Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman Wrote a Big Best Seller
In “Big Friendship,” the best friends and podcast co-hosts rediscover their bond across a different kind of social distance.
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In 'Intimations,' Zadie Smith Reflects Back To Us The Early Days Of Now
Drafted soon after "the global humbling" of COVID began and completed in the days after George Floyd's murder, these personal essays capture the author's reflections during a time outside of time.
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'Empire Of Wild' Tells A Small Story — But Not A Slight One
Cherie Dimaline's new novel seems small in scope — it's about a woman who loses her husband and is determined to bring him back, nothing more than that — but it's rich, tightly written and powerful.
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New & Noteworthy Poetry, From a Hungry God to a Fake Shepherd
A selection of recent poetry books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
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A Forgotten Town at the Center of the Manhattan Project
In “The Apocalypse Factory,” Steve Olson tells the story of Hanford, a small rural town in Washington State that played an outsize role in America’s nuclear ambitions.
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‘Afterland,’ by Lauren Beukes: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Afterland,” by Lauren Beukes
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The Chinese Town That Became the Self-Immolation Capital of the World
In “Eat the Buddha,” Barbara Demick tells the story of Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule through the stories of the people who have seen it up close.
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A Métis Woman’s Husband Disappeared — or Did He?
Cherie Dimaline’s new novel, “Empire of Wild,” calls on old tropes of myths and folklore, only to make them new.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Why the United States Invaded Iraq
Robert Draper’s “To Start a War” provides the deep background on the decisions that took America into war in the Middle East.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Groundbreaking Scientist Who Risked All in Pursuit of His Beliefs
“A Dominant Character,” by Samanth Subramanian, recounts the turbulent life of J.B.S. Haldane, the great British biologist and political activist.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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