In a new memoir, author Ta-nehisi Coates recalls growing up in drug-ravaged West Baltimore in the 1980s.
Titled The Beautiful Struggle, the book documents the life of his Black Nationalist father, who worked hard to keep his two boys from falling into the drug world that surrounded them.
Michael Crichton's pirates; stories by Alice Munro and Ha Jin; and a history of space exploration.
These volumes will be gracing coffee tables long after the lights and wrapping paper are gone.
Our reviewer picks books the highlights of the year: everything from sci-fi to Norman Rockwell.
Michael Crichton's pirates; stories by Alice Munro and Ha Jin; and a history of space exploration.
James Ellroy recommends From Here to Eternity's damned landscape: Hawaii before Pearl Harbor.
America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink).
Sen. John Ensign, Rep. Bart Stupak and Rep. Joe Pitts: All three policymakers are in the fellowship.
The 60th annual National Book Awards were handed out Wednesday night in New York.
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