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‘Noël Coward On (and In) Theatre’ reveals the playwright’s nimble way with words

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For His Father and His Son, Ai Weiwei Is Determined to Leave a Trace

BY JIAYANG FAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

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When You’re Clairvoyant, It’s Easier to Solve Crimes

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It’s Time for a Haunted House

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‘Burning Boy,’ by Paul Auster: An Excerpt

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Richard Hammer, Who Illuminated the My Lai Massacre, Dies at 93

BY SAM ROBERTS | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Fighting Fake News and Salacious Rumors at Versailles

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Opposites Attract: Paul Auster Meets Stephen Crane

BY CHARLES MCGRATH | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

The Nation’s Founders, Michael J. Fox and Other Letters to the Editor

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The 10 Best Books of 2021: A Virtual Event Announcing Our List

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Arnold Hano, author of baseball classic ‘A Day in the Bleachers,’ dies at 99

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8 New Books We Recommend This Week

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In Fight Over ‘Beloved,’ a Reminder of Literature’s Power

BY MOLLY YOUNG | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

‘The Days of Afrekete’ is a bitingly funny novel with echoes to ‘Mrs. Dalloway’

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In Patrick Rosal’s Poetry, Physical Exuberance Takes Flight

BY STEPHANIE BURT | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

16 New Books Coming in November

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BY ELISABETH EGAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

The Inexorable Rise of Angela Merkel

BY JACOB HEILBRUNN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Alan Cumming Would Like to Play the Title Character in ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’

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BY JOUMANA KHATIB | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

In the Va. governor’s race, ‘Beloved’ is reduced to its most explicit parts. That’s obscene.

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Rachel Held Evans died at 37, but a beautiful new book captures her brave outlook

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He Won the Nobel. Why Are His Books So Hard to Find?

BY ALEXANDRA ALTER | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

What Happened After the Most Deadly Antisemitic Attack in American History?

BY IRINA REYN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Gary Shteyngart’s Pandemic Novel Is His Finest Yet

BY MOLLY YOUNG | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Storms Crash Through These Two Novels, Leaving Humans in Their Wake

BY BLAIR BRAVERMAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

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The Case Against Winston Churchill

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Thomas Piketty: The Making of a Socialist

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Louise Glück’s Stark New Book Affirms Her Icy Precision

BY ELISA GABBERT | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Suffering From Confounding Symptoms, a Patient Treats Himself

BY SARA AUSTIN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

A Debut Novel of a Life in the Arctic, Beyond History’s Reach

BY IAN MCGUIRE | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Henry Kissinger and the Puzzle of the Middle East

BY JEREMI SURI | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

John McWhorter Argues That Antiracism Has Become a Religion of the Left

BY ZAID JILANI | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

Think You Know the 1960s? ‘The Shattering’ Asks You to Think Again.

BY JENNIFER SZALAI | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

‘The Chancellor’ Portrays Angela Merkel as a Droll Source of Sanity in a Mad World

BY DWIGHT GARNER | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

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BY DANIELLE TRUSSONI | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

FSG Promotes Mitzi Angel to President

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History and Its Harsh Lessons Give These Graphic Novels Their Material

BY HILLARY CHUTE | NYTimes Books | Disclosure

A Virgin Homicide as Told by the Girls She Left Behind

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A Transporting and Cozy Biography of a Pottery Pioneer

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