Books Briefing
Our culture editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for the newsletter here.
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: How to Build a Family Legacy
Tracking how we got from there to here: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Marco Ugarte / AP The Books Briefing: Let’s Talk About Death
Putting mortality in perspective: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Toshifumi Kitamura / Getty The Books Briefing: Costume Party
Witches and werewolves and clowns, oh my! Your weekly guide to the best in books.
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: Trapped in a World That Uber Built
The seeds that could grow into the dystopias of tomorrow are being planted right now. Your weekly guide to the best in books.
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Library of Congress The Books Briefing: The Revolution Will Be Written About
“Show me what democracy looks like.” Your weekly guide to the best in books.
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GlebSStock / Shutterstock The Books Briefing: Remembering Pain on the Page
“The art’s existence is beautiful. But it shouldn’t have to exist at all.” Your weekly guide to the best in books.
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Jason Winter / Shutterstock The Books Briefing: On Growing Old and Growing Up
Not the same old stories: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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nerdfox / Shutterstock The Books Briefing: Where Books and TV Intersect
From the page to the screen, and back: your weekly guide to the best in books
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STLJB / Shutterstock The Books Briefing: Campus Life Is Full of Plot Twists
Please turn to the next page in your syllabus: your weekly guide to the best in books.
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NASA / Reuters The Books Briefing: What the Storms Left Behind
Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Peter Radin / Library of Congress The Books Briefing: You’re Always Working, One Way or Another
Work, work, work, work, work: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Mike Segar / Reuters The Books Briefing: Reassessing the Back-to-School Reading List
Required reading, updated: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: What Happens When You Lose the Place You Come From
The fractured paths leading away from a homeland: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Benoit Tessier / Reuters The Books Briefing: What Toni Morrison Saw
The words and worlds of a literary titan: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Mike Flippo / Shutterstock The Books Briefing: America’s Pastime
Your weekly guide to the best in books will take you out to the ball game.
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Daniel Munoz / Reuters The Books Briefing: I Spy
Covers blown—by a page-turner. Your weekly guide to the best in books.
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China Stringer Network / Reuters The Books Briefing: One Small Step That Opened a Lifetime of Wonder
One giant leap for literature: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters The Books Briefing: The Dangerous, Enchanting Sea
Not your average beach reads: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Charlie Riedel / AP The Books Briefing: The Lesser-Known Details of the American Experiment
O say can you read: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Sumala Chidchoi / Shutterstock The Books Briefing: What to Read This Summer (A Far-From-Complete List)
For those on a plane, on the beach, on the grass, on the run: your weekly guide to the best in books
