#LintonLies: How Zambians Are Using Social Media To Talk Back
Zambians have turned to Twitter to point out factual errors and criticize the tone in a British actress's memoir about her gap year in their country.
Books
Tracing The 'Rise Of The Judicial Right' To Warren Burger's Supreme Court
Burger served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1969 until 1986. Linda Greenhouse, author of The Burger Court, says those years helped establish the court's conservative legal foundation.
'Here Comes The Sun' Shows A Complex, Heartbreakingly Real Jamaica
Nicole Dennis-Benn's assured, gorgeous debut novel follows Margot, a worker at a rich Jamaican resort, whose home life is a series of sacrifices as she struggles with family and forbidden love.
A Starkly Different Iron Man: Black, Female, And 15 Years Old
Meet Riri Williams, a teenage genius who will be stepping into the Iron Man suit following the events of Marvel Comics' latest crossover event.
'Faith' Makes Fat A Force To Reckon With
Valiant Comics' plus-size superhero is starring in her first solo book — and while the story (and her costume) underwhelm, Faith herself is a glorious creation; smart, compassionate, geeky and fun.
From 'Runt Of The Litter' To 'Liberal Icon,' The Story Of Robert Kennedy
Biographer Larry Tye says Kennedy wasn't always the "hot-blooded liberal" we remember today. The transformation wasn't a "flip-flop" he says; "he took things to heart in ways that few politicians do."
'Like Water For Chocolate' Author Is Out With A Crime Thriller
In her novel, Pierced by the Sun, Laura Esquivel tackles crime and corruption in modern-day Mexico and boasts a female protagonist. The book has just been published in English.
'Hell Gate' Is An Infectious But Unsatisfying Take On Typhoid Mary
Dana I. Wolff's new novel digs up the story of infamous disease vector "Typhoid Mary" Mallon — it's a fun, fast read, but misses a rich opportunity to draw parallels to modern pandemic scares.
'This Is No Paradise': Author Explores The Side Of Jamaica Tourists Don't See
The characters in Here Comes the Sun are working class women, struggling with money, sexuality and the pressures of tourism. It is a debut novel for Jamaican author Nicole Dennis-Benn.
'The Next Pandemic': New Threats, But New Defenses, Too
Dr Ali S. Khan's book, The Next Pandemic, takes us from doctor's offices in the Midwest to the "hot zones" of Africa. In the process, he explains how to think about the risk of migrating diseases.