Books
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A Love-Addled Apple Farmer, Inseparable Sisters and Other Fictional Heroes of Massachusetts
A vibrant cast narrates “North Woods,” Daniel Mason’s lyrical saga about the various inhabitants of a single home in Massachusetts,…
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3 Story Collections That Show Just How Strange Life Can Be
We were promised a future full of innovation, a tomorrow filled with sleek technologies that would whisk us far away…
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The Very Busy Writer Telling Everyone to Slow Down
In his eighth book, the best-selling author Cal Newport offers life hacks for producing high-quality work while working less.
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What’s the Greatest Jazz Record? Here’s a Clue: Miles Davis.
James Kaplan’s new book, “3 Shades of Blue,” examines the lives of Miles, John Coltrane and Bill Evans, and the…
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A Move to England Led Armistead Maupin Back to ‘Tales of the City’
What book should everybody read before the age of 21? Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It’s a primer in…
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When It Comes to Memoirs, Divorce Is All the Rage
Lyz Lenz’s memoir, “This American Ex-Wife,” is one of several best-selling autobiographies that lift the veil on imperfect marriages.
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Gabriel García Márquez Wanted to Destroy His Last Novel. It’s About to Be Published.
The publication of “Until August” adds a surprising twist to his legacy, and may stir questions about posthumous releases that…
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No One Has Ever Read Genesis Like This
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson delivers a riveting interpretation of the Bible’s first book.
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The Panama Canal Redrew the World’s Map. A Novel Explores the Lives It Changed.
In her new novel, “The Great Divide,” Cristina Henríquez tells the story of the forgotten lives behind the construction of…
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A New Publisher Promises Authors ‘the Lion’s Share of the Profit’
Authors Equity is tiny but has big industry names behind it. Its founders hope their profit-sharing approach and experience will…