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'The Netanyahus' Turns The Campus Novel Into A Sly Fable About History And Identity

2:18pm June 30, 2021

by John Powers

Joshua Cohen offers a fictionalized version of a real-life campus visit by the father of the former Israeli prime minister. The novel offers a funny take on serious things.

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A Pakistani shopkeeper cleans toilets on display inside his shop in Lahore.

Half The World Lacks Proper Sanitation. Is It Possible To 'Transform The Toilet'?

2:10pm June 30, 2021

by Dave Davies

In Pipe Dreams, Chelsea Wald examines the health issues related to sanitation and looks at global efforts to manage human waste, including turning it into fuel and fertilizer.

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According to one new account of the Trump presidency, even telling the story of Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis was difficult due to the chaos in the White House. Here, Trump removes his mask after being discharged from the Walter Reed National Military

The 1st Wave Of Post-Trump Books Arrives. And They Fight To Make Sense Of The Chaos

12:36pm June 30, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Authors are unearthing fresh details on the pandemic response and election fallout. The difficulty they face discerning the truth and meaning from all of that reflects the turmoil of the Trump years.

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These Short Stories Don't Have Much Plot — And That's Their Beauty

5:00am June 30, 2021

by Clare Marie Schneider

In her debut story collection, New Yorker editor Clare Sestanovich takes anodyne everyday moments and layers them with meaning and observation for a series of snapshots that reveal a whole world

New Books About Trump Presidency Unveil Details (Like How Gravely He Had COVID-19)

7:35pm June 29, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Publishers have new books coming that attempt to make sense of the chaotic Trump presidency, with journalists uncovering behind-the-scenes details and former staffers trying to explain their actions.

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July Book-Ahead: What We're Excited To Read Next Month

2:58pm June 29, 2021

by Petra Mayer

This month brings a great selection of books, from a reimagining of King Arthur to a study of loneliness that might be just what you need as you start to recover from pandemic-induced isolation.

Newly Released Tapes Go Inside Nixon's White House During The Watergate Scandal

1:32pm June 29, 2021

by Dave Davies

King Richard author Michael Dobbs reconstructs how the scandal gradually engulfed more administration officials, with operatives turning on each other — and eventually the president.

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The Cardboard Kingdom: Roar of the Beast, by Chad Sell

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'Cardboard Kingdom' Is About So Much More Than Just Cardboard

3:13pm June 28, 2021

by Juanita Giles

Chad Sell's new Cardboard Kingdom book is, at least on the cover, about kids who make beasts and monsters out of cardboard — but really, it's about little kids who aren't quite ready to be big.

Adam Serwer On New Book: 'The Cruelty Is The Point' In Trump's America

6:13pm June 27, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer about his new book, The Cruelty is the Point: The Past, Present and Future of Trump's America.

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How Millennials And The Great Recession Inspired Elizabeth Gonzalez James' Debut Novel

8:00am June 27, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Elizabeth Gonzalez James about the real-life experiences of millennials that went into her book, Mona at Sea.