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Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Caro, Blake, Hammad, Gainza, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Robert CaroSarah BlakeIsabella Hammad, Maria Gainza, and more—that are publishing this week.

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Working by Robert A. Caro

Here’s what  about : “In this superb collection of original and previously published pieces, Pulitzer winner Caro () offers a glimpse into the process behind his epic biographies of and . Writing with customary humor, grace, and vigor, Caro wryly acknowledges the question of ‘Why does it take so long’ to produce each book. Caro provides both the short answer—intensive research—and a longer, illuminating explication of just what that entails. For example, he tracked down individual people displaced by Moses’s building projects; he followed the trail of money to uncover how Johnson attained influence in Congress while still a relative unknown; he moved to Johnson’s hometown in rural Texas and gained the trust of its residents, who shared untold stories with him. Caro began his career in journalism and credits his editor for two crucial pieces of investigative advice: ‘Turn every page’ and find a way to get the

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