All posts tagged: Recommended Readings

A lingering, loving, nutty, melancholy portrait

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Nancy Lemann’s 1985 debut novel is “hilarious, haunting, poignant,” a treasure I discovered at Solid State Books.

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My latest conversation with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, this time about her new book on Genesis.

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Every advance in equality must contend with forces of reaction. America is an eternal struggle.

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A dreamy, haunting, and evocative novella about a young girl’s year in the Austrian countryside.

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Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from August 2026.

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The debut novel by a talented and daring Iranian-American poet and author broadened my worldview.

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Beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola tell the story of humanity.

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Molly Crabapple’s story of the Jewish Bund is an ambitious yet flawed work of discovery and history.

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Think twice before booking that dream vacation to the English countryside.

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Elizabeth Buchanan looks at why despots over the centuries have tried—and failed—to own Greenland.