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- Longfellow fell out of fashion. A biographer aims to bring him back.
In “Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,” Nicholas A. Basbanes makes the case for a reassessment of the 19th century poet.
- Anti-racism reading list: 10 books to get started
In an essay, Andrea King Collier recommends books on the everyday experiences of Black people, and urges readers to settle in for the long haul.
- ‘The Hour of Fate’ untangles complex trust-busting history
President Roosevelt was determined to break up monopolies. J.P. Morgan was equally set on keeping them. The two men fought a pitched battle.
- On stories of Black struggle, an iconic L.A. bookstore surges
Sales at Eso Won Books in Los Angeles and other Black bookstores have skyrocketed as Americans seek to educate themselves about the Black experience.
- Humans are a (mostly) kind species. A Dutch historian offers proof.
Rutger Bregman’s “Humankind: A Hopeful History” challenges the Hobbesian notion that humans, left to their own devices, devolve into selfishness.
- ‘I’m Your Huckleberry’: Val Kilmer’s candid take on Hollywood and healing
In his memoir, “I’m Your Huckleberry,” the actor talks about winning fame, dropping out of Hollywood, and his ongoing spiritual seeking.
- ‘The Vanishing Half’ is a compelling novel on race and home
Brit Bennett’s newest book navigates difficult truths with clarity and grace, and her vivid characters are hard to forget.
- Readers share their favorite poems of comfort
Poetry provides a respite from whatever is happening in our world, an opportunity to think deeply, and also a pause that enables us to reset.
- How drones change the risks that nations are willing to take
In “The Drone Age,” Michael J. Boyle provides moral clarity on the question of drone technology, and tops it off with a word of warning.
- For the love of language: ‘Our Riches’ celebrates reading
Kaouther Adimi’s newly translated novel weaves together fact and fiction in a story about a famous Algerian bookstore and its fiercely loyal patrons.
- The shadow economy that lets the ultra rich enjoy ‘friction free lives’
Nelson D. Schwartz explores the perils of a financial system that enables one percenters to move to the head of the line in ‘The Velvet Rope Economy.’
- The internet as it is: ‘Lurking’ shows the web’s wins and losses
Unlike other books on the subject, Joanne McNeil’s shrewd history of the internet doesn’t pretend there was ever an online golden age.
- Jules Feiffer, a stubborn pooch, and a children’s counting book
The indefatigable cartoonist talks about how he resisted drawing animals, and how he finally wrote the sequel to his picture book, “Bark, George.”
- Q&A with poet Naomi Shihab Nye
How do parents keep kids learning and playing with words, even as online classes end? The Young People’s Poet Laureate has some ideas.
- The 10 best books of May to enjoy in the fresh air
From debut novels to political biographies, May brings showers of new releases to entertain and enlighten.
- Edward Snowden arouses little sympathy in ‘Dark Mirror’
Barton Gellman’s biography paints an unflinching picture of the man some consider a spy, and others a hero, for revealing widespread surveillance.
- What are birds doing? David Allen Sibley knows.
David Allen Sibley’s lavishly illustrated “What It’s Like to Be a Bird” is more for perusing indoors - it’s too big to fit in your pocket.
- Spring picture books to read with the ones you love
Children and adults can visit Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, ride a mysterious elevator, and discover “recipes” for writing poems in these new titles.
- What if Hillary had never married Bill? ‘Rodham’ answers that question.
Curtis Sittenfeld’s novel – part fan fiction, part thought experiment – offers an uneven but fascinating exploration of an alternate path.
- In ‘Afterlife,’ a woman forges a path through grief
Julia Alvarez’s latest novel demonstrates that even in times of loss there is a person, an opportunity, or a perspective, waiting to shake things up.