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Top Choices from Celebrity Book Clubs

8 Great Year-End Reads from Celebrity Book Clubs

Famous book lovers' 2023 favorites, from Oprah to Obama Looking for one last good read before the holiday madness? We looked at the first choices of the 8 best-known celebrity book clubs and lists to share influential readers' favorite books of 2023.

Among the Braves: Hope, Struggle, and Exile in the Battle for Hong Kong and the Future of Global Democracy

Hong Kong's Last Fight for Democracy

"Among the Braves" chronicles the 2019 protests against Beijing's rule, and the draconian response that quashed hopes for democracy and upended four activists' lives.

Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature

Conglomeration and its Discontents

Dan Sinykin charts decades of corporate consolidation and the end of book publishing as a gentlemen’s business in “Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature.”

Possession, by A.S. Byatt

A.S. Byatt, Booker Prize winner for "Possession," dies at 87

The novelist and critic loved long sentences and postmodern language puzzles, and her books spawned several films.

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Chasing an Architect of Rwanda's Genocide, Decades Later

In Kennedy 35, covert operative Lachland Kite faces past failures and ponders the cost of a life in the murk and mire of the intelligence world.

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Rebels Read, Say National Book Award YA Finalists

Ahead of the National Book Awards ceremony, YA authors scorn book bans and celebrate diversity and the freedom to read.

Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

The Road to Fascism, Well Traveled

In "Prequel," Rachel Maddow explores prewar efforts to incrase already considerable U.S. support for the Nazi cause.

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NEA Report: Pandemic Reading Boom Wanes

After book buying surged during the pandemic, the National Endowment for the Arts reported that fewer people are reading books than they were in 2017, the last time the survey was conducted.

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News Hook Books: Israel-Palestine

Essential reading for understanding the Israeli-Paestinian crisis News Hook Books After a month of war in Gaza between the Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas fighters, there is no clear path to peace, no plan for the state of postwar Gaza and no hints of a ceasefire of any duration.

Put It In the Books: 10 Off-Season Reads for Baseball Fans

Put It in the Books: 10 Off-Season Reads for Baseball Fans

Our editors round up 10 baseball books to keep fans thinking of the game this winter. For serious fans, the end of the World Series doesn't mean the end of baseball.

Perfect Shot

Scary Stuff: A Stolen Nuke Under Paris

Debut thriller Perfect Shot offers a nightmare scenario This debut thriller has all the usual elements of a page-turning read: a dastardly villain, a terrible plot that threatens the world and a lone hero of extraordinary martial abilities -- the only person who understands the threat and bucks the system to restore order.

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KKR Closes $1.6B Simon & Schuster Deal

Private equity firm KKR acquires Simon & Schuster from Paramount Private equity giant KKR this week announced the successful completion of the previously announced acquisition of Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global in a $1.

Judgment at Tokyo

Lessons on War and Justice

In "Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of a Modern Era," Gary Bass offers a vivid account of the Tokyo War Crimes trials of 1946-1948.

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How Writer’s Tools Have Changed Over Time

Being able to put pen to paper or fingers to the keyboard is a precious gift. They should be enjoyed and nurtured for the whole world to share.

How can reading improve your writing skills?

If your writing skills leave much to be desired, reading will help you develop them. Learn how reading influences writing in this article.

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