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Nov 21, 2024

Sex and Horror and the End of the World, in November's Graphic Novels
This month's offerings include a collection of warped horror stories, an apocalyptic flood narrative and a hero doing battle with a super-being who sees humankind as a race of pests to eliminate.

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Nov 21, 2024

Book Review: ‘Family Romance,' by Jean Strouse
Jean Strouse's brisk, wise "Family Romance" takes on the painter's relationship to the Wertheimers, a vast Jewish clan he immortalized on canvas.

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Nov 21, 2024

Interview: Glory Edim on ‘Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me'
Her own is called "Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me," which follows anthologies that grew out of founding the Well-Read Black Girl book club.

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Nov 20, 2024

Percival Everett, Author of ‘James,' Wins National Book Award for Fiction
Jason De León received the nonfiction award for "Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling."

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Nov 20, 2024

What Do I Get the Person Who Needs Nothing?
For the holidays, T asked readers to write in about their hardest-to-shop-for loved ones. Here, our editors respond with their suggestions.

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Nov 20, 2024

What Were Your Favorite Movies, TV, Music, Books and Theater in 2024?
We want to know what stuck with you this year. What were the best things you watched, read and heard?

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Nov 20, 2024

In ‘Interior Chinatown,' the Sets Have Main Character Energy
The Hulu series unfolds in a Chinatown that "is both physical and psychological," said Charles Yu, the creator. Here's a look at how four key settings bring the story to life.

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Nov 20, 2024

Book Review: ‘V13,' by Emmanuel Carrère
For his latest book, the French writer Emmanuel Carrère sat in a Parisian courthouse, absorbing grueling testimony about the 2015 massacre at the concert hall and other venues in the city.

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Nov 20, 2024

What Were Your Favorite Movies, TV, Music and Books in 2024?
We want to know what stuck with you this year. What were the best things you watched, read and heard?

New York Times Books
Nov 19, 2024

The Perfect Novel for the Baku Climate Summit: Lydia Kiesling's Mobility
The U.N. climate conference, held in a petrostate, is a surreal moment. This darkly funny novel about Baku, oil companies and climate change in the first Trump term helps make sense of it all.

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Nov 19, 2024

Book Review: ‘Time of the Child,' by Niall Williams, and ‘Brightly Shining,' by Ingvild Rishoi
Two families navigate a pivotal holiday season that transforms their lives.

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Nov 19, 2024

Book Review: ‘Cher: The Memoir,' by Cher
The first volume of her frank autobiography is a testament to resilience, chronicling a grim childhood and the brazen path to stardom, with and without Sonny.

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Nov 18, 2024

Arthur Frommer, 95, Dies; His Guidebooks Opened Travel to the Masses
After publishing "Europe on 5 Dollars a Day" in 1957, he went on to build an empire of guidebooks, package tours, hotels and other services.

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Nov 18, 2024

Sandra M. Gilbert, Co-Author of ‘The Madwoman in the Attic,' Dies at 87
A poet, scholar and literary critic, she turned a feminist lens on 19th-century writers like Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë, creating a feminist classic.

New York Times Books
Nov 18, 2024

Book Review: ‘The City and Its Uncertain Walls,' by Haruki Murakami
"The City and Its Uncertain Walls" features all the author's signature elements — and his singular voice — in a story he has told before.

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Nov 17, 2024

Cher Can, and Does, Turn Back Time
In the first volume of her memoir (which she hasn't read), she explores her difficult childhood, her fraught marriage to Sonny Bono and how she found her voice.

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Nov 16, 2024

Book Review: ‘Children of the Ghetto: Star of the Sea,' by Elias Khoury
Elias Khoury's "Children of the Ghetto" series continues with a young man switching identities in a society seeking to erase him.

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Nov 16, 2024

2 Novels That Could Almost Be Diaries
Barry Gifford's bohemian scrapbook; Elizabeth McCracken's eulogy for a mother.

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Nov 16, 2024

The Prado, Renowned for Its Art, Tries a New Role: Muse to Authors
Spain's most storied museum has been inviting writers, including Nobel laureates, to live nearby and take inspiration from its paintings.

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Nov 15, 2024

Patrick Radden Keefe on Taking ‘Say Nothing' From Acclaimed Book to TV Show
Keefe's narrative history, which was No. 19 on our list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, has now been adapted into a streaming series.

