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Memoirs of political imprisonment often provide a disturbing window into the cruelty of particular regimes, but W. Hundee Hurrisoo's 'A Ten Minute Mission: The Least Price for Freedom' goes deeper. In ...

Inspired by Tergit’s own family history, this account of the rise and fall of a German Jewish clan has an addictive immediacy ...

The Gotham Book Prize, which each year awards $50,000 to one book that captures the “life, history and culture that makes up ...

New paperback editions of the Hunger Games prequel book, Sunrise on the Reaping, will be released later this year, ahead of ...

Fantasy epics, pastoral classics and family dramas provide something to sink your teeth into on cold evenings.

Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

We can't all read as much as Ruchti, myself included, but we can benefit from his vast knowledge of what stood out in the ...

The Root spoke to Amy DuBois Barnett about her debut novel which explores the good and bad of hip-hop and journalism in the ...

Quiara Alegría Hudes' novel was inspired by Siddhartha and other classic tales of men seeking enlightenment. It's about a ...

Nick Bennett, 22 yo Little Falls native, opens Athenix Books & Brews on E. Main St. in his hometown, books now, brews when ...