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- 'To the New Owners' is a bittersweet ode to a Martha's Vineyard home
What happens when you sell a house you love this much?
- 'Havana' probes the mysteries and magic of the Cuban capital
Mark Kurlansky takes his idiosyncratic approach on a trip to the fabled Cuban city.
- 'Theft By Finding' opens a window into David Sedaris's past through his diaries
David Sedaris has made a literary career out of transforming the events of his life into mordantly comic prose. What does a look into his source material tell us?
- The perfect beach read for this summer? Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson offers another possibility for reading that seems worth exploring in this season of our political discontent.
- 6 picture books for summer reading It’s summertime – how better to celebrate than with pictures books that feature green grass, bare feet, and lots of playtime with friends?
- 'History of a Disappearance' tells the story of a once vibrant Polish town
This imaginative reconstruction of the life of a centuries-old town is 'a superb work of intelligence, originality, and tremendous enterprise.'
- 10 best books of June, according to the Monitor's book critics
June books are summer books, but that doesn't mean they're not intelligent.
- 10 best books of June: the Monitor's picks Here are 10 June titles that the Monitor's book critics found to be good blends of entertainment and smarts.
- 'Toscanini: Musician of Conscience' is a feast of music, culture, politics
Toscanini's life intersected with the lives of a range of fascinating figures, including Puccini, Verdi, Mahler, Horowitz, the relatives of Richard Wagner, and diabolical characters like Mussolini and Hitler.
- 'Giant of the Senate' author Al Franken is back to 'The Funny'
Al Franken's humor is back at full strength in his new book, which is a memoir of the former 'Saturday Night Live' writer's journey to the NBC institution and his more recent time in politics.