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ANY PERSON IS THE ONLY SELFPoet Gabbert, the author of The Unreality of Memory , presents a series of intellectual personal essays, some of which have previously appeared...
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THE DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECTThe social theory of the title concerns “a cognitive bias that means someone who’s incompetent is also incapable of understanding their own...
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THE VICTORTaking on a vaguely metaphorical cast, the four-volume quest, translated from the Swedish-language original from Finland, at last brings tough,...
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HUSBANDSIt’s 2022, and Kyle Macdonald, a 20-something schoolteacher and small-time actor in Manchester, England, is languishing after a breakup. He...
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THE PEARL WHISPERERPearl diver Miranda, who lost an arm to a rose-shark when she was 11, becomes utterly obsessed with finding the elusive eye stone, much like her...
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THE SCALER OF THE PEAKSThe eye stone, “the mother of all pearls,” will satisfy one’s desires, but it also bears a curse: It’s said that those who seek it will be...
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THE BIRD MASTERIn an entry whose events at times feel too convenient, flocks of suddenly savage birds menace former pearl fisher Miranda (who lost an arm to a...
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A VENUE OF VULTURESSisters Claire Browning and Avery Halverson decide to retire from their stressful jobs as legal assistants to a quiet home in rural East Texas...
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THE FALL OF ROE“The antiabortion movement succeeded because most people did not believe it would.” So write Dias, national religion correspondent for the New...
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I SEE COLORAs an emphatic corrective to the oft-repeated but misguided phrase “I don’t see color,” luminous digital illustrations offer an unabashed...
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CESARIA FEELS THE BEATPreparing for the Carnival dance, Cesaria blissfully twirls barefoot on the beach: “She sings lyrics with her fingers. She raises her hands to...
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GREENWILDThe grown-ups may have their plans to relieve the beleaguered enclave of Botanists (including Daisy’s mother) who are lost in the Amazon...
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LESSONS FROM OUR ANCESTORSThough many may assume that misogyny was pervasive in the ancient world, the author spotlights the hunter-gatherer society of Çatalhöyük (in...
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BATTLEGROUND UKRAINEUkraine’s battle against Russia has become a defining event of our time, testing the limits of Western will and demonstrating how an emerging...
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OUT ON A LIMBWinnifred “Win” McNulty doesn’t let her limb difference—an underdeveloped hand—prevent her from living a full, independent life, but a hurtful...
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BANGSmith’s first title in this series, Glow (2023), shone a spotlight on luminescent animals; in this vibrant introduction to earth science, she...
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THE MURDERER INSIDE THE MIRRORRayne’s intricate triple-decker thriller begins in 1908 with the sprawling Fitzglen clan, whose members are equally adept at theatrical...
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WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKSMark’s gritty crime yarn unfolds at first in splintered pieces, lurching slowly forward in time, beginning with the morning in 1995 when...
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SAFETY THROUGH SOLIDARITYSelf-described Jewish leftists, Burley, author of Fascism Today and Why We Fight , and Lorber urge an “intersectional” approach to combating...
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PAST PRESENT FUTUREAfter a whirlwind summer together, Jewish teens Neil McNair and Rowan Roth leave Seattle for different East Coast colleges. Neil reassures Rowan...
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DREAM SUBMARINEA brown-haired, tan-skinned child descends beneath the waves in a wide-windowed Dream Submarine to watch as marine life beds down for the night....
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DEEP BENEATH USWhen her husband divorced her, Tabitha Lawson lost not only her marriage but her job, since he anonymously told her employer about a...
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THE OTHER OLYMPIANSIn his debut book, journalist Waters traces the histories of acclaimed European athletes who defied preset sexual boundaries and publicly...
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PEARL'S LOST PEARLSThe titular black-feathered, orange-beaked singing gosling introduced in Pearl (2024) adores the pearl necklace she wears every day, whether...
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THE OUTSIDEEarl is afraid to leave the burrow. He keeps digging, while his five buddies entreat him to join them in the fresh air. As Earl warns against...
