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June 3, 2026 • In 'My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein,' the narrator, a writer, actually spends one month trying to understand Stein's genius, how she invented herself, and her relationship with ...

Algonquin scores bilingual rights to Caro De Robertis’s novel about Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Harper takes a memoir from late filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, and more.

We asked 16 queer authors to share the best LGBTQ books they've ever read. Here are their top picks. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your ...

Why stop with just one stand-alone whodunit? Follow beloved detectives and their crime-solving adventures through these favorite mystery series books. Our editors and experts handpick every product we ...

A new book brings together ethnography, neurobiology and primatology to argue that how much our species sleeps is an evolutionary trade-off, with lessons for how each of us can sleep better.

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