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The journalist writes on early activists who fought sex trafficking in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Acclaimed writer Susan Straight shares a poignant and vivid reflection on her family’s journeys.
Elizabeth Acevedo’s latest YA novel has wide appeal, a compelling lead, and descriptions of mouthwatering food.
Theologian and Anglican priest John Barton takes a well-researched look into the context and composition of the Bible.
Lava flows from the Stromboli volcano a day after an eruption unleashed a plume of smoke on the Italian island of Stromboli, Italy, Aug. 30.
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Kat Cho’s debut novel “Wicked Fox” is a little complicated, but the poignantly rendered family relationships and fantasy drama are worth the ride.
From a true-crime story to tales of truffles, from a soul-food mystery to a pastry chef’s romance, keep yourself entertained with our reviewer’s best four audiobooks of August.
The people in David Szalay’s novel travel great distances, but they tend to glide past each other rather than truly connect.
Jonathan M. Hansen’s “Young Castro: The Making of a Revolutionary” shows the evolution of a political icon.
The latest mystery from Louise Penny, a probing novel by Richard Russo, and Sarah M. Broom’s memoir of living in New Orleans, all made our list this month.
In “Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered,” Carmen C. Bambach demonstrates how his digressions were fundamental to, and necessary for, the unfolding of his genius.
Remembering the legacy of Toni Morrison, whose writings on race, womanhood, and American culture left an outsized impact.
The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published.
Unlock the origins and secrets of urban life with Monica L. Smith’s “Cities: The First 6,000 Years” and Mark Peterson’s “The City-State of Boston.”
Kate Atkinson’s new mystery is “Big Sky,” the fifth featuring Jackson Brodie. She talks about WWII, her life before she was a writer, and more.
