So whether youвЂ™re doing some holiday shopping, or looking for your own next read, take a gander at our thoughtfully curated lists. And Maxwell KingвЂ™s biography of Fred Rogers, The Good Neighbor, reminded us of the importance of getting along with one another. 1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor presents his greatest. Kwame Anthony Appiah is the Laurance S Rockefeller professor of philosophy at Princeton University and president of the PEN American Center. Brad Thor is an American author of thriller novels, with multiple New York Times. We considered the many ways that food connects people across cultures and borders in Chris YingвЂ™s You and I Eat the Same and Jenny LinfordвЂ™s The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World. Contemporary Fiction Fiction Best Books of 2018 Book Awards The Booker Prizes. We explored the real-life places that inspired novelists in The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables and OutlanderвЂ™s Scotland. 1 book of the year Educated: A Memoir Washington Black: A Novel Indianapolis: The True Story of the. of award-winning, best-selling narrative and illustrated non-fiction books. Tara Westovers remarkable Educated crowned as the No. FreemanвЂ™s The Field of Blood and Patricia MillerвЂ™s Bringing Down the Colonel, we found remarkable parallels between current and historical events. 3 New Agents Seeking Speculative Fiction, YA, Memoirs, Literary Fiction. We interview authors, publish excerpts that encapsulate fascinating parts of their larger works, and many times spot interesting factoids that blossom into stories of our own design.ДЄs the year draws to an end, with most of the titles stretched out before us, we have clear favorites. Throughout the year, вЂ™s editors and writers are surveying hundreds of newly released books, covering a wide swath of topics reflective of the subject areas researched, studied and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution-science, history, art, world cultures, pop culture and innovation.

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