Recasting the ‘Riots’ of the 1960s as Rebellions by Blacks Under Siege
“America on Fire,” by the Yale University scholar Elizabeth Hinton, connects the unrest of the civil rights era to shifts in social policy authorizing aggressive police tactics whose destructive repercussions are evident today.
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A Young Murderer Grows Up, and Has a Child of Her Own
In her debut novel, “The First Day of Spring,” Nancy Tucker takes readers to some very ugly places. In a good way.
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‘Lost in Summerland’ Wants to Walk You Through the Confusion of Life in America
In his debut essay collection, “Lost in Summerland,” Barrett Swanson investigates a sense of malaise that has descended upon America.
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For a Fairer World, It’s Necessary First to Cut Through the ‘Noise’
In their new book, Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein address the necessity of “noise reduction,” eliminating the randomness that enters decision making of all sorts.
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How Do You Find an American Who Goes Missing in Syria?
In “Proof of Life,” Daniel Levin recounts his harrowing quest — across several cities and countries — to uncover the fate of a young man who disappeared in the war-torn Middle East.
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You Say Plagiarism. I Say Provocation.
Sam Riviere’s novel, “Dead Souls,” considers fraudulence as a culture’s dominant mode of making art.
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A Hollywood Love Story With Glitz, Greed and the Threat of Social Ruin
In “Twilight Man,” Liz Brown uncovers the elaborate tale of a secretly gay great-granduncle’s romance with another man.
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When It Comes to Her Relationship History, Nancy Jo Sales Is an Open Book
In her new memoir, “Nothing Personal,” the veteran journalist reports on her own search for connection.
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Francis Spufford’s New Novel Imagines Lives That Might Have Been
“Light Perpetual,” the English writer’s latest book, was inspired by the bombing of a London Woolworth’s in 1944 in which 168 people died. What if five kids had survived the attack? the novel asks. What would their lives have been like?
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In a New Memoir, the Miracle of Black Queer Self-Creation
In his memoir “Punch Me Up to the Gods,” Brian Broome explores the beauty of queer Black manhood.
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