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Ten New Books That Connect the Past to Our Present-Day Malaise
The nonfiction titles to know this fall.
Like many industries, the publishing world has been stuck in a state of suspended animation. Major literary releases have been put on hold, author tours are delayed or canceled outright, and large book-signing events have become emblematic of a bygone era. And yet a sterling lineup of titles this fall proves you can’t keep a good book down—especially these 10 tomes, which have a newfound relevance for our most pressing current affairs.
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture
by Sudhir Hazareesingh (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)