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Christina McDowell’s satire ‘The Cave Dwellers’ belongs among the essential books about Washington

John Updike on Parenting, Agatha Christie in the Gossip Pages: First Mentions of Famous Authors in The Times

In ‘Languages of Truth,’ Salman Rushdie Defends the Extraordinary

Andy Weir’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ is a bestseller. It also has some problems.

Her Book Doesn’t Go Easy on Publishing. Publishers Ate It Up.

From Brian Wilson to Nancy Sinatra: The L.A. Music Scene in the ’60s

Ruth Freitag, Librarian to the Stars, Dies at 96

They all think they’re Indiana Jones in ‘Chasing the Thrill,’ a tale of a real-life treasure hunt

Maggie O’Farrell on ‘Hamnet’

8 Picture Books That Celebrate the Joys of Life

You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Title

A scientist’s career in communion with trees

Why the tailored suit — not ruffles and lace — became synonymous with power