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Betül Tunç's new cookbook shares the recipes behind her viral dough videos
Published: 1/21/2025 -
Amanda Gorman's 'Girls on the Rise' makes the case that girls are stronger together
Published: 1/20/2025 -
In new memoir, Brooke Shields talks aging, beauty and an unwanted medical procedure
Published: 1/17/2025 -
In 'Welcome to Pawnee,' Jim O'Heir reflects on his time on 'Parks and Recreation'
Published: 1/16/2025 -
Kate Kennedy's 'Cello' is part memoir, part musical detective story
Published: 1/15/2025 -
'The Rest Is Memory' is a novel inspired by photos taken at Auschwitz
Published: 1/14/2025 -
Mark Lilla's new book explores the psychology and consequences of willful ignorance
Published: 1/13/2025 -
'No Place to Bury the Dead', 'The Hunter' ask what lengths you'll go for others
Published: 1/10/2025 -
Daylight is something to celebrate in 'The Shortest Day'
Published: 1/9/2025 -
'Small Things Like These' draws from the true story of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries
Published: 1/8/2025 -
A new book examines millennial nostalgia and the economic consequences of Y2K
Published: 1/7/2025 -
'A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook' is an updated exploration of Kwanzaa's traditions
Published: 1/6/2025 -
'King: A Life' and 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama' are Pulitzer Prize winners
Published: 1/3/2025 -
In 'All Fours,' Miranda July tackles love, sex and reinvention in middle age
Published: 1/2/2025 -
Salman Rushdie's memoir 'Knife' recounts his attack and recovery
Published: 1/1/2025 -
Kaveh Akbar's novel 'Martyr!' is a journey of identity, addiction and poetry
Published: 12/31/2024 -
Percival Everett centers a new voice in 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn'
Published: 12/30/2024 -
BONUS: A biography and a memoir reexamine Jimmy Carter's extraordinary life
Published: 12/30/2024 -
'Gather Me' and 'Subculture Vulture' are memoirs told through books and subcultures
Published: 12/27/2024 -
'The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol' is a mythical take on the Jewish holiday
Published: 12/26/2024
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