Books
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Tracing the Angry Path From Timothy McVeigh to Trumpism
“Homegrown,” by Jeffrey Toobin, revisits the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, finding ominous parallels between the bomber’s anti-government extremism and the…
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A Black, Queer Hero’s Journey for the Digital Age
In Tembe Denton-Hurst’s new novel, “Homebodies,” a young woman loses her New York media job and must figure out how to…
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Banned Bunnies
In 1959, the picture-book nuptials of a black rabbit and a white rabbit caused intense debate across the nation.
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Craving Beauty, but at What Cost?
In “The Ugly History of Beautiful Things,” Katy Kelleher considers her desire for rare or pretty objects, as both life-affirming…
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A Biography of a Blues Legend, Five Decades in the Making
Mack McCormick’s long-awaited book about the musician Robert Johnson has arrived, in modest and expurgated form.
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12 Books You Should Be Reading Right Now
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For ‘Last Tango’ Actress, the Ugly Aftermath of Notoriety
In a troubling new memoir, Vanessa Schneider contends that the sexually explicit 1972 film exploited, and irrevocably hurt, her cousin.
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Young, White, Female and Dying of Despair in Rural America
For her first book, “The Forgotten Girls,” Monica Potts returned to her hometown in Arkansas to figure out why so…
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If You Could Have One Superpower …
In “Invisibility,” the professor of physics and optical science Gregory J. Gbur examines the past and future of everyone’s favorite…
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Texas County Keeps Public Libraries Open Amid Book Ban Controversy
Officials in Llano County considered closing the entire library system in lieu of returning challenged titles to its shelves.
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