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A New Mother’s Descent Into Madness

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Book covers of: Autobiography of Cotton, by Cristina Rivera Garza, translated from the Spanish by Christina MacSweeney; Biography of a Dangerous Idea: A New History of Race, from Louis XIV to Thomas Jefferson, by Andrew S. Curran; A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness, by Michael Pollan; I Give You My Silence, by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated from the Spanish by Adrian Nathan West; Kin, by Tayari Jones; Brawler, by Lauren Groff.

February May Be Short on Days — But It Boasts a Long List of New Books

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An unhappy bride walks the English moors, bouquet in hand, veil blowing wildly in the wind.

The Robbie/Elordi ‘Wuthering Heights’ Is Barely ‘Wuthering Heights’ At All

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How ‘The Black Pack’ Used Comedy to Combat Racism

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A Kids’ Guide to Phone-Free Fun, From the Author of ‘The Anxious Generation’

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Two photos of teenagers standing in front of a red curtain. On the left, a smiling Indian American boy wearing a grey jacket. On the left, a smiling Black girl with long curly hair wearing a blue short-sleeved top.

Meet San Francisco’s New Youth Poet Laureates

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In Carolina Ixta’s New Novel, Teens Fight Against Pollution for a ‘Few Blue Skies’

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‘Who Is America at 250?’ Interrogates the Principles of the Land of the Free

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Book covers of: Audition, by Katie Kitamura; Buckeye, by Patrick Ryan; Cursed Daughters, by Oyinkan Braithwaite; Death of the Author, by Nnedi Okorafor; The Emperor of Gladness, by Ocean Vuong; The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne, by Chris Sweeney; Flashlight, by Susan Choi; Heart the Lover, by Lily King; Katabasis, by R.F. Kuang; Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America, by Bridget Read; The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, by Kiran Desai; Mother Mary Comes to Me, by Arundhati Roy; Only Son, by Kevin Moffett; The Rest of Our Lives, by Benjamin Markovits; She's Under Here: A Memoir, by Karen Palmer; She's Under Here: A Memoir, by Karen Palmer; Tilt, by Emma Pattee; Vulture, by Phoebe Greenwood; What We Can Know, by Ian McEwan; The Wilderness, by Angela Flournoy; Wreck, by Catherine Newman

20 Recommendations From NPR for Your 2026 Book Club

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