Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

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Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

By Belle Burden

A wronged wife finally finds her voice.

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Authors on Audio: Matthew Pearl

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old

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Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old

By Mary Beard

An erudite exploration of antiquity’s allure.

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That’s All I Know: A Novel

By Elisa Levi; translated by Christina MacSweeney

That’s All I Know: A Novel

A delightful tale of a sleepy Spanish town watching the world pass it by.

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Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos

An engrossing look at Yevgeny Prighozin’s soldiers-for-hire.

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Hidden Heroes: Anthology of North Korean Fiction

Edited and translated by Immanuel Kim and Benoit Berthelier

Hidden Heroes: Anthology of North Korean Fiction

These nine tales offer a limited glimpse into an inscrutable land.

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Orwell’s Ghosts

By Laura Beers

Orwell’s Ghosts

What an astute author from the past might say about our murky present.

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Cull of the Wild

By Hugh Warwick

Cull of the Wild

Is there a better way for us animals to coexist?

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Echoes of the Water War: Legacies of Cochabamba, Bolivia

A (mostly) heartening account of citizens fighting back.