Books
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A New Oral History of HBO
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | How to Listen James Andrew Miller has written a series of oral…
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A Roving History of Mortals Considered Gods
You might think that being worshiped as a god would be the ultimate dream come true — all that power…
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These Books Stand the (Silly, Messy, Topsy-Turvy) Test of Time
In the world of Mr. Men and Little Miss, things are exactly what they seem. Mr. Late is never on…
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An Expansive New Book From Amanda Gorman, Celebrity Poet and Inaugural Star
To recite at the inauguration of a U.S. president is to occupy what must be the biggest poetry platform on…
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The Best Mystery Novels of 2021
Here is a secret worth sharing: Every year is a good year for crime fiction. I’ve known this for as…
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A Novel Asks: How Should a Man Write About Women?
THE WOMEN I LOVEBy Francesco PacificoTranslated by Elizabeth Harris The Italian writer Francesco Pacifico’s first two novels were bawdy satires…
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She Survived a Tough Childhood. Then She Met Jeffrey Epstein.
To the heinous charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy for which the English socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is currently standing federal…
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The Best Thrillers of 2021
Taste in thrillers is so personal, so specific to a reader’s particular sensibilities. But the ones I like best tend…
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‘The Fortune Men,’ a Novel That Remembers a Man Wrongly Sentenced to Death
The Somali-British novelist Nadifa Mohamed’s third novel, “The Fortune Men,” is based on a true story, that of one of…
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A Thriller in Vermont and a Camera Floating in the Ocean
Credit..."Santa Rufina" by Diego VelázquezWelcome back, fellow bookworms. According to my research — and if any entomologists are reading, please…