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Was Obama an Invisible President?
"We Are the Change We Seek"
Barton Swaim, First Things
"We Are the Change We Seek"
Story Behind Title of New Tolkien Book
Travis Andrews, The Washington Post
Conversation With David Sedaris
Alex Clark, The Guardian
Chill Out With These 20 Books
Jane Henderson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Should You Read These Politicians' Books?
Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times
Chess Champions and Budget Bellwethers
Hayley Glatter, The Atlantic
The Modern World Is Timeless
"Boundless"
Etelka Lehoczky, NPR
"Boundless"
Palestinian Literature Looks Inward
Janan Bsoul, Haaretz
What's Next for Hillary Clinton?
Alex Shephard, The New Republic
Gardening Book for Those Who Hate Gardening
Charlotte Mendelson, New Yorker
A Father's Final Odyssey
Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker
The Principled Statesman
Edmund Burke
David Walsh, Library of Law and Liberty
Edmund Burke
Dreaming of Economic Revival
"Beartown"
Fred J. Eckert, The Washington Times
"Beartown"

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Approaching Lone Wolf Terrorism
"The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism"
Hamm & Spaaij, Foreign Policy
"The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism"
Never Summer
"Never Summer"
Tim Blaine, Penmen Review
"Never Summer"
The Vanishing American Adult
"The Vanishing American Adult"
Ben Sasse, ABC News
"The Vanishing American Adult"
Climber's Journey of Endurance and Risk
"The Push"
Tommy Caldwell, Sports Illustrated
"The Push"

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Jennifer Senior, The New York Times
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Short Stroll In A Strange Neighborhood
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Jason Sheehan, NPR
"The Dispatcher"
Compassion and Cruelty in Christian America
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Peter Dreier, Salon
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Allen Barra, The Daily Beast
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Hillary Clinton
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Gerald Russello, University Bookman
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The New York Times
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Mark Crosby, L.A. Times

Was Obama an Invisible President?

Barton Swaim, First Things

EJ Dionne and Joy-Ann Reid edit this anthology of President Obama's speeches... Read More

Story Behind Title of New Tolkien Book

Travis Andrews, The Washington Post

Title of new book is also on the author's gravestone... Read More

Conversation With David Sedaris

Alex Clark, The Guardian

The books interview: the dry-witted essayist on how he went from working as an elf in Macy's to becoming... Read More

Chill Out With These 20 Books

Jane Henderson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Here are 20 new or upcoming titles to consider, ranging from family drama and island mystery to World War II history and Middle East tension. Read More

Should You Read These Politicians' Books?

Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times

New titles from Elizabeth Warren, Ben Sasse and Al Franken... Read More

Chess Champions and Budget Bellwethers

Hayley Glatter, The Atlantic

The best recent writing about school... Read More

The Modern World Is Timeless

Etelka Lehoczky, NPR

Cartoonist Jillian Tamaki's new book is packed with of-the-moment topics but her existential wistfulness raises them to archetype... Read More

Palestinian Literature Looks Inward

Janan Bsoul, Haaretz

Young Arabic-language writers in Israel are tackling the Palestinian predicament from their own point of view, exploring 'life itself' rather... Read More

What's Next for Hillary Clinton?

Alex Shephard, The New Republic

Clinton was back in the spotlight this week, setting off a storm of controversy over her future in Democratic Party politics. Read More

Gardening Book for Those Who Hate Gardening

Charlotte Mendelson, New Yorker

When we are messing about in the soil, each of us experiences the same disappointments and pleasures. So why isn't garden-writing universal? Read More

A Father's Final Odyssey

Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker

My octogenarian dad wanted to study Homer's epic and learn its lessons about life's journeys. First he took my class. Then we sailed for... Read More

The Principled Statesman

David Walsh, Library of Law and Liberty

There is no doubt that Burke studies have received a new point of departure in Richard Bourke's masterful Empire and Revolution. Read More

Dreaming of Economic Revival

Fred J. Eckert, The Washington Times

Beartown, Fredrik Backman's latest novel, takes place in a remote, on the skids, small Swedish town whose people are hoping that their junior... Read More

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Approaching Lone Wolf Terrorism

Hamm & Spaaij, Foreign Policy

The United States can play an important role in countering the international threat of lone wolf terrorism. Read More

Never Summer

Tim Blaine, Penmen Review

The sun had yet to burn through a dense fog that lingered, siphoning all warmth from the radiant glow. Read More

The Vanishing American Adult

Ben Sasse, ABC News

When I was little, mom would leave detailed lists of chores on the kitchen counter each summer... Read More

Climber's Journey of Endurance and Risk

Tommy Caldwell, Sports Illustrated

Rock climber Tommy Caldwell details how he sawed off his finger, the recovery process and how he learned to... Read More

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  2. Oh, The Places You'll Go!
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  3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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  4. Beren and Lúthien
    By J.R.R. Tolkien
  5. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
    By Chelsea Clinton
  1. BookCon 2017: Attaboy, Jeffrey Tambor!
    By Beth Levine
  2. BookCon 2017: Heather Graham and Chad Michael Murray Team Up to Thrill
    By Wendy Werris
  3. BookCon 2017: Desperate for Good Conversation: Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald
    By Alex Green
  4. BookCon 2017: Back to Her Beginnings: Marie Lu
    By Shannon
  5. BookCon 2017: Gregg Hurwitz Gruesomely Engages with the Rains Brothers
    By Hilary S. Kayle

RealClearBooks Friday

AM Update

The Best Books of June

Ellen Hoffman, Insider Picks

For anyone looking for a book to read at the beach or on your couch, this list is a good place to start your search. Read More

From a Vanished Library

David Bentley Hart, First Things

The library in question is not the Great Library of Alexandria, but it is every bit as much a thing . . . . Read More

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Truck driving may be dangerous, and it also may be stressful... Read More

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Peter Dreier, Salon

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Allen Barra, The Daily Beast

Abraham Lincoln and JFK are perhaps are two most written about presidents... Read More

Writing New Memoir Has Been 'Painful'

Jocelyn McClurg, USA Today

The Democratic presidential candidate says she's still searching for a title for her book. It will be published this fall. Read More

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Gerald Russello, University Bookman

From the archives comes a top 10 list... Read More

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The New York Times

Basketball star and author discusses his tastes in literature... Read More

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Mark Crosby, L.A. Times

At the end of the school year, I often struggle finding an appropriate way to sum up all the work with the students. Read More

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