Book Club: Read ‘Hamnet,’ by Maggie O’Farrell, With the Book Review

In November, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Maggie O’Farrell’s historical tear-jerker, about a death that shaped Shakespeare.

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23 Books Coming in November

New fiction by Salman Rushdie and Bryan Washington, a memoir by Margaret Atwood, devilish romantasy and more.

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Joseph J. Ellis Doesn’t Think You Would Have Abolished Slavery, Either

In “The Great Contradiction,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian looks at the way the founders wrestled with the fate of human bondage.

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Jack Carr Knows His Way Around a Battlefield, and a Military Thriller

His gritty novels have spawned a cottage industry and become a rallying point for fellow veterans. “Cry Havoc” is the latest.

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Images of Black Beauty and Belonging

In the transporting monograph “Tyler Mitchell: Wish This Was Real,” the gifted young photographer traces a path from high fashion to his Georgia roots.

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Philip Pullman Brings Lyra’s Story to a Close

A plea for humanism and honesty, “The Rose Field” wraps up the fantastical saga set in motion with “His Dark Materials.”

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Romance Novels That Are Spicy, Sweet and Flat-Out Stunning

Our critic on four sizzling new releases.

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Do You Recognize These Literary References in Modern Pop Culture?

Try this quiz about the bookish influences on Homer Simpson, Kate Bush and others to see how many connections you know.

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Let’s Remember, Stephen King Isn’t Always Scary

It’s October, which means it’s time for the master of horror to shine. Yet he’s become equally famous for several works of non-horror.

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A Horrific Tale of the Slave Trade, Destined to Become a Classic

In the powerful new history “The Zorg,” Siddharth Kara tells a shocking story of mass killing, human baseness and the seeds of conscience.

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Thomas McGuane: ‘I’m Not Interested in Ingenuity’

“I look for the subjective pulse of the author,” says the novelist, hailing Hamsun while sensing “cynicism” in Nabokov. “A Wooded Shore” is his 18th book.

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A Novel Intertwines the Many Dramas of Life in an Autocracy

Branching plots and dark humor animate “Eye of the Monkey,” set in an unnamed dystopian country.

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Great Historical Horror Novels

The author of “Vampires of El Norte” and “The Possession of Alba Díaz” recommends books that dial up the darkness by turning back the clock.

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How World War II Transformed America and the Globe, for Better and Worse

In “The Wounded Generation” and “1942,” the historians David Nasaw and Peter Fritzsche show how civilians struggled with the long tail of the war.

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An Oddly Bloodless Memoir From a Masterly Chef

Gabrielle Hamilton’s new memoir, “Next of Kin,” lacks the visceral shock and searing vision of her prior work.

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In This Horror Novel, the First Terror is Being Trapped on a Cruise

In “The Unveiling,” a tortured film location scout is haunted by a traumatic past and a supernatural present.

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Ruth Weiss, Who Chronicled Apartheid After Fleeing the Nazis, Dies at 101

Her life and work were shaped by confronting injustice in South Africa and Germany. “Blacks under apartheid — Jews under the swastika. Was it all that different?” she asked.

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Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

​The prize committee said the Hungarian writer’s work “reaffirms the power of art.”

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A Canine Classic Turns 25 and a New Novel Joins the Pack

As Kate DiCamillo’s “Because of Winn-Dixie” celebrates a big milestone, Holly Goldberg Sloan’s “Finding Lost” echoes its themes.

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