Myles Poydras
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VCG WILSON / CORBIS / GETTY The Books Briefing: What to Read If You’re Looking for Something to Read
An omnibus reading list, from classic novels to poems to short stories: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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XANTHE BOUMA The Books Briefing: The Power of Friendship
The influential role of platonic intimacy: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Library of Congress The Books Briefing: Readjusting Our Understanding of History
The truth buried beneath the surface: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: A Struggle to Breathe
Processing pain and racial trauma: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Getty Images Books About Kids, for Adults
The changes wrought by children: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: Forecasting Reality
What’s next: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: Pace Yourself
The rituals of a routine life: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: What Personal Letters Reveal About Human Struggles
Dear faraway friends and lovers: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Getty Books Briefing: If Your Attention Span Is Shrinking, Read Poetry
A concentration cleanse: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Hare Krishna / Shutterstock Books Briefing: The World Through a Surrealist Lens
Strange worlds in strange times: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library Books Briefing: The Uncut History of Black Life
Remembering and celebrating black history: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Scott Sanders / Shutterstock Books Briefing: Giving Romance a Language
How to write about the feeling that’s hardest to communicate: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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New York Public Library The Books Briefing: The Artists Who Melodize Our Lives
There’s more to music than meets the ear: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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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
