Two ‘Disappeared’ Argentine Exiles Fall in Love. One Is Already Dead.
With his debut novel, “Hades, Argentina,” Daniel Loedel pays homage to lost family.
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A Memoir That Sees Only the Tip of the Melting Iceberg
In “Unsolaced,” Greta Ehrlich tells a story of personal discovery against the backdrop of the climate crisis.
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What Fuels a Fanatical Sports Parent?
In “Pee Wees,” Rich Cohen chronicles a year in youth hockey — and gets real about its impact on his own psyche.
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Was the Constitution a Pro-Slavery Document?
In “The Crooked Path to Abolition,” James Oakes shows how Abraham Lincoln relied on America’s founding texts to chart a path to abolition.
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When Getting High Is a Hobby, Not a Habit
In “Drug-Use for Grown-Ups,” Carl L. Hart, a drug addiction expert, argues that we misunderstand the way most people use illegal substances.
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The Joys of Approaching Life as an Amateur
In “Beginners,” the author Tom Vanderbilt tries to acquire a number of skills, from chess playing to surfing, in order to explore how the mind learns.
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Kevin Barry’s Stories of Yearning Swing Between Pathos and Humor
“That Old Country Music” is a showcase of the Irish writer’s style, a nervy mix of high poetry and low comedy.
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A Bereaved Daughter Delves Into Her Mother’s Secrets
Justine Cowan discovered that her mother, an exacting Bay Area grande dame, had grown up in a bleak institution for “foundlings.”
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How Martin Luther King Jr.’s Imprisonment Changed American Politics Forever
Stephen and Paul Kendrick’s “Nine Days” recounts a brief episode of the civil rights movement that had a surprisingly lasting impact.
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The Perils of Social Distancing
In “Social Chemistry” Marissa King examines the ways our reality is shaped by the networks we form and how we form them.
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