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| Books of The Times: ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank,’ Stories by Nathan Englander |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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There is a dark undertow to many of Nathan Englander’s stories, reminding us of the human capacity for evil and appetite for revenge.
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Author: By MICHIKO KAKUTANI |
Category: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (Book) |
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| Books of The Times: ‘Once Upon a Secret’: Mimi Alford on Her Affair With Kennedy |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Mimi Alford tells the story of her affair with President John F. Kennedy in “Once Upon a Secret.”
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Author: By JANET MASLIN |
Category: Alford, Mimi |
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| City Room: New York Diaries, in the Author's Hand |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Teresa Carpenter on the historic diary entries that were excerpted for her book, "New York Diaries," plus an interactive display of some of the original documents.
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Author: By MICHAEL KOLOMATSKY |
Category: diaries |
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| Katherine Boo on Her Book ‘Behind the Beautiful Forevers’ |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Katherine Boo, the author of “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity,” lets a story of poverty tell itself.
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Author: By CHARLES McGRATH |
Category: Boo, Katherine |
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| John Sargent, Former Doubleday President, Dies at 87 |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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Mr. Sargent oversaw the expansion of a modest-size family-controlled book publisher into an industry giant with interests extending into broadcasting and baseball.
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Author: By BRUCE WEBER |
Category: Sargent, John T |
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| Children's Books: Even Crocodiles Get the Blues |
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012)
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In new picture books, one crocodile stands out in workaday Oslo; another watches as other species disappear from the wild.
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Author: By PAMELA PAUL |
Category: John Jensen Feels Different (Book) |
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| Books of The Times: ‘Bringing Up Bébé,’ a French-Influenced Guide by Pamela Druckerman |
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012)
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In “Bringing Up Bébé,” Pamela Druckerman shares the wisdom of French child rearing that she gleaned from her own experiences as an American mother in Paris.
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Author: By SUSANNAH MEADOWS |
Category: Bringing Up Bebe (Book) |
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| Books of The Times: ‘Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom’ by Stephen R. Platt |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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In his new book, Stephen R. Platt recounts the 19th-century Taiping conflict in China, perhaps the bloodiest civil war of all time.
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Author: By DWIGHT GARNER |
Category: Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom (Book) |
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| Voyages: The World of Charles Dickens, Complete With Pizza Hut |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Welcome to Dickens World, a peculiar theme park based on the author’s works.
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Author: By SAM ANDERSON |
Category: Dickens, Charles |
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| Damien Bona, Creator of ‘Inside Oscar,’ Dies at 56 |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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Mr. Bona, along with Mason Wiley, wrote an encyclopedic, usually affectionate but sometimes acerbic guide called “Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards.”
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Author: By DENNIS HEVESI |
Category: Bona, Damien |
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| Charles Murray’s ‘Coming Apart: The State of White America’ |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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The political scientist Charles Murray has a new book, “Coming Apart,” which depicts members of white elites as hypocrites living in a bubble and the white working class as succumbing to moral decay.
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Author: By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER |
Category: Books and Literature |
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| Books of The Times: Anne Sebba on Duchess of Windsor, Scotty Bowers on Himself |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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Anne Sebba looks at the Duchess of Windsor in a new biography; Scotty Bowers’s memoir reveals Hollywood’s sexual secrets.
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Author: By JANET MASLIN |
Category: Books and Literature |
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| Elmore Leonard Returns With ‘Raylan’ |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, now the star of the TV show “Justified,” returns to confront gambling, mining and organ trafficking in Elmore Leonard’s latest.
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Author: By OLEN STEINHAUER |
Category: Leonard, Elmore |
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| ‘The Science of Yoga’ Considers the Practice’s Benefits |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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William J. Broad explores yoga’s winding path and weighs claims about the practice’s benefits.
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Author: By ANNIE MURPHY PAUL |
Category: Science of Yoga, The (Book) |
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| The Letters William S. Burroughs Wrote at the Height of His Success |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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William Burroughs’s letters from the years of his literary success.
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Author: By LUC SANTE |
Category: Rub Out the Words (Book) |
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| Three Books Explore the Reality Behind the World of ‘Downton Abbey’ |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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Three books explore the true lives behind the fictional world of “Downton Abbey.”
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Author: By JUDITH NEWMAN |
Category: Books and Literature |
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| ‘Stay Awake,’ Stories by Dan Chaon |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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Dan Chaon’s characters wander between ordinary lives and psychological shadowlands in this collection.
