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A Book of Voyages

Spanning the globe with adventurous writers in exotic locales throughout history.

 

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New Beauty Myths

A pair of Young Adult novels challenge conventional definitions of good looks, confidence, and star power.

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And the Mountains Echoed

The author of The Kite Runner returns with a story of a family separated by war, still connected by hidden threads.

 

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Margaret Thatcher

The rise of the Iron Lady, at a suitably epic scale.

 

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The Blind Man's Garden

The Afghan odyssey of two Pakistani brothers finds fabled beauty amidst modern warfare.

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Butterfly People

A new look at Lepidoptera fanatics spreads its wings wide.

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Red Moon

A modern werewolf novel attempts to give 21st-century terror an additional bite.

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Bunker Hill

A pivotal battle of the American Revolution receives an incisive historian’s focus.

 

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Country Girl: A Memoir

The Irish novelist looks back on a life of trails blazed.

 

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Farther & Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson

Will the life and writing of a lost American genius receive a posthumous second act?

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The New Digital Age

The minds running Google weigh in on technology's next waves.

 

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My Beloved Brontosaurus

Our fascination with dinosaurs is in no danger of extinction.

 

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The Last Men on Top: Breadwinners

A feminist takes a probing look at the Mad Men generation.

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The Magic of Saida

A multiracial man returns to the African town of his birth, to confront a mystery of poetry and identity.

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Merchant, Soldier, Sage

A look at history through the lens of three "castes" who have competed and collaborated to shape human societies.

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