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In Post-9/11 New York, a Newlywed Reckons With Her Own Lost Past
Haley Mlotek//37 views/1 comments
Fiction When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. THE EXHIBITION OF PERSEPHONE Q By Jessi Jezewska Ste...
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A Literary Dinner Party? Anne Enright Would Prefer Lunch
Mary Jarvis//36 views/1 comments
By the Book “Somewhere outdoors in the sunshine, with a walk afterwards,” says the Booker-winning author of “Actress” and other books. “I am not as interested i...
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Ann Grifalconi, Whose Children’s Books Bridged Cultures, Dies at 90
Daniel E. Slotnik//25 views
Her books, notably “The Village of Round and Square Houses,” set in Central Africa, introduced young readers to stories from different cultures. Ann Grifalconi,...
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New & Noteworthy, From RuPaul to a Nine-Dish Meal
Eric Irwin//39 views/1 comments
ALL I FEEL IS RIVERS: Dervish Essays, by Robert Vivian. (University of Nebraska, paper, $19.95.) In quick blocks of text that amount to ecstatic prose poetry or...
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The Unlikely Life of a Socialist Activist Resonates a Century Later
Jennifer Szalai//36 views
Books of The Times When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. She was an impoverished Jewish immigrant ...
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London Book Fair Canceled Over Coronavirus Fears
Alexandra Alter//43 views
The annual publishing event was scheduled to begin next week, with more than 25,000 expected to attend. The London Book Fair, one of the publishing industry’s b...
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A Novelist-Turned-Cabby Hates His Life. Thanks to Uber, It’s About to Get Worse.
Samuel F. Nicholson//36 views
Fiction When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. The novelist Edmund White has observed that a remark...
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‘Imagine This Were Your Sister,’ Ronan Farrow Tells Woody Allen’s Publisher
Jennifer Schuessler, John Williams//31 views
The author of “Catch and Kill,” which was published by a division of Hachette Book Group, said he wouldn’t work with the company again after it announced plans ...
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Hilary Mantel’s Triumphant New Novel Brings Thomas Cromwell Across the Finish Line
Parul Sehgal//38 views/1 comments
Books of The Times When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. How suitably some writers come named. Mur...
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In an Enchanted World, Echoes of Today’s Political Dramas
Erin Entrada Kelly//39 views
Children’s Books Eleven-year-old Maximiliano Córdoba is full of wondering. He wonders about his mother, who disappeared when he was a baby. He wonders about the...
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Poems of Love and Desire That Push Back Against Oppression
Emilia Phillips//38 views
Poetry When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Early in Natalie Diaz’s second book, the speaker has ...
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‘Writers & Lovers,’ by Lily King: An Excerpt
Steven Baker//29 views
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. I have a pact with myself not to think about money in the mo...
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‘The Night Watchman,’ by Louise Erdrich: An Excerpt
Steven Baker//31 views
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Thomas Wazhashk removed his thermos from his armpit and set ...
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In Defense of Poetic Nonsense, With a Character Who Shares Your Frustration
Elisa Gabbert//37 views/1 comments
On Poetry When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Really great poetry is difficult to read. I don’t ...
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Blurred Lines: An Essayist’s Dispatches on Slippery States of Being
Lauren Christensen//24 views/2 comments
Nonfiction When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. THIN PLACESEssays From In BetweenBy Jordan Kisner...