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Need a Distraction? These Thrillers Will Have You on the Edge of Your Seat
Sarah Lyall//41 views/2 comments
Thrillers THRILLER ROUNDUP by Sarah Lyall I’ve always wanted to be the Henry Fonda of my jury, single-handedly exonerating the falsely accused defendant by the ...
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Molly Brodak, Poet and Memoirist of Her Father’s Crimes, Dies at 39
Daniel E. Slotnik//33 views
Her father robbed 11 banks in and around Detroit when she was a teenager to pay off debts. But his sprees were just the jumping off point for her unsparing memo...
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Frederick Hernandez//20 views
Editors’ Choice In a pandemic, apparently some people write “King Lear.” Me, I’m grateful just to read it. If you find yourself stuck in house arrest like Count...
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A Terrific New Thriller About a Mysterious Man and Rats. Lots of Rats.
Sarah Lyall//28 views
Books of The Times When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. We all know what it’s like to worry that ...
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Emily St. John Mandel Will Read Anything, if She Likes It
Steven Baker//39 views/2 comments
By the Book The author, most recently, of the novel “The Glass Hotel” often gives up on reading that disappoints her: “Life’s too short to spend time with books...
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A Scientist Puts Things in Perspective
Elisabeth Egan//48 views/1 comments
Inside the List PHYSICS FOR POETS Brian Greene is to science as Michael Lewis is to the financial world: He distills mountains of complicated information to a m...
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Without Places to Gather, Debut Novelists Reimagine Book Promotion
Tammy Tarng//32 views
First-time novelists with books out or coming soon talk about their changes of plans and how they’re spending these unusual days. For many first-time novelists,...
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Celeste Ng, Ann Patchett, Min Jin Lee and Others on the Books That Bring Them Comfort
Elisabeth Egan, Tina Jordan//26 views
FURTHER READING Looking for a respite from the news? You might find solace in reading. Authors are just like the rest of us — they like to soothe their anxietie...
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Eduard Limonov, Russian Writer and Dissident, Dies at 77
Neil Genzlinger//39 views
He wrote colorful books based on his time in exile in New York. His politics were just as colorful. Eduard Limonov, a Russian writer and political activist whos...
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Here’s Looking at You, Grid: A History of Crosswords and Their Fans
Peter Sagal//31 views
Nonfiction When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. In a 1924 editorial headlined “A Familiar Form of...
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‘Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best,’ by Neal Bascomb: An Excerpt
Frederick Hernandez//31 views
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. The beast, long lurking in plain sight while the Allies stoo...
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‘Nobody Will Tell You This but Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story,’ by Bess Kalb: An Excerpt
Frederick Hernandez//34 views/1 comments
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. You said your first words to me and you also stood up for th...
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She Was Abused by Her Husband. So Is the Narrator of Her New Book.
Sanam Maher//32 views/1 comments
Fiction When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. WHEN I HIT YOUOr, A Portrait of the Writer as a Youn...
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A Stirring Family Saga Tells a Taboo History of Vietnam
Gaiutra Bahadur//38 views
fiction When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. THE MOUNTAINS SINGBy Nguyen Phan Que Mai Halfway thr...
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His Nation in Turmoil, One Boy Finds Refuge and Adventure in Friendship
Deepa Anappara//24 views
Fiction When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. SUNCATCHER By Romesh Gunesekera In Romesh Gunesekera...