Books
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My First Trip to ‘Rubyfruit Jungle’
Molly Bolt may not be as renowned as Holden Caulfield, but to those who know her name, she is as…
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Mick Herron Has Made a Blockbuster Career Writing About Foul-Ups and Has-Beens
The author of the “Slow Horses” series says he relates more with failures. With millions of books sold and the…
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Why Do Evil and Suffering Exist? Religion Has One Answer, Literature Another.
In the church of my childhood, we believed God’s angels battled demons in a war for our souls. This was…
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‘Murder’s Easy. We Did Something Much Worse.’
There’s a mordant theme to this month’s column; in three of the four books, dark humor undercuts despair and sardonic…
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A Masterpiece About a Masterpiece, for All Ages
An enchanting work by Italy’s foremost living children’s author is finally available in English.
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Kerry James Marshall’s Prints Throw Blackness Into Relief
“I am not one who goes in much for magical thinking,” the painter Kerry James Marshall wrote in 2018. “Material…
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Justin Torres, Author of ‘Blackouts,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction
Ned Blackhawk received the nonfiction award, with “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.”
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He Says He’s Doing Good. This Author Strongly Disagrees.
In “The Bill Gates Problem,” Tim Schwab excoriates the billionaire philanthropist and his foundation.
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We All Love ‘Anne of Green Gables.’ What About ‘Emily of New Moon’?
Carrots. Puffed sleeves. Scrapes. Liniment. Kindred spirits. Bosom friends. To some readers, this collection of words will read like a…
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Israel-Hamas War Sows Disruption at the National Book Awards
Two sponsors have withdrawn from the event, planned for Wednesday, after learning that some of the authors involved are planning…