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'Men Explain Things to Me' author Rebecca Solnit digs into the writer's garden — and its implication for Orwell and history — in 'Orwell's Roses.'

The author and essayist Rebecca Solnit has a new book out that explores George Orwell’s love of gardening

“Orwell’s Roses,” by Rebecca Solnit (Viking)

“Orwell’s Roses,” by Rebecca Solnit (Viking) Weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” shot to the top of bestseller lists.

Here are some of the best books to read if you want to learn about intersectional feminism, recommended by women's and gender studies professors.

(Self-released, digital) "It feels strange to fit most of my creative output of the pandemic into this 5x5.5" book," wrote Burlington singer-songwriter Eric George in a March Instagram post promoting his new album, Valley of the Heart. Is the prolific folk troubadour doing something unusual by releasing a pandemic album? Probably not. My reviewers instinct says a deluge of similarly themed songs and records is on the horizon. But Valley of the Heart is special due to Georges focus on th...

In "The Sum of Us," Heather McGhee offers a blueprint for how the country can move together toward a better future -- for everyone, writes Biblioracle columnist John Warner.

Growing up, punk music always had a special place in my heart. It offered me a way to let out all of my built-up emotions and frustrations. Recently&#x3B; however, I noticed that all the punk music I had been listening to growing up consisted of all-male bands. Whi...