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Jacqueline Winspear Read a History of Cocaine as Research
New York Times· 5 hours ago“No one should be surprised by a writer’s library,” says the author of the Maisie Dobbs series, about a World War I battlefield nurse turned private investigator. The series’ 18th and final book is “The Comfort of Ghosts.”
A talk on the history of the Texas Rangers coming to Merkel
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHe has written 18 nonfiction books thus far, winning numerous accolades for them and for his popular...
How the first National Book Awards reflected 1950s America
Washington Post· 6 days agoIn this essay, ...
12 children’s books for your summer reading
SFChronicle Datebook· 6 days agoRoundup of books for young readers by Bay Area authors out this year for your summer reading, including “Perla, the Mighty Dog” and “Shut Up, This Is...
How We Broke the Social Safety Net
Esquire· 2 days agoIf the past few years haven’t made that crystal clear, Jessica Calarco’s new book, Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net, certainly does. Calarco, a professor ...
Meshell Ndegeocello Announces James Baldwin Tribute Project
uDiscover Music· 3 days agoNo...More Water’s origins date back to 2016, when Ndegeocello premiered a work inspired by Baldwin’s nonfiction classic The Fire Next Time at The Harlem ...
Read Your Way Through New Orleans
New York Times· 1 day agoNew Orleans is a thriving hub for festivals, music and Creole cuisine. Here, the novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin shares books that capture its many...
Add some interesting books to your reading list
Scottsbluff Star-Herald· 2 days agoThis week, I would like to share some of the new books that I haven't had time to read. "The Year of Living Constitutionally: One man's humble quest to...
Holocaust Museum LA to Partner With Barnes & Noble at The Grove for June Book Talks
Broadway World· 6 days agoHolocaust Museum LA and Barnes & Noble at The Grove have partnered for Bookfair, which will include...
10 authors shaping contemporary Ukrainian literature
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoUkraine has a thriving contemporary literature scene with writers from across the country working in multiple genres. There’s a wide variety of texts for...
