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The B&N Podcast: Ian McEwan on the Arrival of our Synthetic Cousins

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The Man Booker prize-winning novelist joins us to talk about his provocative new novel "Machines Like Me," in which the arrival of artificial humans raises questions about justice, consciousness, and the nature of love.

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Losing Earth: A Recent History

SCIENCE

Losing Earth: A Recent History

By NATHANIEL RICH

Reviewed by Peter Lewis ×

The evidence, warned scientists in 1979, was overwhelming: climate change was on its way. This is the story of what happened next.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Say Nothing

By PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE

Reviewed by Anna Mundow ×

The long-unsolved murder of a Belfast widow is the dark gateway into Patrick Radden Keefe's portrait of terror, secrets and betrayal in Northern Ireland.

The B&N Podcast: David Brooks on the Dinner that Changed Everything

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The B&N Podcast: David Brooks on the Dinner that Changed Everything

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The bestselling author and New York Times columnist opens up about his quest to find meaning in community and the "radical" change that prompted his new book.

Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing

WRITERS ON WRITING

Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing

By ROBERT A. CARO

Reviewed by Barbara Spindel ×

The most celebrated political biographer of our era unveils the painstaking methods out of which his masterworks have been built.

Master of Mazes: Remembering Gene Wolfe (1931-2019)

IN MEMORIAM

Master of Mazes: Remembering Gene Wolfe (1931-2019)

By Paul Di Filippo ×

The author of "The Fifth Head of Cerebrus" and The Book of the New Sun wasn't just a Grand Master of Science Fiction, but a literary Deadalus whose inventions continue to astound.

The B&N Podcast: Damon Young on the Stories That Demand to Be Told

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The B&N Podcast: Damon Young on the Stories That Demand to Be Told

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The author of an incisive, thought-provoking and hilarious new book of essays talks about the persistence of racism, the power of language and what being a man means in 21st century America.

See You in the Piazza

TRAVEL

See You in the Piazza

By FRANCES MAYES

Reviewed by Danny Heitman ×

The author of "Under the Tuscan Sun" is back with another collection of moments gleaned from a life in a seemingly timeless setting.

The B&N Podcast: Martha Hall Kelly on Roses and Romanovs

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The B&N Podcast: Martha Hall Kelly on Roses and Romanovs

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The author of the international bestseller Lilac Girls talks about her new novel, which follows exiled Romanovs to 1914 New York.

The B&N Podcast: Clive Thompson on the World’s Most Important Language

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The B&N Podcast: Clive Thompson on the World’s Most Important Language

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What was the biggest programming decision in history? Clive Thompson talks about the culture --and the growing power -- of the people who speak in code.

The B&N Podcast: John Lanchester Sees Tomorrow in a Dream

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The B&N Podcast: John Lanchester Sees Tomorrow in a Dream

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John Lanchester talks about how an unexpected vision -- a fortress nation keeping out rising waters and immigrants alike -- became the setting for his new novel "The Wall."

THE SPECULATOR

The Cassandra

By SHARMA SHIELDS

Reviewed by Paul Di Filippo ×

Like the myth from which she takes her title, Sharma Shields explores the gift and curse of precognition in her new novel.

A READING LIFE

The Wall

By JOHN LANCHESTER

Reviewed by Katherine A. Powers ×

John Lanchester's new novel imagines a future in which nationalism and climate change produce a society under permanent siege.