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'Infinity Machine' is a biography of an Oppenheimer-like figure in AI

In Maria Semple’s 'Go Gentle,' a surprise love interest upends a Stoic life

Ada Limón talks forgiveness, ghosts and fertility on 'Wild Card'

Healing through poetry in 'Light For The World To See'

In his memoir, poet Raymond Antrobus writes of 'deaf gain' instead of hearing loss

In 'Poet Warrior', Joy Harjo uses poetry to deal with pain and heal

Poet Ocean Vuong shares his grief in 'Time Is A Mother'

Brandy Norwood and Arsenio Hall's memoirs look back on careers that defined the '90s

For her new novel about boy bands, Emma Straub took a page from New Kids on the Block

'Labor' is a memoir by a doctor who traveled the country with a mobile OB-GYN clinic

John Sayles on Henry Ford, Detroit and his new historical novel 'Crucible'

Patrick Radden Keefe on 'London Falling' and the mystery of Zac Brettler

The mysterious death of 19-year-old Zac Brettler exposes a dark intersection between London’s elite social circles and its criminal underworld. Investigative reporter Patrick Radden Keefe details how Brettler, the son of a rabbi, abandoned his upper-middle-class life to pose as "Zac Ismaelov," the heir to a Russian oli...

New children’s books center intergenerational relationships in life and the afterlife

Katrina Manson on 'Project Maven' and how the U.S. is using AI in warfare

In 'Kutchinsky's Egg,' a jeweler’s corrosive ambition leads to his family’s downfall

'Anywhere Else' is a book of essays about a love-hate relationship with Florida

Florida’s identity transcends the "wacky" national stereotypes often found in news headlines, revealing a complex landscape of real people with nuanced experiences. Author Rachel Knox explores this duality in her essay collection, Anywhere Else, using pop culture touchstones like The X-Files as entry points to discuss ...

Sen. Cory Booker on 'Stand' and his intentions for the 2028 election

The story behind cookbooks 'The Talisman of Happiness' and 'Will This Make You Happy'

Keith O'Brien on 'Heartland,' Larry Bird and the basketball career that almost wasn't

In the epic 'Son of Nobody,' Yann Martel gives footnotes a starring role