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• Louise Erdrich on Her ‘Python’s Kiss’ Story Collection and the Mystery of Writing

  13-03-2026 17:00 via nytimes.com
  The Pulitzer Prize-winning author talks process and “Planet of the Apes.”
  
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• Why Dogs Are a Writer’s Best Friend

  13-03-2026 10:01 via nytimes.com
  Best-selling and award-winning authors spoke to us about how canines can spark creativity.
  
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• From ‘It Ends With Us’ to ‘Reminders of Him,’ How Colleen Hoover Captured Hollywood

  13-03-2026 10:01 via nytimes.com
  The work of the novelist Colleen Hoover has become hot property in Hollywood. Here’s why studios clamor to adapt her books.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Night Night Fawn,’ by Jordy Rosenberg

  13-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  Jordy Rosenberg’s second novel, “Night Night Fawn,” approaches a closed-minded matriarch with compassion, even at her child’s expense.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom, Editor of Extraordinary Children’s Books,’ by Nancy Hudgins

  13-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  From 1940 to 1973, Ursula Nordstrom transformed kids’ books into real art and big business. A new middle grade biography attempts to capture her magic.
  
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• A New Book Explores the Lives and Jewels of 15 Famous Women

  13-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  A new book delves into the mysterious collections of royals and celebrities, including Elizabeth Taylor, Marie Antoinette and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
  
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• The levels of elite cultural esteem once lauded on Bellow and Updike are gone forever. Prestige fiction is dead — and that isn’t entirely a bad thing

  13-03-2026 00:25 via lareviewofbooks.org
  The levels of elite cultural esteem once lauded on Bellow and Updike are gone forever. Prestige fiction is dead — and that isn’t entirely a bad thing
  
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• Is the greatest repository of moral beauty in English literature the voice of the narrator in Middlemarch?

  13-03-2026 00:25 via georgescialabba.net
  Is the greatest repository of moral beauty in English literature the voice of the narrator in Middlemarch?
  
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• Is "great replacement" the grand unifying political theory of our time? Ibram X. Kendi is back

  13-03-2026 00:25 via nymag.com
  Is "great replacement" the grand unifying political theory of our time? Ibram X. Kendi is back
  
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• At 50, Orwell said that “everyone has the face he deserves.” Can the same be said about our hands?

  12-03-2026 11:14 via lrb.co.uk
  At 50, Orwell said that “everyone has the face he deserves.” Can the same be said about our hands?
  
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• Histories of Native American Treaties and Anti-Chinese Violence Win Bancroft Prize

  12-03-2026 10:03 via nytimes.com
  The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
  
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• Dark and Stormy Thrillers by Stephen King, Ruth Ware and More

  12-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  The best-selling author Lisa Unger recommends her favorite dark and stormy thrillers by Stephen King, Ruth Ware and more.
  
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• A Romance Novelist Finds Inspiration in Tension Around ‘Star Trek’

  12-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  A 1967 correspondence led Cat Sebastian to imagine a contemporary scenario in which two sci-fi actors find more than screen chemistry.
  
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• When does an individually-felt emotion become part of a collective emotion? The question fascinated both Freud and Franz Boas

  12-03-2026 01:58 via aeon.co
  When does an individually-felt emotion become part of a collective emotion? The question fascinated both Freud and Franz Boas
  
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• “Depending on who you ask, there are fewer than 10 full-time book review critics working today”

  12-03-2026 01:58 via derekkrissoff.substack.com
  “Depending on who you ask, there are fewer than 10 full-time book review critics working today”
  
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• At 50, Orwell said, “everyone has the face he deserves.” Can the same be said about our hands?

  12-03-2026 01:58 via lrb.co.uk
  At 50, Orwell said, “everyone has the face he deserves.” Can the same be said about our hands?
  
