APPRECIATION: Only Connecting: On the Fiction of Michael X. Wang
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My “First-Gen” Students Have Stories to Tell . . .
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REVIEW: Lorrie Moore's New Novel Centers on a Suspended Teacher in Meltdown
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Everything that Rises Must Converge in this Slim, Fulfilling Book
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It was an impossibly long road from not being enslaved to achieving full freedom
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And a Dual Biography of Winnie and Nelson Mandela
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Moving Beyond the “Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win!” Mindset
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And a Witty Novel About a Character Who Seems a Lot Like Donald Trump
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America’s Great Emancipator Could Also be a Wily Political Infighter
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And a White Woman’s Story of Her Brilliant Black Ancestor
Read MoreREVIEW: David Grann's Epic Story of Shipwreck and Mutiny During the Quest for Empire
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A Tale from the Days When England and Spain Competed Bitterly for Dominance in the Americas
Read MoreQ&A: Why Incremental Change May Be the Best Way to Make Things Better
/The Authors of ‘Gradual’ Make the Case for Toning Down the Rhetoric and Focusing on Practical Solutions
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And an Acclaimed Thriller Set in a New England Boarding School
Read MoreQ&A: A Presidents Day Talk on "Mary Lincoln, Demystified"
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A Book Based on Three Decades of Inhabiting the Life of the Intriguing First Lady
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And the Dramatic Story of a Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Read MoreLIST: For Black History Month, 10 Books About Black Resistance
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From W.E.B. Du Bois to Octavia Butler, Black Authors Who Are Taking On the Tough Issues
Read MoreQ&A: Richard Lischer Talks About the Art of Spiritual Memoir
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I wrote about experiences that exercised pivotal importance in my life and changed me forever
Read MoreQ&A: Ben Mattlin on the Continuing Struggle for Disability Rights
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When I began seeing astonishing examples of disability representation I realized something had changed.
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And an Exploration of Why People Join the Fight for Social Justice
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And a Sobering Story of Injustice in New Haven, Connecticut
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