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FOLLOWING CAESARAt the apex of its power, the Roman Empire had 50,000 miles of paved roads. Constructed chiefly for military purposes, some 372 roads connected...
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THE LACE WIDOWTen days after Alexander Hamilton is shot to death by Vice President Aaron Burr, John Van Der Gloss, a witness to their duel, is fatally...
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DEATH IN THE DARK WOODSThe Chequamegon National Forest is noted for its Bigfoot sightings because the remote, heavily forested area offers many opportunities for...
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HOW TO DRAW A NOVELIn a variation on diagramming sentences, Mexican novelist Solares, author of Don’t Send Flowers and The Black Minutes , encourages aspiring...
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ROME'S LAST NOBLE PALACEIn 1896, American Isabelle Field’s very rich Auntie Elizabeth, also known as Princess Brancaccio, has married into Italian aristocracy and has...
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PROBABLY OVERTHINKING ITSometimes we seem to be drowning in data and statistics that are complex, contradictory, and opaque. Downey, a professor emeritus of computer...
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BETWEEN TWO WORLDSDrawing on rich archival sources, historian Judd makes her book debut with a sensitive, well-researched history of marriages between survivors...
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UNFINISHED WOMANIn 1977, Davidson, then in her late 20s, made a 1,700-mile journey across the Australian desert (detailed in her memoir, Tracks ), accompanied...
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YOURS FOR THE TAKINGAva is a white 20-something trying to stay afloat in 2050s New York City. Opportunities—and the island itself—are shrinking, so when...
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KEEP DREAMING, BLACK CHILDThis picture book encourages young readers to follow their dreams. Dreams are powerful, Williams notes. “They allow you, the dreamer, to see...
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WISH SOUPIt is Seollal, and Sohee is thrilled that this year, she’ll become an eonni, or older sister, which means she’s old enough to stop hanging out...
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MAYOR GOOD BOY TURNS BADAbby’s mysteriously upset about something, but it’s nothing that some shared candy or a trip to the comic book store with her brother, Aaron,...
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A GIFT FOR NAI NAILyn Lyn’s grandmother has a tradition of crocheting a new hat for her every year. With Nai Nai’s birthday coming up, Lyn Lyn concocts a plan to...
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TASTYFood sprites Peri, Fee, Fada, and Naia inform and entertain readers as they explore the origins and uses of well-loved foods and ingredients,...
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HORNBEAM ALL INHornbeam, an anthropomorphic moose, has many animal friends. In this series opener, which consists of three stories, Rylant uses controlled...
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GOD SAVE BENEDICT ARNOLDKelly, author of Valcour and The Edge of Anarchy , presents the complete story of Benedict Arnold (1741-1801), one of the Revolutionary War's...
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FALLING ROCKETMurphy chronicles the intellectual fight between American painter James Whistler and British art critic John Ruskin. “Always the dandy,”...
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LOADED“Rock and roll is so great; people should start dying for it.” So proclaimed Velvet Underground founder Lou Reed, and it wasn’t much of a...
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A REPUBLIC OF SCOUNDRELSThe leaders of the early republic are often portrayed as having unanimity of purpose and being comprised of the most honorable and upstanding...
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ALL THE LITTLE BIRD-HEARTSIn the 1980s, the quietude of a sleepy town in England’s Lake District is disrupted by the arrival of a London couple, Vita and Rollo. Next-door...
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TRASH TALKConsider the dozens, “a ritualized insult game endemic to Black communities” that is both playful and (sometimes literally) deadly serious,...
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HERE'S A LETTER FROM THY DEAR SONThe editor furnishes a remarkably illuminating account of the David family’s experience in Georgia, one that ranges across a historically...
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THE SQUADPolitical reporter Grim, D.C. bureau chief for the Intercept , examines the rise, challenges, and influence of six aggressive left-wing...
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SOLDIER OF DESTINYHistorian Reeves, author of The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee , clearly displays his knowledge of the inner life of the Civil War general....
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ORBITALTwo hundred and fifty miles above the Earth, a space station goes round and round. Over the course of 24 hours, the astronauts inside experience...
