Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

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Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

By Harry Cliff

This smart, highly technical work may be impenetrable to lay readers.

Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World

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Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World

By David Van Reybrouck

An outstanding account of one nation's unsung fight for freedom.

Discipline: A Novel

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Discipline: A Novel

By Debra Spark

This ambitious historical mystery mostly sticks the landing.

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Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan

A detailed if dry portrait of 16th-century Central Asia.

Beyond The Book

Our 5 Most Popular Posts: March 2024

We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are March’s winners.

Author Q&A

An Interview with Judy Gruen

The humorist talks self-discovery, Judaism, and the material left on the cutting-room floor.

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The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920

Our nation has a long record of just barely doing the right thing.

Beyond The Book

Our 7 Most Favorable Reviews in March 2024

We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony last month.

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Armageddon

By Bart D. Ehrman

Armageddon

What to make of the Book of Revelation?

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Best Minds

By Stevan M. Weine

Best Minds

A young psychiatrist-in-training studies the famed poet.

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Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir

Three generations of women navigate life in China and the U.S.