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Sense of Place

As Rebecca Solnit has said, “Sense of place is the sixth sense, an internal compass and map made by memory and spatial perception together

Past and present intertwine in several of these fine books, two of which are story collections. We have a sensitive memoir of grief by one of...

These books share a common thread in the way they pull you into their narratives, making it hard to turn away. A Victorian psychopath; a Latin...

Here we have three unconventional books about love and sex in the run-up to Valentine’s Day; the latest from a bestselling Caribbean American...

This week we have a nonfiction book about the second wave of the Civil Rights Movement in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Nobel Laureate...

January usually brings the making (or breaking) of resolutions, and reading more is often on the list. Here are five new titles to entice—from...

The new year has begun, and the first few months have so many excellent books that it will be hard to pick only five per week

Our final Bookstore newsletter of 2024 is simply a heartfelt thank you to our readers and to all the people who shop our Bookstore, visit our...

Year-end lists abound now, and it is hard not to duplicate what so many close readers and critics have already selected—because 2024 was a very...

These five books share propulsive narratives, urging you forward to escape into fiction. A gripping thriller introduces an irresistible, reluctant...