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Jojo Moyes’s Grandmother Knew a Bookworm When She Saw One

What books are on your night stand? “Shrines of Gaiety,” by Kate Atkinson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “We Should All Be…

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What Is Literary Criticism For?

John Guillory’s “Cultural Capital,” published amid the 1990s canon wars, became a classic. In a follow-up, “Professing Criticism,” he takes…

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A Century On, the Search for the Real Franz Kafka Continues

The first time Franz Kafka’s voice entered my head, I was 15. Two new friends I’d made through our shared…

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Demon Dolls, Lonely Dolls and Sex Dolls

An editor recommends old and new books.

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Patricia Engel’s Enduring Friendships Always Include Books

What books are on your night stand? “The Easy Life,” by Marguerite Duras, “Small Things Like These,” by Claire Keegan,…

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Closing the Book on Promises to Myself

This year’s resolution: No more worrying about all the volumes I know I’ll never read.

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Clothes for People Who Love Books

Inside the packed Rachel Comey store on Crosby Street in SoHo on Thursday, the readings began about halfway through the…

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‘Vile,’ ‘Deplorable,’ ‘Full of Lies’: Aleksandar Hemon Is No Fan of Philip Roth

What books are on your night stand? Ray Monk’s “Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius.” Oliver Sacks’s “Musicophilia: Tales of…

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How Does a Family Change After Losing a Child?

Welcome to Group Text, a monthly column for readers and book clubs about the novels, memoirs and story collections that…

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Your Monday Briefing

A special edition looking back at 2022.

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