Pack These Pages: 7 Professional Booksellers Select Your Summer Reading
We asked booksellers across the country to share recommendations for books that you can take with you on vacation — or just to the nearest shade tree.
Arts & Life
Detroit Bookseller Picks 3 Nonfiction Books For Your Summer
Janet Webster Jones recommends Why Grow Up? by Susan Neiman, The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson and A History Of Food In 100 Recipes by William Sitwell.
'The Fire This Time': A New Generation Of Writers On Race In America
Author Jesmyn Ward invited prominent writers from her generation to pen essays for The Fire This Time. It's a nod to James Baldwin's work of a similar name, which warned of today's racial tension.
Publishers' Dilemma: Judge A Book By Its Data Or Trust The Editor's Gut?
Sophisticated ways of tracking reading habits give publishers hard data that reveals the kinds of books people want to read. But a veteran editor says numbers only go so far in telling the story.
TSA Reminds Passengers: No 'Batarang' Superhero Weapons On Flights
The TSA has repeatedly reminded air travelers to put sharp Batman and other superhero paraphernalia in checked baggage.
At TV Press Tour, Actors And Producers Of Color Speak Of Hollywood Struggles
More faces of color are turning up on TV, but at this year's Television Critics Association summer press tour, actors and producers spoke out about how hard it still is to get a foot in the door.
A Neuroscientist Explores The Illogical Behaviors Of The Mind In 'Idiot Brain'
Dean Burnett says the human brain is like a computer that files information in a way that defies logic. According to Burnett, brains can alter memory, cause motion sickness and affect intelligence.
The Workings Of Nature: Naturalist Writing And Making Sense Of The World
Humans have always been curious about the natural world; nature provides enough order to soothe and enough wildness to escape. We've got a roundup of great nature writing from all over the world.
Good, Evil And Long Black Tentacles Make A 'Monstress'
Gaudy beauty and extravagant horror twine around each other in Marjorie Liu's new graphic novel Monstress. It's the story of a girl caught up in a war of magic in which neither side comes off well.
Beyond 'Bright Lights': Jay McInerney Reveals The Trials Of A 'Perfect Couple'
McInerney became famous in the 1980s for his semi-autobiographical novel about a hard-partying young man in Manhattan. His new book, Bright, Precious Days, probes the challenges of a lasting marriage.