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Faced With Death, He Did the Only Thing He Could: Take Notes
Peter Godwin, who has seen death up close a few times over the course of his life, examines grief and belonging in a new ...
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"It took a decade to write this book, grappling with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime." Patti Smith announces new memoir Bread of Angels
Patti Smith has announced a fourth memoir, Bread of Angels, to be published on November 4. The publication date is described ...
Transgender man is ready to talk about masculinity. In fact, he wrote the book on it
Shannon T.L. Kearns is ready to talk. Ready to talk about why being a man can be confusing. To talk about masculinity, ...
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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America
Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound ...
'What it means to be a human': Short-but-punchy books dominate International Booker Prize shortlist
The International Booker Prize has announced the six books shortlisted for its annual celebration of the best new fiction works that have been translated into English. Five novels and one short story ...
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Rereading the best sci-fi writers of all time: Larry Niven’s Ringworld
Larry Niven's Ringworld won him the Hugo and Nebula awards when it was published 55 years ago. As the New Scientist Book Club ...
Jenny Han, Madeleine L'Engle, Kristen Arnett And 14 More Authors Who Were Librarians First
From children's books, to nonfiction, to mysteries and LGBTQ+ lit, discover the authors — who were librarians, or still are — behind popular and acclaimed books.