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- 'The Orpheus Clock,' a true story of Nazi art theft, is fascinating, horrifying, and essential
Simon Goodman’s account of his family's quest to recover art stolen by the Nazis is at once a family history, a memoir, a mini-social history of Germany pre-1914, a Holocaust story, and a revealing look at the inner workings of the art world.
- 'The Road Not Taken' reveals the unexpected in Frost's most famous poem
New York Times poetry critic David Orr wonders why Americans have so consistently and so willfully misread one of the best known poems in the English language.
- What did JK Rowling tell two aspiring authors on Twitter?
JK Rowling's Twitter feed has been a source of positivity for the marginalized, and she continues this trend by giving advice to discouraged writers-to-be.
- 'Give Us the Ballot' is an urgent, moving, deeply important history of American voting rights
The story journalist Ari Berman sketches has two bookends: the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder in 2013 striking down a key section of the VRA.
- Hitting bookstores soon: J.R.R. Tolkien's first fantasy story
'The Story of Kullervo,' a dark retelling of the 19th-century Finnish poem 'The Kalevala,' is the latest in a number of previously unpublished works by J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 'Between the World and Me' examines race in America with sharp intellect, gorgeous prose
Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent at The Atlantic, has crafted a highly provocative, thoughtfully presented, and beautifully written narrative about the ongoing racial struggle in America.
- How much do you know about African-American literature? Take the quiz
There's a world beyond Maya Angelou and Frederick Douglass. Have you explored it? Take our quiz and see how much you know about African-American Literature!
- 'Walking with Abel' takes readers across the Sahara with grace and intimacy
Anna Badkhen sketches the lives of the nomadic Fulani tribe, as well as the changes they are facing.
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