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'Demon Copperhead' tackles opioids, poverty and resilience in Appalachia
Publicat: 16.10.2023 -
Novels by Barbara Kingsolver and Daniel Mason excavate history for new meanings
Publicat: 13.10.2023 -
'Lies About Black People' analyzes and debunks harmful stereotypes
Publicat: 12.10.2023 -
'Land of Milk and Honey' paints a dystopian future for fine dining
Publicat: 11.10.2023 -
'The Big Myth' breaks down pro-market, anti-government propaganda in the U.S.
Publicat: 10.10.2023 -
Nathan Hill's 'Wellness' examines marriage, parenthood and polyamory
Publicat: 09.10.2023 -
Susan Kuklin and Maia Kobabe's books explore gender identity throughout adolescence
Publicat: 06.10.2023 -
Art Spiegelman reissues 'Breakdowns' with new perspective on book bans
Publicat: 05.10.2023 -
'All Boys Aren't Blue' honors coming of age as a queer Black boy
Publicat: 04.10.2023 -
In 'New Kid,' a Black seventh grader navigates a new school
Publicat: 03.10.2023 -
Bans on books like 'Out of Darkness' target authors of color
Publicat: 02.10.2023 -
Novels by Hila Blum and William Landay unravel family mysteries
Publicat: 29.09.2023 -
'Others Were Emeralds' is a coming-of-age story confronting racism in Australia
Publicat: 28.09.2023 -
Sandeep Jauhar's memoir explains how Alzheimer's works – and how it affected his dad
Publicat: 27.09.2023 -
Anne Enright's 'The Wren, The Wren' is a family story about poetry and betrayal
Publicat: 26.09.2023 -
'Foreign Bodies' traces the history of pandemics and vaccine hesitancy
Publicat: 25.09.2023 -
Two books examine the lives of Afghans in the aftermath of American withdrawal
Publicat: 22.09.2023 -
Why Matthew McConaughey wrote a children's book about the "paradox of living"
Publicat: 21.09.2023 -
'Roaming' is a graphic novel about friendship and travel
Publicat: 20.09.2023 -
In 'Jews in the Garden,' a Holocaust survivor tries to uncover uncomfortable truths
Publicat: 19.09.2023
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