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Nov 15, 2024

Book Review: ‘Lazarus Man,' by Richard Price
"Lazarus Man" follows several characters in Harlem in the wake of a building collapse.

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Nov 15, 2024

Book Review: ‘Taiwan Travelogue,' by Yang Shuang-zi
Yang Shuang-zi's "Taiwan Travelogue," a National Book Award finalist, is a nesting-doll narrative about colonial power in its many forms.

New York Times Books
Nov 15, 2024

The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last 100 Years
Chefs, writers, editors and a bookseller gathered to debate — and decide — which titles have most changed the way we cook and eat.

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Nov 15, 2024

Two Children's Picture Books About the Many Meanings of the Word ‘Go'
In Julie Flett's "Let's Go! haw êkwa!" and Kirsten Cappy and Yaya Gentille's "Kende! Kende! Kende!" going is just the beginning of a whole new world.

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Nov 15, 2024

Tove Jansson's 1966 Illustrations for ‘Alice in Wonderland'
Tove Jansson's illustrations for a rare 1966 edition of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" are melancholy, complex and occasionally scary.

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Nov 14, 2024

Elizabeth Nunez, Who Chronicled the Immigrant's Challenges, Dies at 80
In "Prospero's Daughter" and other novels, she explored the legacy of colonialism in her native Trinidad and the struggle for belonging in an adopted country.

New York Times Books
Nov 14, 2024

7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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Nov 14, 2024

Book Review: ‘States of Emergency,' by Chris Knapp
In his novel "States of Emergency," Chris Knapp doesn't just tighten the distance between our inner lives and the world around us; he erases it.

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Nov 14, 2024

Murderous Emperors, Plagues, Killer Lobsters: New Speculative Fiction
Recent books by Minsoo Kang, Margaret Killjoy and James S.A. Corey.

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Nov 14, 2024

New Psychological Thrillers Filled With Twists
Our columnist on new books by David McCloskey, Sarah Sawyer and Ragnar Jónasson.

New York Times Books
Nov 14, 2024

How the Mideast War Has Shaken America's Cultural Institutions
In the last year, museums, book festivals, arts journals and other organizations have experienced bitter discord over what qualifies as tolerable speech about the conflict and its combatants.

New York Times Books
Nov 14, 2024

Interview: Jenny Slate on ‘Lifeform' and Her Reading Life
"It is perhaps the most relaxing thing that I've ever done," says the actress, whose new book of essays is "Lifeform." She thanks her own mother for the gift of Margaret Atwood.

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Nov 13, 2024

Book Review: ‘The Impossible Man,' by Patchen Barss
"The Impossible Man," by Patchen Barss, depicts the British mathematical physicist and Nobelist Sir Roger Penrose in all his iconoclastic complexity.

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Nov 13, 2024

Booker Prize Is Awarded to Samantha Harvey's ‘Orbital'
Most bets were on Percival Everett's "James," but the judges chose Harvey's "beautiful, miraculous" novel, which is set aboard a space station.

New York Times Books
Nov 12, 2024

Samantha Harvey's ‘Orbital' Wins the Booker Prize
Most bets were on Percival Everett's "James," but the judges chose Harvey's "beautiful, miraculous" novel, which is set aboard a space station.

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Nov 12, 2024

Samantha Harvey's ‘Orbital' Wins Booker Prize
Most bets were on Percival Everett's "James," but the judges chose Harvey's "beautiful, miraculous" novel, which is set aboard a space station.

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Nov 12, 2024

Book Review: ‘Set My Heart on Fire,' by Izumi Suzuki
"Set My Heart on Fire" follows a young woman through a world of drugs, music and highly conditional relationships.

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Nov 12, 2024

Book Review: ‘Four Points of the Compass,' by Jerry Brotton
In "Four Points of the Compass," Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction.

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Nov 12, 2024

Book Review: ‘Every Arc Bends Its Radian,' by Sergio De La Pava
Sergio De La Pava's novel "Every Arc Bends Its Radian" is a detective story that takes a strange turn in Colombia's dark underbelly.

