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A charming and ‘instructive’ dispatch from Rome

This memoir from The New York Times’ former Rome bureau chief explores how Italy’s problems previewed those of the rest of the industrial world.

An ‘astonishingly layered’ novel on how history gets told

Rebecca Perry’s Booker Prize-shortlisted debut novel follows a young curator trying to understand the world of a medieval monarch.
Semafor Recommends May We Feed the King

‘Trying to survive during impossible times’

In this forthcoming biopic, Andrew Scott portrays Ian Charleson as the Scottish actor faces down a diagnosis while attempting to revive his career.
Semafor Recommends Elsinore

A ‘geopolitical thriller’ about Charles de Gaulle

This two-part historical saga follows de Gaulle’s role in the French resistance during World War II.
Semafor Recommends De Gaulle

An ‘appealing’ history of punctuation

Florence Hazrat’s book is not a “mere wacky usage guide,” but rather a “lavishly researched scholarly inquiry,” The Guardian wrote.
On the Mark by Florence Hazrat

Trump to send ICE to airports as long security lines cause travel chaos

US immigration agents will be deployed to airports on Monday, President Donald Trump said, escalating a standoff in Washington over a government funding deal.
Passengers wait in long TSA lines as a partial government shutdown continues, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Megan Varner/File Photo/Reuters

Dangerous winter storm blasts US

A massive winter storm pounded much of the US with snow, ice, and dangerously cold temperatures.

Benin says it quelled a coup attempt

The West African country of Benin said on Sunday that it foiled a coup attempt.

India’s economy surges ahead

India’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the third quarter despite global economic turbulence.