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- ‘We can learn from these kids’: Street children in Zambia
In a Q&A, “Walking the Bowl” co-authors Chris Lockhart and Daniel Mulilo Chama talk about honoring the stories of street children in Zambia.
- Five romance novels celebrate belonging, friendship, and food
Not just for Valentine’s Day, these books treat readers to stories about belonging, whether it’s to a couple, a set of friends, or a community.
- Rising book bans: Grounds for moral panic?
Books in schools and libraries increasingly have targets on their spines. The more partisan the battle has become, the more it manifests as a power struggle, rather than an effort to best serve children.
- Greta Garbo gave up stardom. A biographer explores why.
Robert Gottlieb’s “Garbo” digs into the story of Swedish movie star Greta Garbo, who famously declared that she wanted to be alone.
- Q&A with Rebecca Solnit, author of ‘Orwell’s Roses’
Rebecca Solnit says that George Orwell, who fought totalitarianism, sought a balm in nature. “He understood ... you have to take care of yourself.”
- Was King George III slandered by historians? A biographer thinks so.
Andrew Roberts argues in “The Last King of America” that George III, the monarch who lost the American Colonies, was hardly a tyrant.
- ‘Thank You, Mr. Nixon’ and other tales of the Chinese diaspora
Gish Jen tackles the cultural whiplash experienced by Chinese people living both inside and outside China in “Thank You, Mr. Nixon: Stories.”
- CommentaryWhy this Tennessee teacher sees value in ‘Maus’
"People don’t just walk out of a concentration camp and go back to living their lives,” says Heather Green. "Maus" explains that lingering trauma.
- Toni Morrison’s ‘Recitatif’ is a brilliant guessing game
Toni Morrison’s only stand-alone short story, “Recitatif,” which is being reissued, leaves readers pondering their own preconceptions about race.
- First LookTennessee school district bans Holocaust novel 'Maus'
Conservative districts across the U.S. are increasingly limiting the types of books that children are exposed to, including those that address structural racism and LGBTQ issues. Art Spiegelman, who won the Pulitzer Prize for “Maus” in 1992, is “baffled” by the ban.
- First LookNewbery, Caldecott announce 2022 children's book awards
Winners of an array of children’s literature awards reflect a diversity of perspectives and topics. “The Last Cuentista,” a tale of a young girl who must preserve the memory of Earth’s history, won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book.
- The compassionate economist: Amartya Sen reflects on an Indian childhood
In “Home in the World,” Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen describes how growing up in India fed a desire to connect theories with real people.
- How Kobe became Kobe: The story of a legend gone too soon
In “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality,” Mike Sielski offers readers a detailed and nuanced backstory of the late basketball star’s life.
- Cozying up with the 10 best books of January
January’s picks for the 10 best books offer the perfect excuse for cocooning this winter.
- Revisiting Black history through the eyes of Zora Neale Hurston
“You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays” by Zora Neal Hurston creates a powerful and nuanced mosaic of Black culture.
- Gen Z’s superpower may be turning fear into action
Gen Z’s passion for democracy impresses John Della Volpe, author of “Fight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion To Save America.”
- Pandemic spurs comeback for indie booksellers – and reading – in Spain
Independent bookstores have flourished in Spain during the pandemic, as readers take lockdown time to seek distraction from current events.
- First LookWho betrayed Anne Frank? New book may have an answer.
The story of Anne Frank has captivated millions of readers, but no one knows how the Franks hidden in an Amsterdam annex were discovered in 1944. A team of cold-case researchers has just published a new theory of who might have done it and why.
- ‘Our goal is never revenge’: Poet Amanda Gorman’s path for healing
In “Call Us What We Carry,” Amanda Gorman reveals hidden layers and deeper context to both history and the present.
- ‘The Paris Bookseller’ honors the American woman who published ‘Ulysses’
Kerri Maher’s novel “The Paris Bookseller” celebrates the life of American Sylvia Beach, a bookstore owner who saw promise in James Joyce’s “Ulysses.”