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Nov 11, 2024

Jamie Oliver Pulls Children's Book Amid Criticism of Insensitivity
The celebrity chef's second children's book, "Billy and the Epic Escape," faced accusations that it stereotyped First Nations people in Australia.

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Nov 11, 2024

Book Review: ‘The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.,' by Peter Ames Carlin
In a new biography, Peter Ames Carlin chronicles the rise of an indispensable band and the evolution of its music.

New York Times Books
Nov 11, 2024

Which Novel Should Win the Booker Prize? Have Your Say.
Percival Everett's "James" is favorite for the prestigious literary award. But the likes of Rachel Kushner's "Creation Lake" or Samantha Harvey's "Orbital" could take the prize instead.

New York Times Books
Nov 11, 2024

How ‘The Wild Robot' Was Born in a Weedy Patch of Manhattan
Peter Brown's obsession with the abandoned railway that became the High Line led to two best sellers — including "The Wild Robot," which is now a blockbuster movie.

New York Times Books
Nov 11, 2024

5 Reissued Crime Fiction Classics
Our columnist on a handful of recently reissued crime novels, all of which are worth your time.

New York Times Books
Nov 11, 2024

I Gave My Son the Books I Loved. He Chose ‘Heidi' Instead.
What a 19th-century Swiss novel, and a young fan's pilgrimage to the Alps, taught me about fatherhood.

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Nov 10, 2024

Bruce Degen, Who Drew ‘The Magic School Bus,' Dies at 79
He memorably portrayed a frizzy-haired science teacher roping her elementary school class into adventures aboard a shape-shifting yellow bus.

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Nov 10, 2024

Book Review: ‘Talkin' Greenwich Village,' by David Browne
In his latest book, the Rolling Stone writer David Browne tracks three decades of folk, blues, rock and jazz below 14th Street.

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Nov 10, 2024

Book Review: ‘Didion & Babitz,' by Lili Anolik
In a dual biography, the journalist Lili Anolik casts the two writers as opposite sides of the same ambitious, 1960s-Hollywood coin.

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Nov 10, 2024

Book Review: ‘Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel,' by Edwin Frank
In "Stranger Than Fiction," Edwin Frank maps a path from Dostoyevsky to Sebald, finding mystical power and surprising ties among 20th-century writers.

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Nov 09, 2024

Book Review: ‘Her Lotus Year,' by Paul French
As Paul French argues in a new biography, the future Duchess of Windsor's year in China was less lurid — and more interesting — than her critics knew.

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Nov 09, 2024

Book Review: ‘The Magnificent Ruins,' by Nayantara Roy
In "The Magnificent Ruins," an Indian expatriate reunites with her estranged family after her grandfather unexpectedly made her heir to his estate.

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Nov 09, 2024

Book Review: ‘Seeing Further,' by Esther Kinsky
Esther Kinsky reflects on the nature of seeing in a book about an old cinema in Hungary.

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Nov 09, 2024

Book Review: ‘Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music,' by Rob Sheffield
In "Heartbreak Is the National Anthem," Rob Sheffield chronicles how Taylor Swift has made fans, foes and even journalists part of her story.

New York Times Books
Nov 08, 2024

Dorothy Allison, Author of ‘Bastard Out of Carolina,' Dies at 75
She wrote lovingly and often hilariously about her harrowing childhood in a working-class Southern family, as well as about the violence and incest she suffered.

New York Times Books
Nov 08, 2024

What It's Like to Write a New John le Carré Novel
Nick Harkaway is an accomplished author who also happens to be le Carré's son. In his latest book, "Karla's Choice," he revisits his father's great spy protagonist, George Smiley.

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Nov 08, 2024

Book Review: ‘Us Fools,' by Nora Lange
"Us Fools," by Nora Lange, is a tale of two sisters living through the diseased expanse of the country's recent history.

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Nov 08, 2024

Book Review: ‘Freedom Braids,' by Monique Duncan, and ‘The Magic Callaloo,' by Trish Cooke
In "Freedom Braids" and "The Magic Callaloo," young girls follow cornrowed maps to escape slavery.

New York Times Books
Nov 08, 2024

Read Your Way Through Shanghai
Shanghai straddles the past and the future, a dizzying prism of many histories and cultures. The poet Sally Wen Mao shares books that illuminate this cosmopolitan city.

