Books
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Alice Walker Has ‘No Regrets’
Alice Walker is one of the most renowned — and complex — public figures of her generation. Born to sharecroppers…
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Molars, Reticence and Eco-Warriors
“Lezende jongen,” by Frans HalsHello, readers. A few months ago one of my teeth fell out while I was eating…
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12 New Books We Recommend This Week
April is National Poetry Month, so our recommendations this week — drawn largely from our recent poetry-themed issue of the…
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Liana Finck Reimagines the Story of Genesis
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | How to Listen The cartoonist Liana Finck’s new book, “Let There Be…
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Tina Brown Catches Up With Royal Intrigue in ‘The Palace Papers’
THE PALACE PAPERSInside the House of Windsor — the Truth and the TurmoilBy Tina BrownIllustrated. 570 pages. Crown. $35. In…
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In ‘Deaf Utopia,’ Nyle DiMarco Dreams of Integrating the Deaf and Hearing Worlds
Nyle DiMarco’s new memoir, “Deaf Utopia,” begins in the womb. The year is 1989 and his mother, Donna, is hours…
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The Strange History of American Conservatism
THE RIGHTThe Hundred-Year War for American ConservatismBy Matthew Continetti MAGA preceded Donald Trump. It created him at least as much…
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U.T. Austin Acquires Archives That Give Insight Into the 1960s
Doris Kearns was an assistant professor of history at Harvard University in 1972, teaching a class on the American presidency…
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Remembrance of Bookstores Past
New York City is home to wonderful bookstores, but there used to be so many more of them to choose…
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In the Face of Black Pain, Elizabeth Alexander Turns to Art
THE TRAYVON GENERATIONBy Elizabeth Alexander Dressed in an indelible red coat, Elizabeth Alexander stood aloft the National Mall and faced…