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‘The Predicament’: Spying Holidays

William Boyd’s novels are some of the best-written and most charming spy fiction today.
Children’s 2025 Holiday Books
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Children’s 2025 Holiday Books

These picture books and easy chapter reads are sure to add anticipation and joy to the upcoming holidays.
‘Happy Semiquincentennial America!’: The Countdown Begins
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‘Happy Semiquincentennial America!’: The Countdown Begins

Author Jay Payleitner highlights what Americans have to celebrate on its 250th birthday.
‘Twice’: Bravery, Consequences, and Time Travel
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‘Twice’: Bravery, Consequences, and Time Travel

Mitch Albom proves that solid talent can turn a somewhat overused idea into one of the best novels of the year.
‘The Yosemite’: A Love Letter to Nature
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‘The Yosemite’: A Love Letter to Nature

Known for championing national parks and as co-founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir was also a prolific writer with a passion for poetic prose.

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A Brief Study of Rome’s Civil War Between Cults of Personalities

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‘A Year With the Seals’: Clowns of the Marine World

‘A Year With the Seals’: Clowns of the Marine World

Author Alix Morris hangs out with the ocean’s most charismatic and controversial creatures.
‘An Exaltation of Parks’: John D. Rockefeller’s Preservation Quest 

‘An Exaltation of Parks’: John D. Rockefeller’s Preservation Quest 

One of the wealthiest men in American history preserved America’s natural lands and inspired a former park ranger to learn more about him.
Two Great Writers Fight ‘The War for Middle-Earth’

Two Great Writers Fight ‘The War for Middle-Earth’

The author explains how J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were changed between 1933 and 1945.
‘Dementia, Caregiving, and Personal History’: Patience Required

‘Dementia, Caregiving, and Personal History’: Patience Required

Tami Anastasia explains what the dementia patient experiences and how family caregivers can provide proper assistance.
‘The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus’: Separating Myths From Facts

‘The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus’: Separating Myths From Facts

Matthew Restall’s biography refutes the often zany legends surrounding the navigator.
‘We Did OK, Kid’: Anthony Hopkins Looks Back, Sort Of

‘We Did OK, Kid’: Anthony Hopkins Looks Back, Sort Of

The two-time Oscar winner’s memoir is equal parts entertaining and somehow lacking.
‘The Long Shoe’: A Bouquet of Quirks

‘The Long Shoe’: A Bouquet of Quirks

To win his girlfriend back, a hero agrees to spy on his neighbors in this wonderfully wacky tale.