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Author: By PATRICK McGRATH |
Category: Chaon, Dan |
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| Film Director Neil Jordan’s Novel ‘Mistaken’ |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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Film director Neil Jordan’s fifth novel follows two men who can pass for each other.
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Author: By CARYN JAMES |
Category: Jordan, Neil |
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| Tony Judt Reviews His Life’s Journey |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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In a dialogue with another historian, Tony Judt reviews his life’s journey.
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Author: By FRANCIS FUKUYAMA |
Category: Judt, Tony |
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| ‘Da Vinci’s Ghost’ Examines One of the Artist’s Most Famous Images |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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Toby Lester examines one of the world’s most intriguing drawings.
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Author: By JONATHAN LOPEZ |
Category: Lester, Toby |
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| ‘These Dreams of You,’ by Steve Erickson |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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Through the lens of one household, Steve Erickson’s novel spans history, continents and realities.
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Author: By LEAH HAGER COHEN |
Category: Erickson, Steve |
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| ‘Immortal Bird,’ Doron Weber’s Lament for His Son |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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A father describes, and rages at, the loss of his teenage son.
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Author: By IAN BROWN |
Category: Weber, Doron |
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| ‘No One Is Here Except All of Us,’ Ramona Ausubel’s Fablelike Novel |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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In Ramona Ausubel’s fablelike novel, a Romanian village shields itself from the Nazis through sheer force of imagination.
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Author: By JANE CIABATTARI |
Category: No One Is Here Except All of Us (Book) |
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| What Elizabeth Taylor Did For Women’s Rights |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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M. G. Lord sees feminist themes in the roles of Elizabeth Taylor.
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Author: By LIESL SCHILLINGER |
Category: Accidental Feminist, The (Book) |
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| ‘The Night Swimmer,’ by Matt Bondurant |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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An American couple’s marriage spins out of control after they become proprietors of a moldering Irish local.
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Author: By MIKE PEED |
Category: Night Swimmer, The (Book) |
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| Essay: Grand Allusion |
(Tue, 07 Feb 2012)
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Failed allusions produce feelings of betrayal on all sides. Is the speaker a snob or the listener a dolt?
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Author: By ELIZABETH D. SAMET |
Category: Books and Literature |
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| Editorial | Sunday Observer: The Whirling Sound of Planet Dickens |
(Mon, 30 Jan 2012)
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Charles Dickens, who would have been 200 next month, had amazing energy, for writing and for life.
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Author: By VERLYN KLINKENBORG |
Category: Dickens, Charles |
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| ArtsBeat: Black and White: Charles Murray and Baratunde Thurston Quiz Each Other |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Charles Murray, author of "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010," and Baratunde Thurston, author of "How to Be Black," answer questions about race and class from each other's books.
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Author: By GREGORY COWLES |
Category: Baratunde Thurston |
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| ArtsBeat: Radio Play of 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' Is Set |
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012)
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Live performances of the play, with a cast that features Phylicia Rashad and Leslie Uggams and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, will be recorded for a planned national broadcast in September.
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Author: By DAVE ITZKOFF |
Category: Books |
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| ArtsBeat: Wendell Berry to Give 2012 Jefferson Lecture |
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
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The farmer-writer Wendell Berry is chosen to give the 2012 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, considered the federal government's most prestigious honor for intellectual achievement in the humanities.
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Author: By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER |
Category: Berry, Wendell |
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| Up Front |
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012)
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Judith Newman’s interest in worlds that clearly divide the public and private.
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Author: By THE EDITORS |
Category: Books and Literature |
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| TBR: Inside the List |
(Mon, 06 Feb 2012)
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A book about JFK falls off the list, but RoseMarie Terenzio’s “Fairy Tale Interrupted,” about her years as John F. Kennedy Jr.’s executive assistant, enters the nonfiction hardcover list at No. 8.
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Author: By GREGORY COWLES |
Category: Books and Literature |
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| Editors’ Choice |
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012)
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Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
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Category: Books and Literature |
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| Paperback Row |
(Fri, 03 Feb 2012)
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Paperback books of particular interest.
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Author: By IHSAN TAYLOR |
Category: Books and Literature |
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| Off the Shelf: ‘Strings Attached’ Looks at Incentives and Ethics — Review |
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012)
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Everywhere we turn, we’re being offered incentives to act a certain way. A new book ponders the ethical issues of the incentive culture.
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Author: By NANCY F. KOEHN |
Category: Books and Literature |
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| Books F.A.Q. |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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