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A Tale of Four Troubled and Talented Sisters, Told With Irish Flair
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When a Family’s Dysfunction Mirrors a Nation’s
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Greg Cowles, the poetry editor of The New York Times Book Review, recommends four books that are perfect for National Poetry Month.
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Book Bans Continue to Surge in Public Schools
More books were removed during the first half of this academic year than in the entire previous one.
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FictionParenting in a Pandemic, and Other Tales of Woe
Gillian Linden’s slim debut novel, “Negative Space,” explores the being and nothingness of modern motherhood.
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These Gay Novels Offer a ‘More Interesting Conversation’ About Faith
Recent books by Allen Bratton, Daniel Lefferts and Garrard Conley depict gay Christian characters not usually seen in queer literature.
By Joshua Barone
FictionPolitics Are Always Personal. In This Novel They’re Ruinous.
“The Spoiled Heart,” by Sunjeev Sahota, contrasts race and class struggles in the story of a man’s downfall.
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Can You Find the 15 Book Titles Hidden in This Text?
This month’s Title Search puzzle challenges you to uncover novels written for middle-grade readers.
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NonfictionThe Sex Lives and War Deaths of Soldier Poets
In “Muse of Fire,” Michael Korda depicts the lives and passions of the soldier poets whose verse provided a view into the carnage of World War I.
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He Was Blinded in One Eye, but Salman Rushdie’s Vision Is Undiminished
The author’s new memoir, “Knife,” addresses the attack that maimed him in 2022, and pays tribute to the wife who saw him through. “I wanted to write a book which was about both love and hatred — one overcoming the other,” he says.
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These days, readings in the city can require tickets and be just as hard to get into as a trendy restaurant.
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