Books
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Does Art Have to Be Relevant? One Prominent Critic Says No.
AUTHORITY AND FREEDOMA Defense of the ArtsBy Jed Perl Something is troubling Jed Perl, but he won’t say exactly what.…
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A Chilling Debut Novel Puts Mothers Under Surveillance and Into Parenting Rehab
The “wrongfully accused person” plot is terrifying because it dramatizes two extremely common scenarios: being misunderstood and being ignored ...
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In David Guterson’s New Novel, a Criminal Trial Is All in the Family
THE FINAL CASEBy David Guterson “The Final Case” is a tender, closely observed and often surprising novel that achieves the…
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What Unites Buddhism and Psychotherapy? One Therapist Has the Answer.
THE ZEN OF THERAPYUncovering a Hidden Kindness in LifeBy Mark Epstein Despite often being lumped together these days in what…
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A Fateful Train Ride Connects Eras and Cultures in This Novel
SMALL WORLDBy Jonathan Evison Over a prolific decade, Jonathan Evison has been assessing America through novels about working-class folks —…
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In Zora Neale Hurston’s Essays, the Nonfiction of a Nonconformist
Zora Neale Hurston’s best-known sentence, judging by its appearance on coffee mugs and refrigerator magnets, is this one: “No, I…
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Rubble and Repression: An Intimate Look at Germany in the Decade After Hitler
It was a startling disappearing act, one for the ages. Right at the moment when Hitler killed himself in his…
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After ‘A Little Life,’ Hanya Yanagihara’s Big New Novel Rewrites History
TO PARADISEBy Hanya Yanagihara Can an Asian American woman write a great American novel? Ought a great American novel range…
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The Second Annual Listeners’ Questions Episode
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | How to Listen Throughout each year, we hear from many of you,…
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Carl Bernstein, Looking Back at His Start, Conjures the Newsrooms of the Early 1960s
Carl Bernstein’s new book, “Chasing History,” is his second memoir. His first, “Loyalties,” appeared more than three decades ago, in…