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The creator of Sharpe recommends reading from across human history.

Improbable connections and unstoppable comedy.

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Personal picks from the North Pole.

Three gripping tales of human folly, struggle, and survival.

The author of The Magicians picks three literary enchantments.

The author The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on three American classics.