Black Boyhood and Its Superpowers
Isaiah Dunn has a superhero alter ego who gets his powers from eating beans and rice. Nnamdi is transformed by his anger into a seven-foot-tall hulk.
'The Last Million' Sheds Light On Middle East History, Newer Refugee Policy Failures
Historian David Nasaw writes with deep, broad knowledge of the hundreds of thousands of refugees filling Europe's roads after WWII, hoping to return to homes that, in many cases, no longer existed.
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From George Eliot to Neo-Nazi Skinheads: The Chaotic Cult of Richard Wagner
Alex Ross’s “Wagnerism” is “a book about a musician’s influence on non-musicians — resonances and reverberations of one art form into others.” Reviewed by John Adams.
The Harsh Realities of Being Indigenous in North America
Two new memoirs, Alicia Elliott’s “A Mind Spread Out on the Ground” and Toni Jensen’s “Carry,” sketch harrowing portraits of Native life today.
The Man Who Made Us Feel for the Animals
In “A Traitor to His Species,” Ernest Freeberg tells the story of Henry Bergh, the 19th-century eccentric who founded the A.S.P.C.A.
In This Novel of Exile, Sulaiman Addonia Writes From Experience
“Silence Is My Mother Tongue” witnesses a young brother and sister coming of age in a Sudanese refugee camp.
A Widow Discovers That Her Marriage Wasn't 'Monogamy'
As the central character struggles with grief and shock at her late husband's infidelity, author Sue Miller keeps deftly shifting what readers might anticipate to be the ending of this novel.
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‘Agent Sonya,’ by Ben Macintyre: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Agent Sonya,” by Ben Macintyre
‘The Abstainer,’ by Ian McGuire: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Abstainer,” by Ian McGuire
The Best Post Office Novel You Will Read Before the Election
Vigdis Hjorth’s “Long Live the Post Horn!” follows a 35-year-old woman through an identity crisis — and a campaign in support of postal workers.
Why Government Is Failing the People It Is Supposed to Serve
“The Wake-Up Call,” by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, criticizes the performance of Western governments and suggests ways to improve it.
The Future of Energy
Daniel Yergin’s “The New Map” is a comprehensive look at the world of energy, its past, present and future.
The Bumbling 1960s Data Scientists Who Anticipated Facebook and Google
In “If Then,” the historian Jill Lepore recounts the story of the Simulmatics Corporation, which tried to use primitive computing power to shape Americans’ behavior.
The Rebel, the Policeman and a Chase Through Britain and Beyond
Ian McGuire’s historical novel “The Abstainer” pits an Irish separatist against a police constable in 19th-century England.
A Separate and Unequal System of College Admissions
“Who Gets In and Why” and “Unacceptable” detail how admissions is rigged in favor of the privileged and how it was gamed even further.
In Memoirs, Two Reporters Plumb Their Latina Identity and Heritage
Ilia Calderón (“My Time to Speak”) and Maria Hinojosa (“Once I Was You”) tell different stories with a common theme: the need for a deeper, more nuanced conversation about race.
How a Million Refugees Became Postwar Pawns of the Allies
David Nasaw’s “The Last Million” tells the painful story of displaced persons after World War II who had nowhere to go.
What’s Wrong With the Meritocracy
Michael J. Sandel’s “The Tyranny of Merit” examines the damage our current meritocratic system is doing to the country.
One of the Most Perilous Jobs in Government
As Chris Whipple shows in “The Spymasters,” the heads of the Central Intelligence Agency have often been more beleaguered than omnipotent.
What It Means to Be the ‘Token’ Black Kid in a Rich, White World
In “Greyboy,” Cole Brown recounts the lives of privileged outsiders, himself among them.
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