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A HELL OF A STORM

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was, as Brown explains here, “almost certainly the most lethal piece of legislation to ever clear Congress.” In reversing the […]

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The Week in Book News

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Here are the stories that made news in the world of books and reading this week. The Fiction Longlist for the 2024 National Book Awards […]

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THE PHOENIX ELITE

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Adam Eberhardt, a 20-something German chemistry researcher at a Swiss research university, clumsily knocks over a row of flasks while assisting with the presentation of […]

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MISO MAGIC | Kirkus Reviews

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by Jennifer Ward ; illustrated by Steve Jenkins ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 18, 2014 A good bet for the youngest bird-watchers. Echoing the meter of […]

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Gregor Samsa in Mexico | Claudio Lomnitz

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In our September 19, 2024, issue, Claudio Lomnitz reviews Marcela Turati’s San Fernando, Last Stop, “arguably the most thorough and absorbing piece of investigative journalism […]

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BEST COPY AVAILABLE | Kirkus Reviews

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by Stephanie Johnson & Brandon Stanton illustrated by Henry Sene Yee ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2022 A blissfully vicarious, heartfelt glimpse into the life […]