Books
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Kathy Hourigan Is Retiring, but Not From Robert Caro
What books are on your night stand? Still there, because I just finished it, is “Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar, a…
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Omid Scobie’s ‘Endgame’ Heralds the Start of a New Era
Having written about an inflection point for the British monarchy, the royals chronicler is at a crossroads in his own…
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The Essential Henry James
Forget everything you’ve ever heard about less being more, about economy of syntax, about the read-between-the-lines profundity of wide-margined, double-spaced…
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What Wonders Do Ray Bradbury’s Letters Reveal?
Not many, according to a new collection of correspondence from a science fiction master.
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The Mostest for the Hostess: The Joy of Vintage Guides to Throwing a Party
Be wary of the recipes (all that glaze!), but there’s still delight in getting advice about etiquette, guest lists and…
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How to Tell the Story of a Giant Wildfire
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | How to Listen John Vaillant’s book “Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter…
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Night and Day in 3 New Picture Books
Several years ago my daughters came back from hiking and announced that they’d found the entrance to an undiscovered cave,…
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Listen to Ntozake Shange Like You’ve Never Heard Her Before
A new volume of the Black feminist’s previously unpublished writing is read in audiobook form by a full cast of…
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Nancy Silverton Finally Discovered the Joy of Sprinkles
Not only is her latest cookbook her first best seller, the veteran chef has come around to whimsical rainbow flair…
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It’s My Privilege: Glorious Memoirs by the Very Rich
A look back at a time when the super-wealthy felt they had nothing to lose by letting readers inside their…