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Marlon James' novel 'The Disappearers' chronicles the aftermath of a violent attack

Marking 25 years since Sept. 11 with 'All the Presidents' Wars' and 'Scattered Steel'

The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks highlights the long-term transformation of American governance and collective memory. Journalist Peter Bergen, in All the Presidents' Wars, argues that the post-9/11 era fostered an "imperial presidency," where executive power expanded to bypass Congress in military decision-mak...

Sen. Ted Cruz's new book 'Going Further' praises Justice Clarence Thomas

Author Jade Chang on the books she's reading to keep summer going

To combat the 'Artificial State,' Jill Lepore says to look to science fiction

Author Liane Moriarty on her long-awaited sequel to 'Big Little Lies'

New music books take on Paul Simon's 'Graceland' and the history of music and prison

New book evaluates President Biden's legacy as midterm elections approach

'Astronaut!' is a coming-of-age story set against the fall of the Iron Curtain

Astronaut! by Oana Aristide depicts the stifling atmosphere of 1989 Romania, where the autocratic regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu demanded that citizens perform a constant, performative dance of loyalty despite pervasive scarcity. Survival in this environment necessitated the use of fables as a coded language, enabling par...

'How We Disappear' is a Stanford historian's take on our personal archives

In 'Man Overboard!,' Kathleen Rooney approaches a life-or-death story with humor

Remembering Dolly Parton through her writing for children and adults

Chang-Rae Lee on whether his new novel 'A Tender Age' is autobiographical

'New York Times' obituarist Sam Roberts says he writes about life – not death

In 'Daytona Teddy Riggs,' a former high school football star enters a downward spiral

Former U.S. Mexico ambassador Ken Salazar on new memoir and "crisis" at the border

Journalist Jodi Kantor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks on how to find purpose

In 'The Foursome,' conjoined twins marry two sisters — and that's just the beginning

Andy Weir reveals his fun and frantic creative process behind 'Project Hail Mary'

'The Correspondent' is an epistolary novel, but can letters tell the whole story?