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• Stephen Koch, 84, Dies; Champion of a Belatedly Hailed Photographer

  11-03-2026 22:26 via nytimes.com
  A writer and critic, Mr. Koch struggled for years to shepherd his friend Peter Hujar’s underappreciated, Bohemian-world artwork to posthumous glory.
  
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• Peter Schneider Dies at 85; His Novels Explored a Divided Germany

  11-03-2026 21:58 via nytimes.com
  His best-known work, “The Wall Jumper,” proved prescient in its contention that the country would remain split even after reunification.
  
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• Jill Biden Will Publish a Memoir in June

  11-03-2026 18:10 via nytimes.com
  In “View from the East Wing,” the former first lady will recount her time in the White House and share her views on the 2024 presidential race.
  
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• Dan Simmons, Genre-Leaping Author of ‘The Terror,’ Dies at 77

  11-03-2026 14:57 via nytimes.com
  He moved easily and prolifically through science fiction, fantasy, horror, thrillers, crime and historical fiction. His book “The Terror” was made into a cable TV series.
  
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• Book Review: ‘The Golden Boy,’ by Patricia Finn

  11-03-2026 10:01 via nytimes.com
  From his perch in Hawaii, the hero of Patricia Finn’s first novel, “The Golden Boy,” revisits his dark past in rural Ontario.
  
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• Book Review: ‘In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man,’ by Tom Junod

  11-03-2026 10:01 via nytimes.com
  In an affecting new memoir, Tom Junod, a prizewinning magazine writer, grapples with unsettling discoveries about his larger-than-life dad.
  
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• Monotheism has been called "the single most significant innovation in history." And yet no one can quite define it

  11-03-2026 01:23 via newyorker.com
  Monotheism has been called "the single most significant innovation in history." And yet no one can quite define it
  
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• Elaine Scarry says pain unmakes language. Jan Steyn, begs to differ — or at least keeps translating and typing

  11-03-2026 01:23 via thedial.world
  Elaine Scarry says pain unmakes language. Jan Steyn, begs to differ — or at least keeps translating and typing
  
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• Blood cancer has not abated the verbose, sardonic, and unpredictable Will Self’s rage with the literary world

  11-03-2026 01:23 via newstatesman.com
  Blood cancer has not abated the verbose, sardonic, and unpredictable Will Self’s rage with the literary world
  
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• Why You Should Read Adam Smith

  10-03-2026 15:38 via nytimes.com
  The news is good. Really.
  
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• The dictionary, initially a monument to language fixed in amber, is less a fortress than a weather vane

  10-03-2026 11:11 via thenation.com
  The dictionary, initially a monument to language fixed in amber, is less a fortress than a weather vane
  
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• ¿Estamos viviendo un ‘renacimiento de la obscenidad’?

  10-03-2026 10:01 via nytimes.com
  En la televisión, el cine y las novelas populares, el contenido sexual es más abundante que nunca. ¿Qué pasa cuando nuestras pantallas son más ardientes que nuestros dormitorios?
  
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• Book Review: ‘The Complex,’ by Karan Mahajan

  10-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  Karan Mahajan’s new novel, “The Complex,” tracks the fortunes of a political family in a rapidly changing India.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Nonesuch,’ by Francis Spufford

  10-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  “Nonesuch,” the new novel by Francis Spufford, conjures a plot laced with magic to change the course of history.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! A Memoir,’ by Liza Minnelli

  10-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  “Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” is a familiar reminder that growing up in showbiz can lead to awards and adulation, but also to heartache.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Down Time,’ by Andrew Martin

  10-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  In Andrew Martin’s keenly observed new novel, a group of friends navigate a society reshaped by the pandemic.
  
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• The dictionary, initially a monument to language fixed in amber, is less of a fortress than a weather vane 

  10-03-2026 00:13 via thenation.com
  The dictionary, initially a monument to language fixed in amber, is less of a fortress than a weather vane 
  
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• Science and seeking. Participation in mainstream religions has plummeted. The study of consciousness has exploded. Coincidence?

