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Mystery boxes and budding loves: new science fiction and fantasyhttps://nyti.ms/3ckn2P1 

These are just a few stories that cover books, Black history and race in America. For more books coverage, be sure to check out:https://www.nytimes.com/section/books 

For young readers, here’s a list of children’s books about Black historyhttps://nyti.ms/3arSqZl 

Get to know some young Black poets: @nytimesarts spoke to 10 writers about their work and what inspires themhttps://nyti.ms/36xCFim 

From @tmagazine, here are 15 books to read by Black female American writershttps://nyti.ms/2L7uOQX 

In 2019, Ibram X. Kendi compiled an antiracist reading list for us. Here are his book recommendations.https://nyti.ms/2YBMCqt 

What is it like to be Black in publishing? We spoke with eight Black publishing professionals — working in different areas of the industry — about their experiences.https://nyti.ms/3r8dKtB 

“Every work of American literature is about race.” Last year, we asked writers, including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Desus & Mero and Henry Louis Gates Jr., about the books that shaped their understanding of race and racism. Here’s what they said.https://nyti.ms/3cwFuUs 

Order and chaos, mostly chaos, in three debut novelshttps://nyti.ms/2NBgiBR 

From "Kindred" to "Fledgling," the books of Octavia Butler were known for controlled, economic prose and sharp social commentary. Here's our guide to her essential works.https://nyti.ms/39EBhwq 

For the writer Sharon Kay Penman, a commitment to historical accuracy was more than a personal choice; it was a moral obligation at a time when “fact” itself was under assault. "Truth matters," she said.https://nyti.ms/3a8WVHS 

"The problem, the challenge, the extremely frustrating thing about college, is that you do not know what the price will be until after you run the gauntlet and get your offer of admission." Ron Lieber on "The Price You Pay for College."https://nyti.ms/3taZmTh 

Sharon Kay Penman, a former tax lawyer whose best-selling epics about medieval England and Wales drew legions of admirers, died on January 22. She was 75.https://nyti.ms/2YrtjQH 

Tags for this review of Lauren Oyler's novel "Fake Accounts": social media, conspiracy theories, Brooklyn, Berlin, fragmentary novels, Jane Austen, Henry James, Trump, lazy nihilism, toxic cynicismhttps://nyti.ms/2MlN6P7 

As Black History Month kicks off, there may not be a physical coming together, but there are numerous cultural events in which to take part.https://nyti.ms/3pDof7G 

New in paperback: ‘Supreme Inequality’ and ‘Little Gods’https://nyti.ms/3cmvZr1 

“I can write in my backyard, by the fire, on the beach, on an airplane,” Kristin Hannah said. “It helps to be disciplined, but I also believe creativity follows discipline.”https://nyti.ms/3cmrgFS