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- Whispers, lies, and coercion fail to vanquish truth
Two novels, “Our American Friend” and “I Must Betray You,” focus on the effects of distortions and lies on people trapped in authoritarian regimes.
- First LookDutch publisher yanks widely criticized Anne Frank book
A book detailing a cold case investigation of the betrayal of Anne Frank written by a Canadian historian and a former FBI agent was faulted for shoddy work by Dutch historians. The book, which received considerable media attention, was pulled by its publisher.
- Through a ‘sacred lens’: Essays on looking deeply and moving forward
Christian writers across the spectrum reflect on challenges and epiphanies in “Breaking Ground: Charting Our Future in a Pandemic Year.”
- What ties families together – and pulls them apart
In the deftly crafted family portrait “French Braid,” Anne Tyler examines a long marriage and its effects on the couple and their children.
- What ties families together – and pulls them apart
In the deftly crafted family portrait “French Braid,” Anne Tyler examines a long marriage and its effects on the couple and their children.
- From Bach to ‘Booth’: 10 books to brighten your march toward spring
“The Great Passion” and “Booth” rise to the top of Monitor reviewers’ picks for the 10 best books of March.
- From lawsuits to giveaway drives, a push against book bans
Banning books can have unintended consequences. In the United States, one result has been a redoubled effort to ensure those books are freely available.
- An Afghan refugee risks everything: A tale of danger, hope, courage
In “The Naked Don’t Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees,” Matthieu Aikins documents a perilous escape from Afghanistan.
- Unearthing the last slave ship: A tale of suffering – and reckoning
In “The Last Slave Ship,” Ben Raines reconstructs a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, then chronicles the resilience of the survivors.
- The Index: A humble but mighty tool to bring order to chaos
“Index, A History of the” by Dennis Duncan, offers a surprisingly entertaining account of an overlooked, even underrated, organizational tool.
- Did the family of John Wilkes Booth miss the warning signs?
In the novel “Booth,” Karen Joy Fowler illuminates the family and the milieu that produced John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.
- Why this author says free speech is needed now more than ever
Free speech has evolved over time, says Jacob Mchangama, author of “Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media” – but its value hasn’t.
- Beatrix Potter: Illustrator, storyteller, farmer, and ... scientist?
If Beatrix Potter had realized her early dream of becoming a scientist, would there have been a “Peter Rabbit”? A new book wonders.
- What America’s treatment of the bald eagle says about the nation itself
“The Bald Eagle,” by Jack E. Davis, explores the cultural history of the raptor, who was revered as a national symbol, but reviled by early settlers.
- Thwarted: The massive terrorist attack that never came to be
Five years after 9/11, terrorists plotted a similar attack. In a gripping saga, Aki J. Peritz details the heroic intelligence work that stopped it.
- Q&A with Andrew Pettegree, author of ‘The Library: A Fragile History’
Andrew Pettegree, co-author of “The Library: A Fragile History,” discusses the centuries-long development of libraries as a civic necessity.
- A Black historian journeys south to confront the past – and present
In her highly personal travelogue “South to America,” Alabama-born Imani Perry tackles attitudes and encounters below the Mason-Dixon Line.
- A whole world of food is vanishing. Dan Saladino explains why that matters.
“Eating to Extinction” warns of the limits of modern agriculture when it comes to building a healthy relationship with food – and the natural world.
- Tales of courage and grit lead the 10 best books of February
The 10 best books of February highlight tales of courage and liberation, from Romania to Afghanistan to the American South.
- Frederick Law Olmsted and H.H. Richardson: The design dream team of the 19th century
The friendship between Frederick Law Olmsted and Henry Hobson Richardson led to fruitful collaborations in “Architects of an American Landscape.”