  10-03-2026 00:13 via theamericanscholar.org
  Science and seeking. Participation in mainstream religions has plummeted. The study of consciousness has exploded. Coincidence?
  
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• “Anguish,” “agony,” “ache,” “affliction” — why are there so many words for pain? Darcey Steinke unpacks the meaning of suffering

  10-03-2026 00:13 via thebaffler.com
  “Anguish,” “agony,” “ache,” “affliction” — why are there so many words for pain? Darcey Steinke unpacks the meaning of suffering
  
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• Shulamith Firestone’s fundamental battle is with the grip of normalcy and conformity on every human life

  09-03-2026 22:00 via libertiesjournal.substack.com
  Shulamith Firestone’s fundamental battle is with the grip of normalcy and conformity on every human life
  
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• In the trenches of World War I, a German Jew named Franz Rosenzweig began to create an audacious philosophical system

  09-03-2026 22:00 via wsj.com
  In the trenches of World War I, a German Jew named Franz Rosenzweig began to create an audacious philosophical system
  
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• António Lobo Antunes, a Portuguese novelist who captured his generation’s disillusionment with the war, is dead. He was 83

  09-03-2026 22:00 via theguardian.com
  António Lobo Antunes, a Portuguese novelist who captured his generation’s disillusionment with the war, is dead. He was 83
  
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• Jeremy Larner, 88, Dies; Wrote ‘The Candidate,’ a Political Film Classic

  09-03-2026 20:05 via nytimes.com
  His Oscar-winning 1972 screenplay starred Robert Redford as an idealistic public interest lawyer making a run for the Senate.
  
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• How Many of These Epic 1,000-Page Novels Do You Know?

  09-03-2026 14:54 via nytimes.com
  Try this short quiz on very long books.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Gunk,’ by Saba Sams

  09-03-2026 10:02 via nytimes.com
  “Gunk,” a novel by Saba Sams, follows a woman through the trials and tenuous jobs of young adulthood.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Whidbey,’ by T Kira Madden

  09-03-2026 10:00 via nytimes.com
  In “Whidbey,” three women reckon with the aftermath of sexual assault.
  
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• De 1957: Gabriela Mistral, poeta Nobel de Literatura, ha muerto

  08-03-2026 08:00 via nytimes.com
  La escritora chilena recibió el galardón en 1945 por tres sonetos publicados inicialmente en Chile en 1922.
  
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• The Badlands Hold Me as I Grieve

  08-03-2026 07:00 via nytimes.com
  I imagine the birds I see are the family members I’ve lost.
  
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• He Wrote Judy Blume’s Life Story. She Won’t Talk About It.

  08-03-2026 06:01 via nytimes.com
  Mark Oppenheimer had many conversations with his subject for his new book. Then the relationship took a turn.
  
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• Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

  07-03-2026 11:15 via nytimes.com
  The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Stories,’ by Helen Garner

  07-03-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  A newly released collection of the Australian master’s short fiction shows her sympathy, her virtuosity and her ear.
  
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• Shulamith Firestone’s fundamental battle is with the grip which normalcy and conformity have on every human life

  06-03-2026 23:27 via libertiesjournal.substack.com
  Shulamith Firestone’s fundamental battle is with the grip which normalcy and conformity have on every human life
  
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• In the artillery trenches of the first World War, a German Jew named Franz Rosenzweig began to create an audacious philosophical system

  06-03-2026 23:27 via wsj.com
  In the artillery trenches of the first World War, a German Jew named Franz Rosenzweig began to create an audacious philosophical system
  
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• António Lobo Antunes, the Portuguese novelist who captured his generation’s disillusionment with the war, is dead. He was 83

  06-03-2026 23:27 via theguardian.com
  António Lobo Antunes, the Portuguese novelist who captured his generation’s disillusionment with the war, is dead. He was 83
  
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