Readers will discover novels and memoirs by some of the most gifted writers working today; favorite classics worth reading or rereading; and nonfiction works, both old and new, that illuminate our social and political landscape and some of todays most pressing issues, from climate change to medicine to the consequences of digital innovation. There are essential works in American history (The Federalist Papers,The Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.); books that address timely cultural dynamics (Elizabeth KolbertsThe Sixth Extinction, Daniel J. BoorstinsThe Image, Margaret AtwoodsThe Handmaids Tale); classics of childrens literature (the Harry Potter novels,Where the Wild Things Are); and novels by acclaimed contemporary writers like Don DeLillo, William Gibson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Ian McEwan.Author:Michiko Kakutani. Hardcover; 304 pages.

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