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A Jewish Promised Land in Texas Comes Alive in Rachel Cockerell’s New Book

One summer day 10 years ago, Rachel Cockerell gathered with dozens of family members for a cousin’s 80th birthday party

So you can whip together a weekend bag or fit a fortnight’s worth of outfits into a rolling suitcase, but

by Daniel Kehlmann; translated by Ross Benjamin This biographical novel centered on the Austrian filmmaker G.W. Pabst doubles as a

Ian Kumekawa’s new book, “Empty Vessel,” promises in its subtitle to tell “the story of the global economy in one

EMPTY VESSEL: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge, by Ian Kumekawa Container ships are designed to be

For the mom who likes dishy family sagas Vantage Point, by Sara Sligar An unthinkably rich brother and sister —

In an unusual but not unprecedented move, the prize board chose a fourth option after it couldn’t agree on the

ETERNAL SUMMER, by Franziska Gänsler; translated by Imogen Taylor When Ivan Turgenev left Paris for Baden-Baden, the German spa town

Nineteen books were recognized as winners or finalists for the Pulitzer Prize on Monday, in the categories of memoir, poetry,