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Jeanine Cummins's much-anticipated novel “American Dirt,” about Mexican migrants crossing to America, is well intentioned. Is that enough? Via:: A...
Her popular crime solvers Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin were the focus of dozens of books, as well as TV...
“A Very Stable Genius,” by the Washington Post reporters Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, is among the most closely observed...
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Via:: 11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Her copy of the sixth printing of the book, from 1921, has been donated to the library of the Mount,...
“Race of Aces,” John Bruning's action-fueled World War II narrative, follows the elite fighter pilots who competed to shoot down...
In “Imperfect Union,” his double biography of John and Jessie Frémont, the NPR host Steve Inskeep brings to life a...
An excerpt from “Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope,” by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Via:: ‘Tightrope: Americans Reaching for...
He didn't publish his first novel (which he illustrated himself) until he was 46. But his impact, as both a...
How one young reader found himself in a different kind of literature. Via:: Comic Relief
The comedian who recently released her first stand-up special, “The Planet Is Burning,” shares the things she can't live without....
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Via:: 11 New Books We Recommend This Week
“Cartography,” a multimedia work inspired by migrants' stories, presents their journeys as universal and heroic, not merely tales of suffering....
A graphic novel, Fire Power: Prelude, will debut in April, ahead of the release of the Fire Power series. Via::...
“We at Harlequin believe it is important that all authors feel included, respected and heard,” the publisher said in a...
Marcia Chatelain's “Franchise” is about the history of the increasingly intricate ties between the fast-food behemoth and black communities. Via::...
Angry and disaffected, the “Prozac Nation” author, who died this week at 52, found new peace and purpose in her...
A partnership with IDW publishing will include graphic novels, coloring books and more. Via:: Smithsonian to Bring American History to...
Sean Adams's dystopian debut novel, “The Heap,” literalizes the wreckage of late capitalism. Via:: A 500-Story Tower Has Collapsed. Can...
His best-known book, “Frindle,” posed a question about the nature of words: What would happen if you called a pen...
“Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey From Slavery to Segregation,” by Steve Luxenberg, is an elegant...