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Historians have long debated Lee’s place in American history, and that battle continues today.
Kristen Arnett will celebrate the publication of her debut short-story collection at her local 7-Eleven.
Gabriel Tallent’s “My Absolute Darling” is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated debut novels of the year.
In “Notes on a Foreign Country,” Suzy Hansen argues that “Americans were in active denial of their empire even as they laid its foundations.”
In Jesús Carrasco’s “Out in the Open,” a young boy tries to survive tormentors who are unrelentingly cruel.
As the star of cult films like “The Evil Dead” and “Army of Darkness,” Bruce Campbell has built a loyal audience.
These five gorgeously illustrated books bring to life the stories of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Arturo Schomburg, an unexpected Purple Heart recipient and more.
The 12-year-old bicultural protagonist of “This Is Just a Test” confronts threats, from the specter of a Soviet atomic bomb to his warring grandmothers.
In Kat Yeh’s refreshing “The Way to Bea,” a 12-year-old learns from harsh experience that self-revelation can lead to trouble.
“Vanity Fair’s Schools for Scandal” dishes the dirt on campus cases ranging from the deeply disturbing to the famously shrouded.
Bruce Handy talks about “Wild Things,” and Adrian Owen discusses “Into the Gray Zone.”
What happens when a new school year also means a new language and country.
A boy who can’t find his stuff, a mom who can’t say goodbye, a teacher who can’t get a rude hippo out of the classroom, and more in new back to school picture books.
In Andrew Clements’s “The Losers Club,” a sixth grader must trade the peaceful, solitary world of books for the horrors of after-school activities.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
High-spirited new picture books make learning letters and numbers an adventure.
Bruce Handy’s “Wild Things” takes us on a revelatory romp through books meant for childhood, but which often reveal even more about growing up.
In “Galaxy Love,” as in Stern’s earlier books, an appetite for the world and its riches is his driving force.
The Ramones-loving, guitar-playing heroine of “The First Rule of Punk” is up against school dress codes, mean girls and a disapproving Mexican mother.
Rachel Pearson’s med-school memoir describes her experiences trying to help the uninsured poor.
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