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A kindle e-book reader is pictured at the Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2015. Daniel Roland/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Fasten your seat belts, flight attendant-turned-novelist shares stories from the sky
A dolphin's sense of echolocation allows it to coordinate efforts to hunt prey, see "through" other creatures and form three-dimensional shapes using sound. Raymond Roig/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The human sensory experience is limited. Journey into the world that animals know
Fourth-grader Lucy Kramer (foreground) does schoolwork at her home, as her mother, Daisley, helps her younger sister, Meg, who is in kindergarten, in 2020 in San Anselmo, Calif. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption
Raising kids is 'Essential Labor.' It's also lonely, exhausting and expensive
Attempts to ban books in school districts around the country have increased in recent years. Now, some states are working on enacting laws to give politicians more power over public libraries. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Kaitlyn Tiffany, author of Everything I Need, I Get From You: How Fangirls Shaped the Internet as We Know It. Amelia Holowaty Krales/FSG Books hide caption
Fangirls rule the internet in 'Everything I Need, I Get From You'
Julie Andrews sang "The hills are alive" in the film version of The Sound of Music, but Hammerstein's letters reveal that a much bigger Hollywood star had lobbied hard to play Maria. Alamy Stock Photo hide caption
Oh, what a beautiful archive: Oscar Hammerstein's letters reveal his many sides
'On Juneteenth' historian examines the hope and hostility toward emancipation
In 'Human Resources,' a poet finds her voice by working on artificial intelligence
A Black woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Tampa, Fla. Black Americans have died of the disease at a rate more than double that of white people. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption
'1619 Project' journalist lays bare why Black Americans 'live sicker and die quicker'
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'Greenland' revives E.M. Forster — and spins a tale of racism and self-discovery
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'Greenland' revives E.M. Forster — and spins a tale of racism and self-discovery
Katy Tur chronicled her experience covering Donald Trump's first presidential campaign on her previous book, Unbelievable. Virginia Sherwood/MSNBC hide caption
Anchor Katy Tur revisits her high-flying childhood — and the hurt that lingers
J. Kenji López-Alt's new cookbook The Wok features more than 200 recipes highlighting the versatility of the wok. Along the way, he shares the science behind that versatility and how to master cooking basics. J. Kenji López-Alt hide caption
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'The Facemaker' profiles the British surgeon who treated WWI's disfigured soldiers
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'The Facemaker' profiles the British surgeon who treated WWI's disfigured soldiers
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Maxine Hong Kingston's work is as wondrous and alive as ever in this collection
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Maxine Hong Kingston's work is as wondrous and alive as ever in this collection
Sotheby's is auctioning a special, fireproof copy of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale. Proceeds will go to support PEN America's work opposing book bans. Sotheby's hide caption