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Mollusks and matchmaking combine in this zany mashup of a novelMaria Reva’s novel involves the Ukraine war, matchmaking, nearly extinct gastropods, and a malacologist trying to save them.
‘The Spinach King’ tosses together a tale of greed and greensNew Yorker staff writer John Seabrook recounts his family’s history of innovation and exploitation, creativity and excess, in “The Spinach King.”
‘A sense of belonging.’ How this Boston bookstore changes lives.More Than Words is a bookstore, but one that does more than sell $3.8 million worth of merchandise a year. It serves young people who are dealing with homelessness or legal challenges and gives them a place where they belong.
This thriller about a musical prodigy delivers a virtuoso performanceIn witness protection, a budding cellist and his family must develop new talents in Brendan Slocumb’s “The Dark Maestro.”
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Blowing their cover: A dossier on the Russian spies who lived next doorShaun Walker interviewed former Soviet agents for “The Illegals,” a highly readable account of Russian operatives and their missions in the West.
A biographer profiles Rose Valland, who secretly tracked Nazi art theftsMichelle Young’s biography of Rose Valland examines how a museum archivist was able to strike a blow against Nazis' art looting in occupied France.
Jump-start your summer reading with the 10 best books of MayThe 10 best books of May give you an early start on porch-swing, beach, and vacation reading.
‘Lessons From My Teachers’ praises the art of learning, in school and outPlaywright Sarah Ruhl reflects on the people in her life who taught by example. She also credits her children with teaching her how to slow down.
‘Freedom Season’ uplifts the struggle for dignity and citizenshipHistorian Peniel Joseph’s “Freedom Season” raises up the work of Black activists seeking a more just society in the pivotal year of 1963.
‘The Emperor of Gladness’ walks a tightrope between despair and hopeVietnamese American novelist and poet Ocean Vuong builds moments of tenderness and heartache that flow among his characters like a river.
Mark Twain’s legacy is not his tall tales. It’s his larger-than-life persona.Mark Twain gave us inimitable characters such as Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. He was no less creative in styling himself as America’s first celebrity.
How Eadweard Muybridge solved a riddle of movement with his cameras“Muybridge,” a thoughtful graphic biography of the 19th-century inventor, delves into his life and his experiments with sequential photography.
This restaurateur never made it past fifth grade. Now she runs a roadside library.The owner of a popular pit stop in Ozar, India, keeps her business stacked with books that are free for the browsing.
Her ancestor sought a homeland for Jews. He chose Galveston, Texas.Rachel Cockerell talks about her great-grandfather’s role in bringing Jews out of Europe in an effort to create a Jewish homeland in Galveston, Texas.
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