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Nick Harkaway is an accomplished author who also happens to be le Carré’s son. In his latest book, “Karla’s Choice,” he revisits his father’s great spy protagonist, George Smiley.

The fruits of a free-ranging reading week were a fascinating book on China and a political science paper that explains a quirk of far-right politics.

For the first time in 20 years, a sweeping new wine book examines France thoroughly. What’s new may be surprising.

For Indigenous audiences, Hollywood recognition for the Killers of the Flower Moon actress is a shared victory.

A closer look at the story of the Lalaurie mansion reveals a lot about systemic racism and what drives it: power.

The books offer the promise of an ending where all questions are answered and some sort of justice is done.

A contempt for compromise. An expansive vision of executive power. Both owe much to Carl Schmitt.

A new book, “American Gun,” traces the weapon’s evolution into a symbol of America’s political divide.

Political challenges to elite colleges have long been a feature of life in the United States. A 1963 book helps show us why.

Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2023’s sexiest, swooniest reads.