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Mary Lawrence Ware

Mary Lawrence Ware

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‘Unmoored men’ and ‘princesses’ in castles

Journalist Jon Ronson visits a castle in Connecticut in this strange journey into the world of modern masculinity.
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Gloria Steinem in her own words

Revisiting the late American activist’s 2015 memoir.
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An ‘ageless’ new novella

Colm Tóibín publishes a deftly crafted sequel to his 2006 work, “A Long Winter.”
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A prison memoir of the Egyptian revolution

Abdelrahman ElGendy recounts his six years as a political prisoner in the wake of Egypt’s January 25 revolution.
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How mechanization and AI have transformed the workforce

In her new book, Financial Times reporter Sarah O’Connor investigates the risks and consequences of automation.
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The information economy’s dominant currency

Roopika Risam’s ‘Data Empire’ considers how much of our lives are dictated by data — especially when it is wielded as a weapon.
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Tennis’ greatest battles — on the court and off

‘The Cruelest Game,’ by Matthew Futterman, details the unique psychological toll that professional tennis can take — particularly on its greatest stars.