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Author James Chappel

The history of old age in America is all about reinvention. Too bad our political culture can’t keep up

Medicare and Social Security represent successes in facing the realities of aging, but their imperfections also show how much more could be done.

Nov. 15, 2024
Josh Brolin, author of "From Under the Truck."

Josh Brolin’s memoir presents a series of vignettes starring the actor as himself

Nov. 13, 2024
Novelist Anna Moschovakis

An unreliable narrator navigates shifting, shaky ground in a taut riddle of a novel

Nov. 11, 2024
Jacquie Pham, author of "Those Opulent Days."

A mystery explores the darkness of French-ruled Vietnam

Nov. 9, 2024
Portrait of author Lili Anolik smiling at camera

Were Joan Didion and Eve Babitz really two sides of the same coin?

Nov. 8, 2024

A gay couple’s messy surrogacy journey is just the start of this very funny novel

Nov. 4, 2024

Collected letters of Oliver Sacks offer a glimpse into the neurologist’s mind

Nov. 2, 2024

10 books to add to your reading list in November

Nov. 1, 2024

Richard Price returns with a story of urban disaster, grit, hustle and even hope

Oct. 30, 2024
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