Gary Rosen Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Soman Chainani, whose bestselling ‘School for Good and Evil’ series of YA novels will soon be a Netflix movie, grew up watching Disney fairy tales but came to prefer the strangeness of the old-fashioned originals. Great interview by ⁦@EmilyBobrow⁩! https://t.co/HYrt3whLY9

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Samuel Adams wasn’t afraid to use misinformation to advance the cause of the American Revolution, writes biographer Stacy Schiff. https://t.co/7sF4GtrpgI via @WSJ

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To understand the ideas behind critical race theory, turn to “Faces at the Bottom of the Well,” a book of challenging fables by one of its founding thinkers, Derrick Bell. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-godfather-of-critical-race-theory-11624627522?st=9112gbybkym6i4a&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ

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With his new book, “Double Blind,” novelist Edward St. Aubyn says he’s “setting himself free” from Patrick Melrose, his most famous character. Wonderful profile by @EmilyBobrow. https://t.co/ebSI3cAOwK via @WSJ

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Science is a favorite subject for novelist Ian McEwan, whose new book, ‘Machines Like Me,’ imagines a world populated by artificial intelligences. https://t.co/AMNmg7zUD9 via @WSJ

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“I wanted women who were dealing with these experiences to feel less alone,” says Meghan McCain about the writing of her new memoir, “Bad Republican.” Fascinating profile by @EmilyBobrow. https://t.co/d2zt6uc9P5

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Husain Haqqani: "Pakistan’s military dictator, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, helped to arrest many al Qaeda figures, but...he also continued to support the Taliban, to hedge against Indian influence in Afghanistan after an eventual U.S. withdrawal." https://t.co/ti8RNJtIvy

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Stephen Sondheim created Broadway shows like “Company” and “Into the Woods” that stand with the best of American literature. https://t.co/1HQ3odDPlQ

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The afterlife wasn’t always divided into heaven and hell, writes @DrAmandaForeman. Dante’s “Inferno” gave damnation yet another dimension: depth. https://t.co/PMW6w4TSQv via @WSJ

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The powerful spice in “Dune” is called “melange”—from a French root that gives us terms for all kinds of mixtures. @bgzimmer on the curious medley of influences that found there way to Frank Herbert's sci-fi tale. https://t.co/cBrYZgfH3E via @WSJ