Since the return of the Taliban in 2021, Afghan women correspondents have documented the struggles and triumphs of their lives under the oppressive regime which strips them of even the most basic ...

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Charlie English delves into the CIA's attempts to combat communism via literature including '1984' in a book that reminds, in ...

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This is the setting for the book “Romantic Friction” written by Lori Gold. She joins GBH’s Henry Santoro to discuss her newest book. The transcript below has been slightly edited for clarity. Henry ...

From award-winning reads and books set everywhere from a sleepy English village to imperial China, to sporting memoirs and business guides, The National's reading list this summer is rather varied.