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War Games
In 1946, John Hersey revealed the Hiroshima cover-up to the world. A new book tells how he got the scoop
In Search of Lost Pianos
A journey to Siberia reveals the life of a 19th-century Russian princess who, in extreme isolation, found solace in music
Back to the Future
Alvin and Heidi Toffler’s book Future Shock, published a half-century ago, got a lot right about our current times
Jennifer Weiner
The author of In Her Shoes recommends the best books for the exercise-curious
On the Dodge
Retracing the life of Butch Cassidy, the American West’s answer to Robin Hood
Roth Unbound
“He could love and hate and rage with the best of them”: a close friend of Philip Roth’s remembers the enigmatic writer
Study in Scarlet
A first look at Joe McCarthy’s just opened archive casts the infamous senator as a precursor to Trump
