Books
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Steve Gleason’s Unflinching Memoir of Living With A.L.S.
In “A Life Impossible,” the former N.F.L. player opens up about outliving his life expectancy — the challenges, loneliness and…
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A Modern Mom Finds an Ancient Outlet for Feminist Rage
In Alexis Landau’s ambitious new novel, “The Mother of All Things,” the frustrations of modern parenting echo through the ages.
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Robert Kagan Takes the Long View on Trumpism
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Midnight, at the kitchen table, with a bowl of cornflakes. How…
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Rare Editions of Pushkin Are Vanishing From Libraries Around Europe
Dozens of books have disappeared from Warsaw to Paris. The police are looking into who is taking them, and why…
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His Book Was Repeatedly Banned. Fighting For It Shaped His Life.
“The Chocolate War,” published 50 years ago, became one of the country’s most challenged books. Its author, Robert Cormier, spent…
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She Wrote ‘The History of White People.’ She Has a Lot More to Say.
“I Just Keep Talking,” a collection of essays and artwork by the historian Nell Irvin Painter, captures her wide-ranging interests…
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2 Books Go Behind Bars With Palestinians
MY BROTHER, MY LAND: A Story From Palestine, by Sami Hermez with Sireen Sawalha THE TALE OF A WALL: Reflections…
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Alien Terrors, Vampire Conspiracies and More in 4 New Horror Books
Our columnist reviews this month’s latest scary releases.
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The Best Romance Books of the Year So Far
Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2023’s sexiest, swooniest reads.
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Maybe Erik Larson Should Have Left the Civil War Alone
THE DEMON OF UNREST: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, by Erik…