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Le Guin ingeniously presents this book as a pseudo-anthropologist’s recording of a future society. The Kesh people live in a world where traditional society has collapsed, and contemporary ...

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The latest from the chronicler of urban grit known for “Lush Life” and “Clockers” — as well as writing on “The Wire” TV series — is set in 2008 in East Harlem, where a five-story ...

George Orwell’s “1984,” about a society under authoritarian control and surveillance, and Ray Bradbury’s book-burning novel “Fahrenheit 451” have also seen a parallel rise in sales. "1984" hit No. 13, ...

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The number of book bans in the US has soared in recent years. A new study shines light on which types of books and authors ...

Penny’s 19th installment in the beloved Gamache series is a particularly haunting and relevant mystery novel.