If you happen to be near a body of water (salt, fresh, chlorinated or otherwise), here are the books you’ll need.
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Summer’s Best Beach Reads
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Book Review: ‘Trudeau & Doonesbury,’ by Joshua Kendall
A new biography of Garry Trudeau tracks the rise of a comic strip that brought counterculture and political opinions to the funny pages.
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Book Review: ‘Trudeau & Doonesbury,’ by Joshua Kendall
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Book Review: ‘America, U.S.A.,’ by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
In “America, U.S.A.,” Eddie Glaude Jr. looks back at the country’s past anniversaries with skepticism and pain.
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Book Review: ‘America, U.S.A.,’ by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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What Happens When Militancy Conflicts With Motherhood
Two “Weather kids” reckon with the unyielding political convictions that compromised their parents’ domestic duties.
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What Happens When Militancy Conflicts With Motherhood
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How Marilyn Monroe Gave a Smart Gloss to Her Image
It was all about self-improvement for the actress, who was born a century ago next week. Two new volumes shed light on the books she collected and the intellectual she married.
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How Marilyn Monroe Gave a Smart Gloss to Her Image
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Book Review: ‘The Danger to Be Sane,’ by Rosa Montero
In “The Danger to Be Sane,” the journalist Rosa Montero delves into the connections between psychic turbulence and creative work — including her own.
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Book Review: ‘The Danger to Be Sane,’ by Rosa Montero