they can trust--and who they can't--in their seemingly safe haven"--
Published: 2025
Call Number: F ARMSTRON
Format: Books
Summary: "New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong returns to Haven's Rock in Cold as Hell as Casey Duncan hunts down a dangerous killer during a deadly blizzard. Haven's Rock is a sanctuary town hidden deep in the Yukon for those who need to disappear from the regular world. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are starting a family now that they've settled into their life here. As Casey nears the end of her pregnancy, she lets nothing, including her worried husband, stop her from investigating what happens in the forbidden forest outside the town of Haven's Rock. When one of the town's residents is drugged and wanders too close to the edge of town, she's dragged into the woods kicking and screaming. She's saved in the nick of time, but the women of the town are alarmed. Casey and Eric investigate the assault just as a snowstorm hits Haven's Rock, covering the forest. It's there they find a frozen body, naked in the snow. With mixed accounts of the woman's last movements, the two begin to question who they can trust--and who they can't--in their seemingly safe haven"--
The fifteen : murder, retribution, and the forgotten story of Nazi POWs in America
Author: Geroux, William, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 940.54
Format: Books
Summary: The true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 940.54
Format: Books
Summary: The true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown.
A killing cold
Author: Marshall, Kate Alice, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F MARSHALL
Format: Books
Summary: "A woman invited to her wealthy fiance's family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret - and that she's been there before."--
Published: 2025
Call Number: F MARSHALL
Format: Books
Summary: "A woman invited to her wealthy fiance's family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret - and that she's been there before."--
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