Books
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Like My Book Title? Thanks, I Borrowed It.
Literary allusions are everywhere. What are they good for?
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How to Deal With a Narcissist
In her best-selling self-help book, Ramani Durvasula offers tips for surviving a person who only has eyes for mirrors.
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A Murderer in the Family
In his unsparing novel “Wolf at the Table,” Adam Rapp observes a household in denial about the dark force growing…
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The Retired Justice Who Doesn’t Understand the Supreme Court
Stephen Breyer means well. Why is his new book, “Reading the Constitution,” so exasperating?
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4 New Horror Books Spiked With Dread and Profound Unease
Our columnist reviews this month’s haunting new releases.
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Coddling Plus Devices? Unequivocal Disaster for Our Kids.
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, by Jonathan Haidt Imagine…
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Where Are All the Cool Gays Hanging Out?
In “Long Live Queer Nightlife,” the L.G.B.T.Q. studies scholar Amin Ghaziani visits a new generation of ad hoc dance parties…
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Stephen King’s First Book Is 50 Years Old, and Still Horrifyingly Relevant
Stephen King’s “Carrie” burst upon an astonished world in 1974. It made King’s career. It has sold millions, made millions,…
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Let’s Say Someone Did Drop the Bomb. Then What?
NUCLEAR WAR: A Scenario, by Annie Jacobsen COUNTDOWN: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons, by Sarah Scoles When it comes…
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Sparks Fly in Spicy New Romances
Romantasy loves to gild its protagonists with royal lineage and awe-inspiring powers, but sometimes we find books that take the…