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Readers Have Thoughts About the ‘Best Books of the 21st Century’

They wanted to know where the poetry and the genre fiction were — and they also wanted to let us…

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Megan Abbott, Bonnie Garmus and More Writers on the Books They Love

Some of their favorites didn’t make our “Best Books of the 21st Century” list — but these authors make a…

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ChatGPT vs. Me: Who Will Write a Better Beach Read?

What makes a beach read a beach read? Is it an escapist subject matter? A frothy tone? Or is any…

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Book Club: Read ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ With the Book Review

In July, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” Patricia Highsmith’s classic 1955 thriller…

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Jury Near Boston Deadlocks in Murder Case Against Karen Read

The jurors said they were “deeply divided” over whether Ms. Read killed her boyfriend, a Boston police officer; prosecutors said…

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Gabrielle Zevin Loves Edith Wharton, but Not ‘Ethan Frome’

What books are on your night stand? This is a terribly personal question! As an author, I’ve brazenly talked about…

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‘A Calculating Killer or a Damsel in Distress?’: The Trial Transfixing Boston

Karen Read has been accused of murdering her boyfriend, Officer John O’Keefe. But her lawyers say she’s innocent, alleging a…

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The Essential Alice Munro

Before I’d read Alice Munro — when my knowledge of her amounted to an oafish word cloud (“older woman,” “Canadian,”…

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A Party for the Haters

The writers behind Hate Reads, a pop-up newsletter for airing grievances and pet peeves, got up on their soap boxes.

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Robert Kagan Takes the Long View on Trumpism

Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Midnight, at the kitchen table, with a bowl of cornflakes. How…

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