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Victor LaValle Likes to Stare Directly at His Deepest Fears

The First Book of Spring

Lois Lowry Breathes New Life Into a 2,000-Year-Old Child

A New Novel Confronts the Scale and Gravity of Climate Change

Can Borders Work?

Floods, Fires and Humidity: How Climate Change Affects Book Preservation

Douglas Brinkley Would Like to Invite Thoreau to Dinner

A History of Humanity in Cubits, Fathoms and Feet

Yuval Noah Harari Unspools the Story of Human History — for Kids

Why ‘The Communist Manifesto’ Still Matters

Ken Burns Wishes More People Would Call Willa Cather a Great American Novelist

Beyond Borders: A Deep Dive Into the Nomadic Way of Life

Bruno Latour, Philosopher on the Social Basis of Scientific Facts, Dies at 74

Newly Published Poetry, From Alice Fulton to Saeed Jones

The Most Popular Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

New Climate Fiction Offers Visions for Environmental Justice

Historical Novels With Hints of Spirituality and Magic

Newly Published, From Japanese Myths to African Fashion

The Spread of Book Banning

6 Paperbacks to Read This Week