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The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This August

Crime fiction, TV history and how science fiction transformed the world

The Mountaineer Who Hit Rock Bottom on Top of Everest

Renowned adventurer Cory Richards opens up about his summit epiphany, his struggles with mental health and revisiting it all in a new book

How a Now-Forgotten Mountain Man Helped Reshape the American West

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin on their book “Throne of Grace”

This Classic Book Explores the Inner Workings of Illegal Liquor

Alec Wilkinson revisits his book “Moonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor”

Edgar Allan Poe's Most Valuable Book Isn't What You Might Expect

Occasionally, a copy turns up in the least expected places

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This July

From Keanu Reeves’s novel to an exploration of Nashville’s history

“Jaws” Turns 50 Next Year, and It’s Getting a Documentary

The film, directed by Spielberg documentarian Laurent Bouzereau, will also cover Peter Benchley's novel

The 5 Best Independent Bookstores in LA

Here's where to pick up the next book you can't put down

How “The Minotaur at Calle Lanza” Reinvented the Travel Memoir

Zito Madu’s chronicle of Venice is like nothing you’ve read before

The 11 Books You Should Be Reading This June

Secret histories, soccer insights and the life of Joni Mitchell

A New Biography Explores the Paradox of Pete Rose

Keith O’Brien discusses his book “Charlie Hustle”

A Pilgrimage to Hemingway's Key West for his 125th Birthday

This is a story about marlins, rumrunners and Papa look-alikes

A Hermit’s Near-Death Bear Story From the Scottish Highlands

An excerpt from "The Way of the Hermit: My Incredible 40 Years Living in the Wilderness"

The Andover Shop Helped Shape Everything From Jazz to Literature

Constantine Valhouli on his new book “Miles, Chet, Ralph & Charlie”

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This May

Tech histories, haunting fiction and the memoir of a musical pioneer