Books
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Pulitzer Prizes 2024: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists
Jayne Anne Phillips won the fiction award for “Night Watch,” while Jonathan Eig and Ilyon Woo shared the biography prize.
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Brittney Griner, in Her Own Words
COMING HOME, by Brittney Griner with Michelle Burford If you weren’t following women’s basketball, you probably hadn’t heard of Brittney…
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The Plucky Irish Heroine of ‘Brooklyn’ Is Back — and in Crisis
Now a suburban married mother, Eilis Lacey finds herself in a quandary in “Long Island,” Colm Tóibín’s sequel to his…
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Why Kristi Noem Is in the Doghouse
In April 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was photographed lifting one of his beagles (he had two, named Him and…
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‘Tits Up’ Aims to Show Breasts a Respect Long Overdue
The sociologist Sarah Thornton visits strip clubs, milk banks and cosmetic surgeons with the goal of shoring up appreciation for…
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A Small Island, a Big Mammal and One Girl’s Awakening
Set in a remote Welsh enclave on the cusp of World War II, Elizabeth O’Connor’s “Whale Fall” finds fresh resonance…
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Steve Gleason’s Unflinching Memoir of Living With A.L.S.
In “A Life Impossible,” the former N.F.L. player opens up about outliving his life expectancy — the challenges, loneliness and…
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A Modern Mom Finds an Ancient Outlet for Feminist Rage
In Alexis Landau’s ambitious new novel, “The Mother of All Things,” the frustrations of modern parenting echo through the ages.
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Robert Kagan Takes the Long View on Trumpism
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Midnight, at the kitchen table, with a bowl of cornflakes. How…
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Rare Editions of Pushkin Are Vanishing From Libraries Around Europe
Dozens of books have disappeared from Warsaw to Paris. The police are looking into who is taking them, and why…