Books
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The Novel That Sold 1,000 Copies a Week in 1903
Mary Augusta Ward’s “Lady Rose’s Daughter” was the blockbuster best seller of its day.
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‘Sing in Me, Chatbot …’
The robots of literature and movies usually present either an existential danger or an erotic frisson. Those who don’t follow…
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Staffers at The Times on the Books They Enjoyed in 2023
A 1960s crime caper, a biography of the man who created the modern F.B.I., Sinead O’Connor’s memoir: Reporters, writers, editors…
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The Fine Art of the Paperback Makeover
Redesign? Relaunch? Regret? Take a look at the ways publishers aimed to seduce new audiences by changing up the covers…
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Helping a Child Navigate Grief? Open a Picture Book.
“But where did he go?” “Can she see us?” “Why didn’t Pop bring his glasses?” Kids have questions about death,…
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Animal Magnetism — and Optimism
Four new books look to fauna to get us through tough times.
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Are These Topics Too Adult for the Youngest Readers? Take a Look.
These children’s picture books have been banned. To some, the topics — racism, sexuality, transgender identity and gay relationships —…
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The Year in Graphic Novels
Good graphic novels tend to appear in bookstores seemingly out of nowhere after years of rumors, scattershot serialization, “process” zines…
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By Heart: 4 Picture Books About Memory’s Joys and Sorrows
Sydney Smith, Allen Say and Linda Shute explore the many facets of our recollections.
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Chloë Sevigny Reads a Steamy Audiobook Romance
ALICE SADIE CELINE, by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright. Read by Chloë Sevigny. The absence of commas in the title of Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s…