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Joseph Lelyveld, Former Top Editor of The New York Times, Dies at 86
As executive editor from 1994 to 2001, he oversaw a period of growth, expanding national and international readerships, creating new…
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Jill McCorkle Is Getting Over Her ‘Henry James Phobia’
What books are on your night stand? “The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of the Bondwoman’s…
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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David Mamet Names the Books That Explain the Real Hollywood
What’s the last great book you read? “A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States,” by Frederick Law Olmsted. Also note:…
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The Novel That Sold 1,000 Copies a Week in 1903
Mary Augusta Ward’s “Lady Rose’s Daughter” was the blockbuster best seller of its day.
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Staffers at The Times on the Books They Enjoyed in 2023
A 1960s crime caper, a biography of the man who created the modern F.B.I., Sinead O’Connor’s memoir: Reporters, writers, editors…
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The Fine Art of the Paperback Makeover
Redesign? Relaunch? Regret? Take a look at the ways publishers aimed to seduce new audiences by changing up the covers…
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Animal Magnetism — and Optimism
Four new books look to fauna to get us through tough times.
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Are These Topics Too Adult for the Youngest Readers? Take a Look.
These children’s picture books have been banned. To some, the topics — racism, sexuality, transgender identity and gay relationships —…
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Let’s Rescue Book Lovers From This Online Hellscape
If you have not kept up with the latest scandal in the world of young adult publishing, it is a…