This Week's Must Read Each week we invite authors to suggest a book that deepens, contextualizes or offers an new angle on one of the week's major headlines.
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Books that deepen, contextualize or offer new angles on one of the week's major headlines.

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For The New Year, Ray Bradbury's Buoyant Vision Of The Future

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For Wintry Weather, An Especially Cold And Snowy Tale

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'Rum, Rumba, And Romance': A Book On Cuba's Enduring Mystique

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The Ethics Of Torture, Explored In A Painful Fable

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After The Ferguson Decision, A Poem That Gives Name To The Hurt

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These 'True Tales' Add Nuance To The Immigration Discussion

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After Catalonia's Independence Vote, An 'Homage' To George Orwell

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For Political Junkies, A (Literary) Post-Election Fix

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A 19th Century Novel Explains Quantitative Easing

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The family of Ibrahim Abid, who was killed when guards employed by security company Blackwater opened fire at Baghdad's Nisour Square in 2007, visits his grave on Dec. 9, 2008. Hadi Mizban/AP hide caption

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After The Blackwater Convictions, A Book On Iraq's Nightmarish Reality

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For The Midterm Elections, A Book On 'What It Takes' To Win

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After A Flurry Of Literary Awards, A Book On The 'Wonder' Of Words

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For This Baseball Season, Roger Angell Has Just The 'Ticket'

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Behind The Sunglasses: The Lives Of Secret Service Agents

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As The Ebola Outbreak Worsens, A Book About Compassion

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For The Autumnal Equinox, A Poem As Chilling As The Fall Weather

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As Independence Vote Approaches, A Spirited Novel About The Scottish Experience

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