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Nov 07, 2024

5 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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Nov 07, 2024

In Tumultuous Times, Readers Turn to ‘Healing Fiction'
Cozy, whimsical novels — often featuring magical cats — that have long been popular in Japan and Korea are taking off globally. Fans say they offer comfort during a chaotic time.

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Nov 07, 2024

A Conversation With Winnie-the-Pooh on the 100th Anniversary of ‘When We Were Very Young'
An imagined chat with Pooh commemorates the 100th anniversary of A.A. Milne's "When We Were Very Young."

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Nov 07, 2024

A Conversation With Winnie-the-Pooh on the 100th Anniversary of A.A. Milne's ‘When We Were Very Young'
An imagined chat with Pooh commemorates the 100th anniversary of A.A. Milne's "When We Were Very Young."

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Nov 07, 2024

Children's Search-and-Find Picture Books
Perhaps the ultimate test is whether it merits a reread, even after all the objects have been found.

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Nov 07, 2024

Interview: Jean Hanff Korelitz on ‘The Sequel' and Her Reading Life
A novel within a novel fueled her hit thriller, "The Plot." Keeping the stories straight was even harder for "The Sequel."

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Nov 04, 2024

How Uvalde's Newspaper Kept Going, Despite Unimaginable Loss
Craig Garnett, the publisher of The Uvalde Leader-News, opens up about covering a tragedy that was — and is — too close to home.

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Nov 04, 2024

Book Review: ‘Letters,' by Oliver Sacks
A new collection of personal letters tracks the neurologist's raucous self-discovery and venerable career.

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Nov 04, 2024

Best Fantasy Books to Read When You Want to Escape
Immersive novels by Leigh Bardugo, Madeline Miller, Brian Jacques and more offer thrilling adventures in richly imagined realms.

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Nov 03, 2024

A French Veterinary Psychiatrist Puts Cats on the Couch
In "The Interpretation of Cats," Claude Béata helps explain the inscrutable behavior of our feline companions.

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Nov 03, 2024

Bookstores Are Setting Up Readers on ‘Blind Dates' With Books
Bookstores say customers love "Blind Date With a Book," which masks a book's real cover and lets readers discover what's inside.

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Nov 03, 2024

Book Review: ‘Carson the Magnificent,' by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas
Johnny Carson dominated late-night television for decades, but closely guarded his privacy. Bill Zehme's biography, "Carson the Magnificent," tries to break through.

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Nov 02, 2024

2 Books to Take Your Mind Off Certain Current Events
An underground party memoir; an argument for nonhuman life.

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Nov 02, 2024

Molly on 2 Alternatives to Certain Current Events
An underground party memoir; an argument for nonhuman life.

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Nov 02, 2024

How the Moleskine Notebook Became an Essential Creative Tool
A new history by Roland Allen uncovers the wealth of ideas and invention hidden in the notebooks of Herman Melville, Agatha Christie, Mark Twain and other luminaries.

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Nov 02, 2024

Book Review: ‘Every Valley,' by Charles King
John Adams reviews "Every Valley," Charles King's new book about the artistic, social and political forces surrounding one of the greatest pieces of music ever created.

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Nov 01, 2024

Book Club Podcast: ‘Intermezzo,' by Sally Rooney
Sally Rooney's new novel explores the relationship between two brothers grieving the death of their father, and follows their complicated love lives with Rooney's usual panache.

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Nov 01, 2024

‘One Hundred Years of Solitude' Book Club Conversation Space: García Márquez Memories
Share your memories of reading García Márquez's books here.

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Nov 01, 2024

‘One Hundred Years of Solitude' Book Club Conversation Space: Spoiler Chat
Want to discuss spoilers related to our November book club selection, "One Hundred Years of Solitude," by Gabriel García Márquez? Post them here.

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Nov 01, 2024

‘One Hundred Years of Solitude' Book Club Conversation Space: Main Discussion
Discuss our November book club selection, "One Hundred Years of Solitude," by Gabriel García Márquez, with the Book Review.

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Nov 01, 2024

‘One Hundred Years of Solitude' Book Club Conversation Space: Chat About Gabriel García Márquez's Other Books
Looking to discuss García Márquez's other books? Chat about them here.

