The 10 best new books of March 2024
Books we love this month include a poetic romance, a thriller set in Ireland, and a biography of the architect of the Marshall Plan.

Books we love this month include a poetic romance, a thriller set in Ireland, and a biography of the architect of the Marshall Plan.
Progress roundup: Native speakers in Brazil have an app, more Maasai women are boosted as leaders, noncitizens in the U.S. are eligible for National Book Awards.
A TV romance series and Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani bring South Korea and Japan closer than ever toward healing the frictions of the past. Love and sports really are universals.
The Biden administration accuses Apple of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones in the U.S. The move escalates an antitrust siege that has already triggered lawsuits against Google and Amazon.
Trust in a college education is declining for one reason: It’s too expensive. One solution is lowering costs. But Cataldo Maria shows another way.
Even as Texas’ SB4 flounders in court, Republicans in other state legislatures are picking up the charge to open up state jurisdiction on immigration enforcement. That’s amid arguments about whether the measures will be effective, or even legal.
BYU basketball star Aly Khalifa is heading into the March Madness tournament without food or water, observing the strictures of Ramadan. Mr. Khalifa’s sacrifice epitomizes his career as a college athlete and a devout Muslim.
Voters say they want an alternative to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. But independent candidates face huge structural hurdles.
Legal whiplash over Texas’ new immigration law signals uncertainty around a state attempt to use authority traditionally reserved for the federal government.