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Slate BooksA roundup of recent books by Slate staff and contributors.

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Robert Neubecker, a Slate illustrator, is the author of three recent children's books: Wow! America!, Beasty Bath, and Wow! City! Click here to read an excerpt of Wow! City!

Timothy Noah, Slate's "Chatterbox" columnist, edited The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, and Fate, a compilation of essays by his late wife and former Slate contributor Marjorie Williams. Click here to read Noah's thoughts on the book tour. Click here to read Jack Shafer remembering Williams. Click here to read Meghan O'Rourke on why Williams' unique brand of feminism will be missed. Click here to read an excerpt of the book.

Tim Harford, who writes "The Undercover Economist" column for Slate and the Financial Times, is the author of The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor—and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car! Click here to read an excerpt from his book.

Jon Katz, who contributes to Slate's "Heavy Petting" column, is the author of three recent books about dogs: Katz on Dogs: A Commonsense Guide to Training and Living With Dogs, The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: An Adventure With Sixteen Sheep, Three Dogs, Two Donkeys, and Me, and A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me. Click here, here, and here to read excerpts.

Robert Pinsky, Slate's poetry editor, is the author of The Life of David, a biography of the biblical figure.

Slate's The Explainer is Slate's latest collection of "Explainer" columns. Click here to read an excerpt.

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