books

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Staff there were instructed to not highlight events unrelated to day-to-day activities, but the authority said it would not be removing books from shelves.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

By Lisa See Scribner: 384 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

He was commissioned to ghostwrite several other motivational books including “Passion, Profit, & Power” for hypnotist Marshall Sylver and “The Slight Edge” for self-help expert Jeff Olson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mr. Reynolds, the author of numerous books about 19th-century America, introduces us to Puritan-influenced thinkers both familiar and obscure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I don’t know why, but when Theo had described the pension office to me I’d pictured it like a library, a place we could walk around and peruse books and papers.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse