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In “The Extended Mind” Annie Murphy Paul explores all the ways our thinking is shaped by external forces, from physical sensations to the role of other people and their brains.
In “The Bench,” the Duchess of Sussex takes on “the special relationship” of fathers and sons, and the daunting challenge of rhyming verse.
In Jamika Ajalon’s “Skye Papers,” a young nomad falls in with a group of artists and bohemians. But not all is as it seems.
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A fan of crime novels, the former police commissioner loves Michael Connelly’s hero Harry Bosch — but adds, “I don’t have a favorite villain.”
The author of “The Fault in Our Stars” is back on the best seller list with his first book for adults. This time, he’s telling readers who he is.
Jeff Shesol’s “Mercury Rising” explores the careers of John Kennedy and John Glenn as a way to cut through the rhetoric of space exploration.
“Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch” sets a literal witch hunt in 17th-century Germany.
“Forget the Alamo,” by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford, and “A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles,” by Bill Minutaglio, have many strange stories to tell about the Lone Star State.
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Paul Mendez’s debut novel, “Rainbow Milk,” traces the legacy of one family’s decision to leave the Caribbean.
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The British scholar Elinor Cleghorn’s new history traces medicine’s sexism from Hippocrates to today.
Three cross-cultural narratives in Rupert Thomson’s new novel paint a picture of Barcelona during the early 2000s.
In “Hola Papi,” the writer John Paul Brammer mines his own experiences and traumas to deliver wisdom for queer readers.
Carlo Rovelli’s “Helgoland” explores the world of the smallest particles and asks what makes them unique.
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