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  1. Betül Tunç's new cookbook shares the recipes behind her viral dough videos

    Published: 1/21/2025
  2. Amanda Gorman's 'Girls on the Rise' makes the case that girls are stronger together

    Published: 1/20/2025
  3. In new memoir, Brooke Shields talks aging, beauty and an unwanted medical procedure

    Published: 1/17/2025
  4. In 'Welcome to Pawnee,' Jim O'Heir reflects on his time on 'Parks and Recreation'

    Published: 1/16/2025
  5. Kate Kennedy's 'Cello' is part memoir, part musical detective story

    Published: 1/15/2025
  6. 'The Rest Is Memory' is a novel inspired by photos taken at Auschwitz

    Published: 1/14/2025
  7. Mark Lilla's new book explores the psychology and consequences of willful ignorance

    Published: 1/13/2025
  8. 'No Place to Bury the Dead', 'The Hunter' ask what lengths you'll go for others

    Published: 1/10/2025
  9. Daylight is something to celebrate in 'The Shortest Day'

    Published: 1/9/2025
  10. 'Small Things Like These' draws from the true story of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries

    Published: 1/8/2025
  11. A new book examines millennial nostalgia and the economic consequences of Y2K

    Published: 1/7/2025
  12. 'A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook' is an updated exploration of Kwanzaa's traditions

    Published: 1/6/2025
  13. 'King: A Life' and 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama' are Pulitzer Prize winners

    Published: 1/3/2025
  14. In 'All Fours,' Miranda July tackles love, sex and reinvention in middle age

    Published: 1/2/2025
  15. Salman Rushdie's memoir 'Knife' recounts his attack and recovery

    Published: 1/1/2025
  16. Kaveh Akbar's novel 'Martyr!' is a journey of identity, addiction and poetry

    Published: 12/31/2024
  17. Percival Everett centers a new voice in 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn'

    Published: 12/30/2024
  18. BONUS: A biography and a memoir reexamine Jimmy Carter's extraordinary life

    Published: 12/30/2024
  19. 'Gather Me' and 'Subculture Vulture' are memoirs told through books and subcultures

    Published: 12/27/2024
  20. 'The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol' is a mythical take on the Jewish holiday

    Published: 12/26/2024

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