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Brian Bethune writes about ideas, books and the book trade, and religion, but what really interests him is why people believe what they believe.
Books
Emily St. John Mandel can’t stop writing about pandemics
Society
Why the working class embraced right-wing populism
Six books to read this spring
Life
The key to survival: Find five people. Hold them close.
News
The search for Anne Frank’s betrayer