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Subversive Novels Dominate Shortlist for International Booker Prize
Books by Maryse Condé and Eva Baltasar are among six nominees for the prestigious award for fiction translated into English.
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A Biography of a Blues Legend, Five Decades in the Making
Mack McCormick’s long-awaited book about the musician Robert Johnson has arrived, in modest and expurgated form.
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World
Judiciary Committee vs. Bragg: The Curtain Goes Up
At an unusual “field hearing” in Manhattan, Republicans are expected to contend that Alvin Bragg is focusing on Donald Trump…
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The World Admires Singapore’s Benevolent Autocracy. Should It?
Do benevolent autocracies get better results than democracies? I’ve pondered this question since last summer, when I heard highly educated…
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World
Italy’s Coast Guard Rescues Hundreds of Migrants in ‘Chaotic’ Few Days at Sea
About 2,000 people have been rescued since Friday, and ships were dispatched to help boats carrying 1,200 more on Monday…
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The Voices of Unsung Black Poets, Revived and Amplified
“Minor Notes, Volume 1” is the first book in a series meant to recover writers from deep pockets of American…
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For This American, Self-Discovery Begins at a Ukrainian Call Center
“Calling Ukraine,” a novel by Johannes Lichtman, combines an expatriate story and an office satire.
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For a Literary Man’s Man, Mother Knew Best
In his new memoir, “Irma,” Terry McDonell, a magazine editor during the golden age of magazines, gives credit to Mom…
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With Dueling Rulings, Abortion Pill Cases Appear Headed to the Supreme Court
One federal judge said the F.D.A.’s approval of the drug mifepristone was invalid, while another federal judge ordered the agency…
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Susanna Hoffs Has a Dollar Bill Signed by William S. Burroughs
What books are on your night stand? “Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius,” by Nick Hornby. “Lincoln in…