These Books Might Make You Happier
Three new arrivals help readers make sense of our mental health crisis. They also offer solidarity.
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Book Review: ‘Tove Jansson,’ by Boel Westin
The Finnish artist and writer Tove Jansson had a love-hate relationship with her most famous creations.
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2 Memoirs by Poets
Carl Sandburg’s boyhood; Carolyn Forché’s political awakening.
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If My Favorite Bookstores Were People
An illustrator in New York City imagines the personalities of some local bookshops and how they might be embodied.
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Book Review: ‘Short War,’ by Lily Meyer
In Lily Meyer’s first novel, “Short War,” love and family ties are tested by a nation’s upheaval.
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‘The Swans of Harlem,’ by Karen Valby
The birth of a pioneering Black dance company comes alive in Karen Valby’s “The Swans of Harlem.”
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The Fashion Influencers of the French Revolution
“Liberty Equality Fashion” explores radical shifts in fashion that embodied the ideas of the French Revolution and the women who led the charge.
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Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Good Material,’ by Dolly Alderton
The writer Dolly Alderton has long had an avid following in her native England, but with her best-selling comic novel “Good Material” she’s become a trans-Atlantic success.
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PEN America Cancels World Voices Festival Amid Israel-Gaza Criticism
The decision by the free expression group came after intense criticism of its response to the war in Gaza. A wave of participants had pulled out of the festival in protest.
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Joan Didion’s Best Books: A Guide
Her distinctive prose and sharp eye were tuned to an outsider’s frequency, telling us about ourselves in essays are almost reflexively skeptical. Here’s where to start.
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