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Lawrey / Shutterstock The Books Briefing: What’s White and Black and Read All Over?
The journalists who help us contextualize: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Gerald Herbert / AP The History Behind One of America’s Most Beloved Desserts
The origins of the praline candy can be traced back to enslaved black women in Louisiana.
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: On Self-Progress
New year, new reads: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: The Part of Human Nature That Bends Toward Solitude
A tour of places to be alone: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: Looking Back on Moving Forward
Historical texts on black progress: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: Following Food From Field to Market to Plate
Examining how we farm, sell, and consume our food: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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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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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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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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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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NASA / Reuters The Books Briefing: What the Storms Left Behind
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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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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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
