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The new book, by the journalist Seyward Darby, follows three American women who have little in common but racial hatred.
An excerpt from “Reaganland,” by Rick Perlstein
An excerpt from “The Glass Kingdom,” by Lawrence Osborne
Lawrence Osborne’s “The Glass Kingdom” follows an American woman who is hiding out in Thailand as civil unrest grows around her.
In “White Too Long,” Robert P. Jones argues that, in America, white Christianity has been a decisive force in propping up white supremacy.
Vicki Laveau-Harvie’s “The Erratics” and Gretchen Cherington’s “Poetic License” reveal childhoods marred by narcissistic, abusive parents.
In “The Organ Thieves,” Chip Jones tells the story of a heart transplant in 1968 that raised troubling questions about medical ethics and brutal realities of segregation.
“God’s Shadow,” by Alan Mikhail, argues that world history was shaped by the West’s fears of Turkish domination.
In “Soul Full of Coal Dust,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hamby tells the story of black lung and the mining companies who refused to take responsibility for its harm.
Emma Jane Unsworth’s novel, “Grown Ups,” will force you to rethink your own unhealthy obsession with social media.
In “Show Them You’re Good,” Jeff Hobbs examines the high school experiences of boys in Beverly Hills and Compton.
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Rick Perlstein’s “Reaganland” completes his multivolume survey of American conservatism with the 1980 election victory of Ronald Reagan.
“Borges and Me,” a memoir by Jay Parini, recounts a young poet’s travels with Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentine master.
Cree LeFavour’s first novel, “Private Means,” examines the tribulations of an Upper West Side couple.
The planetary scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson and the astrophysicist Sara Seager write about the allure of studying space.
The planetary scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson and the astrophysicist Sara Seager write about the allure of studying space.
New children’s books published to mark the 19th Amendment’s 100th anniversary provide a wider lens than Alice Paul and dig deeper than “Girls Rule!”
In Hope Larson’s graphic novel “All Together Now,” an eighth-grade singer-songwriter struggles to find her voice after the band she started breaks up.
Jeremy and Hermione Tankard’s “Yorick and Bones: The Last Graphic Novel by William Shakespeare” is poignant tickle-your-ribs entertainment.
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