those who have struggled to America, imagining their salvation; and explores the binds of family and history

Poet Maggie Smith's memoir traces the end of her marriage, weaving in the history and the future while The book is made up of many short sections, and much of Smith's exploration is focused on the way in

I was most struck by the character-driven World War II sections, which were haunting and lovely. But don’t forget that history isn’t just a study in black and white.

and backgrounds in those books, I find myself actively trying to separate this immersive, love-filled fictional

“We are, on this earth, so incredibly small, in the history of time, in the crowd of the world, we are

But issues of race and their inextricable involvement in our nation's history are really the bedrock

disappeared mysteriously in the early twentieth century—she begins a quest to discover the truth about her history judgment leads to another, foolish choices end in bloodshed, and one brother makes justifications for his actions builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history

But disaster strikes, and Jax finds herself trying to unravel the twisted, complicated history of her family and its land--a history Lexie had been researching and had become obsessed by.

Kalb shares rip-roaring tales of family history; Bobby's distinct pride in generations of the family

complicate Jill and Kit's finances, but threaten Kit's identity and shake the family's sense of personal history

country--and her journalistic discoveries threaten to unearth the painful secrets of Smita's own family history

In Rachel Hawkins's new mystery The Wife Upstairs, each of the main players and their histories aren't But each of these characters turned out to be hiding elements of their histories that put into context

essential to the productive understanding of the past and current racial situation, including a basic history person of color (and, more importantly, listening without defensiveness), how "the antidote to guilt is action reading this or other books on race and anti-racism that you recommend for a better understanding of history So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo is wonderfully actionable, and Raising White Kids: Bringing

This book traces the history of the Tearling as a kingdom crushed by famine, feudalism, corruption, greed Elyssa recalls that the history shared by her tutor Lady Glynn was made up of: "...tales of good, but book in the trilogy is the widespread suffering (and significant effect on the plot) caused by the actions

of essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History

The bad-character/good-character split is pretty clear, with purely evil actions set against hearts of Legend touches on but doesn't fully explore potentially intriguing aspects of Lu's world--the history

assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action Her heartbreaking history surprised me, as did the revelations at the end of the novel. Others (Killers of a Certain Age #2) by Deanna Raybourn Killers of a Certain Age was darkly funny, action-packed

Abu-Jaber made me hungry while drawing me into her history, with recipes special to her placed strategically have sordid tales to tell, but he seems less puffed up over his kitchen war stories after the first section I found the sections about a day in the life of Bourdain's kitchen and a day in the life of a three-star I really fell for Bourdain watching him in action on television--witnessing his bristly manner and his I found her teenage daughter's sections somewhat irritating, but it must be tough to be a teenager drawn

into Hazard's wonder at new experiences and his and other characters' perspectives on the world and history

discoveries of the famous ornithologist John James Audubon in this combination of biography/memoir, art, history

sacrificed everything to get her to the top, setting records that have cemented her place in tennis history

Female characters--as well as their female friends and relatives who appear in retold stories and histories and bravery required by Rum's female characters--but also many other real-life women--to write a new history

the cons aims to right some wrongs in two of the characters' shared (but mysterious and complicated) history

builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history

She weaves more than thirty songs into her stories and personal history, and the placement of the music

villages of her home country--and threatens to unearth the secrets of Smita's own family and their history

I was most struck by the character-driven World War II sections, which were haunting and lovely. But don’t forget that history isn’t just a study in black and white.

01 Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green Everything

They return to Beirut, each broken in a way, each searching for home, fulfillment, history, peace, or

: An Oral History of the '60s Girl Groups by Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz "...I never really wanted

including Bill Laimbeer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Danny Ainge, and Charles Oakley. 02 Why We Love Baseball: A History

last week) courtesy of NetGalley and Random House. 03 Legend (Legend #1) by Marie Lu In an alternate history

Artie Dam is a high school history teacher, father to a grown son, longtime husband to his wife, and

and they can order almost anything they don't have in stock. 01 How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History

Grande digs into her family's complicated history of trauma, disappointment, struggle, and, for some

With gorgeous National Parks photography and fascinating National Parks history, this is perfect for

the stories across time, he also set up rich glimpses into characters' lives at different points in history

The book was published in conjunction with the American Museum of Natural History's extensive exhibition

North Carolina woman's thoughtful account of events, written with an aim of preserving the essential history

North Carolina woman's thoughtful account of events, written with an aim of preserving the essential history

Beautiful by Maggie Smith Poet Maggie Smith's memoir traces the end of her marriage, and she weaves in history The book is made up of many short sections, and much of Smith's exploration is focused on the way in

write "in the hopes that what I write and say, and what others write and say, will inform and inspire action the desire to remove the pressure on people of color to be walking Google sources for experience and history often-traditional colorblind approaches to race; and how guilt can paralyze and prevent productive action

builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history

assassins was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action is desperate to find her missing son--even if it means facing the painful truth of her own traumatic history

I mentioned the music-focused book Music Is History in an earlier book gift list this season and included

the stories across time, he also set up rich glimpses into characters' lives at different points in history

Hawkins's mystery The Wife Upstairs, set for January 5, 2021 publication, the main players and their histories

builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history

Abu-Jaber made me hungry while drawing me into her history, with recipes special to her placed strategically have sordid tales to tell, but he seems less puffed up over his kitchen war stories after the first section I found the sections about a day in the life of Bourdain's kitchen and a day in the life of a three-star I really fell for Bourdain watching him in action on television--witnessing his bristly manner and his I found her teenage daughter's sections somewhat irritating, but it must be tough to be a teenager drawn

builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history