Mariana Enriquez’s novel, her first published in English, uses otherworldly elements to consider Argentina’s violent history. Read more
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Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America
This is an absolutely fascinating and deeply troubling book. Rage-inducing and heartbreaking, it’s a rigorously researched, energetically written examination of a phenomenon laughed off for too long as fringe silliness. QAnon, Sommer suggests, is no mere conspiracy theory, nor is it simply a cult of Donald Trump worshippers. It is, in a very real sense, a part of the Trumpist Republican mechanism, a dangerous force that influences political ideology and social change—a force that cannot and should not be ignored. Read more
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Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable
Rigorous research, in-depth analysis, and poignant case studies make this a must-read study of an urgent social issue. Read more
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Wonders and Rarities: The Marvelous Book that Traveled the World and Mapped the Cosmos
Biographies of Muslim books remain few and far between, though (even the Princeton series so far includes only the all-too-obvious Qur’an). So, in recounting the life of an Islamic text as its fortunes waxed and waned over centuries, Wonders and Rarities is something of a rarity itself. Read more
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Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
Thoroughly researched and lucidly written, this is a standout guide to one of the world’s most pressing social issues. Read more
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Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Jones expertly blends snappy graveyard humor with nail-biting suspense, and he gives his characters distinctive personalities that distinguish them from the underdeveloped body fodder common to most slasher scenarios. This characteristically clever gore-fest proves Jennifer to be a horror heroine worthy of many more adventures. Read more
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When the Government Goes Top Secret, Who Can Write Its History?
In “The Declassification Engine,” Matthew Connelly traces the evolution of America’s obsession with secrecy and the alarming implications for our understanding of the past. Read more
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What Oakland, Calif., Tells Us About Why Police Reform Is So Hard
“The Riders Come Out at Night,” by Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham, is a case study of corruption and reform within a single police department — with implications for all of us. Read more
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Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
The taut plot, often grisly magic, lavish scene-setting, and wry humor combine to make this just as un-put-downable as the first installment. Readers will be wowed. Read more
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The Written and the Unwritten World by Italo Calvino
…most of the pieces in The Written World and the Unwritten World, dating from 1952 to Calvino’s unexpected death in 1985, are only now making their appearance in English (in translations by Ann Goldstein). Why such a delay? It certainly isn’t a matter of quality control: reading this book is time spent with a first-rate mind. Whether discussing translation, the trial of Galileo, fantasy literature or the evolution of the brain, Calvino writes with glimmering insight and wit. Read more
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