Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess
By Ben Mezrich
The game’s fighters extend far beyond queens and rooks.
Behold the Bird in Flight
By Terri Lewis
A young girl’s impetuous decision alters the course of her life.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic
By Tabitha Stanmore
When spells — and the fear of them — reigned supreme.
American Breakdown
By Jennifer Lunden
Seeking (but seldom finding) succor in U.S. healthcare.
Like the Appearance of Horses
By Andrew Krivak
A multigenerational family endures love, loss, and war in this evocative tale.
On Sex and Gender: A Commonsense Approach
By Doriane Lambelet Coleman
Can we at least talk about what it means to be male or female?
In Soma Veritas
By John R. Wennersten
The drug-filled dystopia that is Brave New World.
Belly Woman: Birth, Blood & Ebola: The Untold Story
By Benjamin Black
An unflinching look at a harrowing epidemic in Africa.
Clara Reads Proust
By Stéphane Carlier; translated by Polly Mackintosh
A left-behind novel ignites the life of a young hairdresser.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
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