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A Proud Texan Reckons With Her State’s Complicated Past
In her new book, Jessica Goudeau confronts a history of racism and violence in Texas through an investigation of her…
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What We Think About When We Think About Joni Mitchell
In her new book, “Traveling,” the music critic Ann Powers offers a highly personal, even confessional, meditation on Mitchell’s life,…
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On Broadway, ‘Suffs’ Has a New Tune (and 6 Tony Nominations)
A reworked opening number, less historical bulk and a general push to “have fun with these women” helped a musical…
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An Essayist Who Revels in Glorious Chaos
In her third essay collection, the poet and critic Elisa Gabbert celebrates literature and life through a voracious engagement with…
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Bob Kelley, Who Made the Kelley Blue Book an Authority on Cars, Dies at 96
He knew all the data that went into determining a vehicle’s price, but he insisted that it was as much…
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Terry Robards, 84, Dies; Lifted Fine Wines in America as a Times Critic
In columns and notably “The New York Times Book of Wine,” he introduced Americans to European and premium domestic varieties…
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I Reread a Book That Changed My Life, but I’d Changed, Too
On the day of the eclipse back in April, walking through Boston Commons on a fine spring afternoon as every…
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Inside Reese Witherspoon’s Literary Empire
“You’d be shocked by how many books have women chained in basements,” Reese Witherspoon said. “I know it happens in…
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Kara Walker’s Favorite Literary Villain Is Scarlett O’Hara
What books are on your night stand? “A Scanner Darkly,” Philip K. Dick; “Trust,” Hernan Diaz. Describe your ideal reading…
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Black Satire Is Having Its Hollywood Moment, but Something Is Missing
Recent releases like “American Fiction” and “The American Society of Magical Negroes” have used absurdist humor to examine race. But…