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Nov 01, 2024

Books by Jodi Picoult, John Green and Stephen King Among the Most Banned in Schools
A record number of books were banned in districts across the country during the 2023-2024 school year, according to a free speech organization.

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Oct 31, 2024

Review: A Vocally Splendid ‘Ragtime' Raises the Roof
Joshua Henry stars in an exhilarating gala revival of the 1998 musical about nothing less than the harmony and discord of America.

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Oct 31, 2024

A Sense of Time Wasted (Productively) Anchors October's Graphic Novels
A maximalist comedy about the interior life, a riff on fatherhood and a return after four decades to a sci-fi classic are all worth close looks this month.

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Oct 31, 2024

6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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Oct 31, 2024

Sally Rooney and Others Call for Boycott of Israeli Cultural Institutions
Thousands of people, including prize winning writers, signed a letter pledging not to work with "complicit" organizations. Many others opposed the call in a separate letter.

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Oct 31, 2024

After 40 Years, the Pizza Hut Book It! Kids Are All Right
Pizza Hut's Book It! literacy program, founded in 1984, has reached more than 70 million students — and counts the radio host Charlamagne Tha God among its fans.

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Oct 31, 2024

Librarians Struggle With Mental Health After Traumatic Events at Work
As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out.

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Oct 31, 2024

New Crime Books by John Banville, Ramona Emerson and More
Our columnists on new books by John Banville, Kate Christensen under a pseudonym and more.

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Oct 31, 2024

4 Smart, Riveting New Crime Novels
Our columnists on new books by John Banville, Kate Christensen under a pseudonym and more.

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Oct 31, 2024

Book Review: ‘Feast While You Can,' by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta
In "Feast While You Can," two women who have long been nemeses rely on each other to face an ancient terror that has re-emerged.

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Oct 31, 2024

Stanley Tucci on His New Book, ‘What I Ate in One Year,' and Jon Fosse
The actor and foodie admired the Nobel Prize winner's "Alisse at the Fire," with "Septology" up next. His own new book is "What I Ate in One Year (and Related Thoughts)."

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Oct 31, 2024

Interview: Stanley Tucci on His New Book, ‘What I Ate in One Year'
The actor and foodie admired the Nobel Prize winner's "Alisse at the Fire," with "Septology" up next. His own new book is "What I Ate in One Year (and Related Thoughts)."

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Oct 30, 2024

Charles Brandt, Whose Book Inspired ‘The Irishman,' Dies at 82
"I Heard You Paint Houses," his true-crime best seller about the death of Jimmy Hoffa, was brought to the screen by Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.

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Oct 30, 2024

Lewis Sorley, 90, Who Said the U.S. Won (but Then Lost) in Vietnam, Dies
His Pulitzer Prize-nominated history of the war was warmly received by the Pentagon, but rejected elsewhere for ignoring what many said made the war "unwinnable."

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Oct 30, 2024

Book Review: ‘Bandit Heaven,' by Tom Clavin
Tom Clavin's "Bandit Heaven" takes us down the "Outlaw Trail" with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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Oct 30, 2024

12 New Books to Read in November: Haruki Murakami, Rebecca Yarros, Cher and more
Novels by Haruki Murakami and Rebecca Yarros, memoirs by Angela Merkel and Cher, and more.

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Oct 30, 2024

Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?
With a forthcoming nonfiction book and an online army of Nerdfighters, the young-adult author aims to eliminate an entirely curable global scourge.

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Oct 29, 2024

John Gierach, Fly Fishing Author With Wit and Wisdom, Dies at 77
Writing for anglers and amateurs alike, he found that the sport can reveal as much about people as it does about fish.

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Oct 29, 2024

Two Horror Authors on the Scary Books You Should Read
Stephen Graham Jones and Joe Hill with their recommendations for this Halloween season.

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Oct 29, 2024

Helen Pickett Brings ‘Crime and Punishment' to American Ballet Theater
"Why can't ballet be a roller coaster?" Helen Pickett said of her and James Bonas's full-length work, premiering this week at American Ballet Theater.

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Oct 29, 2024

Book Review: ‘Sister Deborah,' by Scholastique Mukasonga
The eponymous healer in "Sister Deborah" inspires a Black feminist uprising.

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