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Colson Whitehead was awarded Pulitzer Prizes for his last two novels, The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys. Chris Close/Penguin Random House hide caption
Cover of In the Country of Others and author Leila Slimani. Penguin Random House/Catherine Helie hide caption
Conquistadores: A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest, by Fernando Cervantes Viking hide caption
Macaques check out a camera in Galtaji Temple in Jaipur, India. Monkeys have been known to sneak into swimming pools, courts and even the halls of India's Parliament. One attorney told author Mary Roach about a macaque that infiltrated a medical institute and began pulling out patient IVs. Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Monkey Thieves, Drunk Elephants — Mary Roach Reveals A Weird World Of Animal 'Crime'
Graceland, At Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache From the American South, by Margaret Renkl Milkweed Editions hide caption
The cover of Bethany C. Morrow's new book, So Many Beginnings. Jonathan Barkat hide caption
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint, by Maggie Nelson Graywolf Press hide caption
These three books provide a detailed accounting of events that have largely defined the U.S. role in the world in the first part of the 21st century. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
The state of Alabama has a new poet laureate: Ashley M. Jones is the first Black poet to claim the title, and at 31, also the youngest. Hub City Press; Ashley M. Jones hide caption
Alabama's First Black Poet Laureate Takes A Personal Approach To 'Reparations'
Poet Warrior: A Memoir, by Joy Harjo W.W.Norton & Co. hide caption
Joy Harjo's memoir is Poet Warrior. She plays saxophone and recites poetry on her new album, I Pray for My Enemies. Shawn Miller/W.W. Norton hide caption
'Poet Warrior' Joy Harjo Wants Native Peoples To Be Seen As Human
Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love, by Rebecca Frankel St. Martin's Press hide caption
Writer and actor Michaela Coel's first book, Misfits: A Personal Manifesto is out this week. Laura McClusky hide caption
Michaela Coel Is A 'Misfit.' She Wants To Help Other Misfits, Too
