Books
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What’s the Greatest Jazz Record? Here’s a Clue: Miles Davis.
James Kaplan’s new book, “3 Shades of Blue,” examines the lives of Miles, John Coltrane and Bill Evans, and the…
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A Move to England Led Armistead Maupin Back to ‘Tales of the City’
What book should everybody read before the age of 21? Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It’s a primer in…
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When It Comes to Memoirs, Divorce Is All the Rage
Lyz Lenz’s memoir, “This American Ex-Wife,” is one of several best-selling autobiographies that lift the veil on imperfect marriages.
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Gabriel García Márquez Wanted to Destroy His Last Novel. It’s About to Be Published.
The publication of “Until August” adds a surprising twist to his legacy, and may stir questions about posthumous releases that…
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No One Has Ever Read Genesis Like This
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson delivers a riveting interpretation of the Bible’s first book.
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The Panama Canal Redrew the World’s Map. A Novel Explores the Lives It Changed.
In her new novel, “The Great Divide,” Cristina Henríquez tells the story of the forgotten lives behind the construction of…
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A New Publisher Promises Authors ‘the Lion’s Share of the Profit’
Authors Equity is tiny but has big industry names behind it. Its founders hope their profit-sharing approach and experience will…
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A Modern-Day Persephone, Seduced by Opioids and Wealth
Rachel Lyon’s novel “Fruit of the Dead” updates the Greek myth with a pharma tycoon who lures an aimless slacker…
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RuPaul Serves Some Confounding Truths in ‘The House of Hidden Meanings’
Chronicling the high-heeled path to drag-queen superstardom, the new memoir also reveals a celebrity infatuated with his sense of a…
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The Pitbull Impersonator and Killer Whale Who Both Miss Their Moms
In her novel “Say Hello to My Little Friend,” Jennine Capó Crucet explores existential questions of isolation and belonging through…