‘Transcendent Kingdom,’ by Yaa Gyasi
Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi’s debut 2016 novel Homegoing was a rousing success. Her second, Transcendent Kingdom, is equally soul-shattering and provocative. It follows the...
‘The Other Black Girl,’ by Zakiya Dalila Harris
When 26-year-old Nella Rogers realizes that another Black woman will be working alongside her at Wagner Books in New York City, she is excited and a little nervous. Finally, she...
‘Cold Wind: A Mystery,’ by Paige Shelton
What is it about mystery narratives set in cold places? Place doubles as a character in Paige Shelton’s second book in the Alaska Wild series. Having survived a slippery slope on...
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Butterfly Effect: The Truth Behind Macron’s Trumpian Tantrums
America’s differences with its European allies go much deeper than a fleet of submarines.
The Colonial Past of the King of Mangoes
From Portuguese colonizers to the British monarchy, the Alphonso has charmed generations of the world's elite.
Butterfly Effect: Why Spies Need to Focus on Climate Change
Terrorists are gaining from global warming.
Butterfly Effect: Hey America, Learn From South America
The US has long been a shining example to the rest of the Americas.
Butterfly Effect: Ready to Gulp Down Some Climate Guilt?
Should an Ethiopian farmer take the blame for the carbon emissions from coffee sipped in a San Francisco café? The answer could determine whether we manage to save the world.
You Have a Notification: ‘They Are About to Kill Us’
As so many connected to Afghanistan pull every string they can think of to help get Afghans onto planes, time is running out.
The Food That Built America
The Food that Built America tells the unbelievable true stories behind the industry titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, the Kellogg brothers and Ray Kroc, who revolutionized food, and transformed American life and culture forever in the process.
Butterfly Effect: Why Kabul Is Not Saigon
The odds were stacked in America's favor far more than in Vietnam.
There’s No Way to Spin Kabul’s Fall
Having worked in Afghanistan for four years, I shouldn't have been surprised by the rapid collapse of its West-backed government.
