Books
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16 New Books Coming in July
The Cliffs, by J. Courtney Sullivan A dilapidated lavender mansion, perched high on a craggy bluff in Maine, turns out…
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Hoot, Howl and Sneeze: 6 Picture Books for Maximum Read-Aloud Joy
From silly rhymes to lively sound effects to stealthily-building suspense, these old standbys and new classics have something for everyone.
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Ghosts, Haunted Dreams and the Devil Himself in 4 New Horror Books
Our columnist reviews June’s horror releases.
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6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Emily Henry on Writing Best-Sellers Without Tours and TikTok
Emily Henry has never been on a book tour or done a traditional bookstore reading. She’s not on TikTok. Her…
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Gabrielle Zevin Loves Edith Wharton, but Not ‘Ethan Frome’
What books are on your night stand? This is a terribly personal question! As an author, I’ve brazenly talked about…
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Who Was Harriet Tubman? A Historian Sifts the Clues.
A brisk new biography by the National Book Award-winning historian Tiya Miles aims to restore the iconic freedom fighter to…
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A.I. Will Fix the World. The Catch? Robots in Your Veins.
THE SINGULARITY IS NEARER: When We Merge With A.I., by Ray Kurzweil A central conviction held by artificial intelligence boosters,…
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A Day-Glo New York Where Artists Could Afford the Rent
In his beautiful memoir, “Do Something,” Guy Trebay paints a picture of a vanished, pre-AIDS Gotham that’s both gritty and…
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What Happened to the Well-Mannered Cat Burglar?
In “A Gentleman and a Thief,” Dean Jobb vividly recounts the life and times of the notorious criminal — and…