'The House of Eve' explores Black motherhood and associated stigma in the 1950s
15 Feb 2023
9m
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'The Ransomware Hunting Team' tracks the rise of cybercrime and the fight to solve it
14 Feb 2023
11m
'What Napoleon Could Not Do' occupies the space between African and American identity
13 Feb 2023
8m
Two YA novels create well-rounded portraits of Black characters coming of age
10 Feb 2023
16m
In 'The World And All That It Holds,' two soldiers fall in love during World War I
09 Feb 2023
8m
In 'And Finally,' a neurosurgeon comes to terms with his own cancer diagnosis
08 Feb 2023
7m
NBA dreams come true in 'The Sense of Wonder.' But at what cost?
07 Feb 2023
8m
Through short stories, 'The Faraway World' encompasses the Latin American diaspora
06 Feb 2023
7m
Two novels take a closer look at class and gender in Indian society
03 Feb 2023
17m
In 'Beaverland,' Leila Philip credits the beaver with building America
02 Feb 2023
8m
'Shubeik Lubeik' imagines a world where you can buy and sell wishes
01 Feb 2023
8m
In 'The Survivalists,' doomsday prepping becomes a way to regain control
31 Jan 2023
8m
'Sorry, Sorry, Sorry' believes in the power of a good apology
30 Jan 2023
8m
Two books trace enslaved people's journey to freedom in the 19th century
27 Jan 2023
16m
In 'Bad Cree,' a horror mystery unfolds in the aftermath of loss and colonialism
26 Jan 2023
8m
'Life on Delay' chronicles what it means to live with – and accept – a stutter
25 Jan 2023
11m
'Decent People' is a murder mystery grappling with race in the segregated South
24 Jan 2023
7m
'You Just Need to Lose Weight' aims to change your thinking about being 'fat'
23 Jan 2023
8m
Susan Kuklin and Maia Kobabe's books explore gender identity throughout adolescence
20 Jan 2023
16m
Art Spiegelman reissues 'Breakdowns' with new perspective on book bans
19 Jan 2023
9m
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