Three new books to read this fall
Must-read fiction and non-fiction picks to sink your teeth into
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The real Cat Person has spoken—but is there a real Cat Person?
What the saga of a short story tells us about sex, lies and truth in fiction
Welcome to crazy town: The QAnon movement explained
A new book traces how QAnon’s openness to bizarre, dangerous beliefs has lent it terrifying power
20 books you should read this summer
Sink your teeth into these fiction and non-fiction picks at the park, at the cottage—or on a comfy chair in the backyard
’Green technology’ is fine, but to really save the planet we need to shop less
J.B. MacKinnon’s new book makes the case for the world’s citizens to buy a ‘little less stuff’—or else
The problem of Alzheimer’s: Caregiver exhaustion and a minefield of ethical quandaries
As the world’s population ages, a new generation will be facing Alzheimer’s. A new book delves into the disease’s toll and what’s needed to quell the effects of the coming wave.
How NXIVM got smart women to abandon their judgment
A new book, ’Don’t Call It a Cult,’ delves into the multiple layers to Keith Raniere’s crimes and cruelties and his sex cult’s ugly spin on empowerment
Empire of Pain: The billionaire Sackler family’s role in the opioid crisis
A much-anticipated book delves into the Sackler dynasty’s multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical business and its staggering human cost
Kazuo Ishiguro’s newest book is an ’emotional reply’ to ’Never Let Me Go’
Rich, haunting and provocative, the Nobel Prize-winning author’s eighth novel, ’Klara and the Sun’ is set in a world where artificial intelligence is an ever more potent force
My 94-year-old father’s relentless optimism in the face of darkness
Cathrin Bradbury comes to terms with her dad’s optimism forged by an early encounter with darkness in her new book documenting their final months together. Read an excerpt here.