Histories of Native America and the Port of Los Angeles Win Bancroft Prize
The award, one of the most prestigious among scholars of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
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How a Shocking Act of Literary Vandalism Helped a Family Start Again
A cache of family documents led a journalist to discover the source of the wealth that allowed his family to remake life in Australia after surviving World War II in Europe.
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Book Review: ‘Seven Social Movements That Changed America,’ by Linda Gordon
A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better.
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Book Review: ‘No Less Strange or Wonderful’ by A. kendra Greene
In a new essay collection, A. Kendra Greene translates her experiences of our bizarre and marvelous world.
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Book Review: ‘I Leave It Up to You,’ by Jinwoo Chong
Jinwoo Chong’s new novel, “I Leave It Up to You,” is a story of food, family and new beginnings after a tragedy.
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Harper Lee’s Early Short Stories to Be Published for the First Time
Before she published “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Lee had written short stories in which she explored some of its themes and characters.
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Book Review: ‘The Unworthy,’ by Agustina Bazterrica
In Agustina Bazterrica’s new novel, “The Unworthy,” a dystopian future ravaged by climate change has stripped the world of food, water and human connection.
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Book Review: ‘Zero Sum,’ by Charles Hecker
As the Trump administration pushes for renewed business ties with Russia, a new book looks back at the companies that helped prop up illiberalism in the country.
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Book Review: ‘The Trouble of Color,’ by Martha S. Jones
A new memoir by the historian Martha S. Jones combines a trenchant analysis of race and the historical record with a homage to other Black women scholars.
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Book Review: ‘The Dream Hotel,’ by Laila Lalami
In Laila Lalami’s new novel, a woman finds herself trapped in a nightmarish system of surveillance and detention.
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