The Ephemeral Habsburg Empire in Mexico. In 1869, artist Édouard Manet finished his painting of The Execution of Emperor Maximilian, depicting the death, by firing squad, of Maxi ...

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John Greenʼs latest book, “Everything Is Tuberculosis,” explores the impact of principled public health efforts in an age of ...

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Literary publication introduces a dedicated freelance poetry editor and maintains a $100 minimum payment for all published ...

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By Katie Notopoulos In “Children of Radium,” Joe Dunthorne explores the absurdity of family histories and his own clan’s complicated past. By Emma Brockes 7 New Books We Recommend This Week ...

This week’s offerings include a poetry collection and a remarkably cleareyed memoir by a survivor of sexual abuse, along with a bounty of good fiction by Amity Gaige, David Szalay, Allison Epstein and ...

Reunions and understandings across divides are the underlying themes of the book, and Klouda, who has reported extensively on ...

Clearly frustrated by a process that many members see as out of control, the state Board of Education on April 1 deferred ...

Imagine a stunning cliffside house, the salty air of Dorset, and a group of college friends reuniting after years apart.