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Books of The Times: ‘Gone Girl,’ by Gillian Flynn
“Gone Girl,” by Gillian Flynn, is a two-sided contest in which Nick and Amy Dunne tell conflicting stories.
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ArtsBeat: Bob Dylan Among Recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom
Bob Dylan was praised by President Obama and presented with a Medal of Freedom at the White House on Tuesday, alongside other honorees who included Toni Morrison, Madeleine K. Albright, John Paul Stevens, John Glenn and Shimon Peres.
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ArtsBeat: Salon Article Rekindles Debate about Paris Review and C.I.A.
An article by Joel Whitney asserts that The Paris Review was "a covert international weapon of soft power."
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ArtsBeat: Florida Library Returns 'Fifty Shades' to Shelves
Officials from Brevard County reversed its decision to remove copies of the best-selling erotic novel from its shelves.
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Food Stuff : ‘The Maine Lobster Book’ Offers Recipes and More
For the history of lobsters as well as a selection of classic recipes, there is “The Maine Lobster Book.”
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Books of The Times: ‘The Spoiler,’ by Annalena McAfee
Two generations of reporters and two types of journalism are on a collision course in Annalena McAfee’s debut novel.
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Michelle Obama Writes ‘American Grown’
The first lady’s new book, “American Grown,” details how her garden on the South Lawn inspired her anti-obesity campaign.
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Books: ‘God’s Hotel’ Book Review - An Account of Health Care Past
Dr. Victoria Sweet’s account of the Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco laments its transformation from an old-style chronic care facility into a modern center focused on efficiency and early discharge.
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Books: ‘God’s Hotel’ Book Review - An Account of Health Care Past
Dr. Victoria Sweet’s account of the Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco laments its transformation from an old-style chronic care facility into a modern center focused on efficiency and early discharge.
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‘Jubilee Hitchhiker,’ a Biography of Richard Brautigan
Richard Brautigan, author of the 1960s best seller “Trout Fishing in America,” is the subject of this biography.
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Crime: ‘The Yard’ by Alex Grecian, and More
Alex Grecian’s Victorian mystery “The Yard” is the bloody tale of a serial killer targeting detectives from Scotland Yard.
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‘The Great Divergence,’ by Timothy Noah
Timothy Noah summarizes the causes of widening economic inequality in the United States, and offers policy recommendations for fixing it.
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Books of The Times: ‘My Cross to Bear,’ Gregg Allman’s Memoir
Gregg Allman’s memoir talks about growing up with his brother, Duane; life with the Allman Brothers Band; his substance abuse; and his relationships with women.
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By the Book: Drew Gilpin Faust: By the Book
The president of Harvard University, a historian and the author of multiple works of nonfiction, wishes all incoming freshmen would read “Being Wrong.”
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Editors’ Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
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Motherlode Blog: The Motherlode Book Club Chooses Summer Reading that Parents and Older Children Can Share.
This summer, the Motherlode Book Club will be reading two books parents and older children alike can enjoy, from Jodi Piccoult and her daughter, Samantha Van Leer, and Carl Hiaasen.
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‘The Slasher Movie Book’ by J. A. Kerswell
J. A. Kerswell’s “Slasher Movie Book” looks back lovingly at posters for horror movies both classic and wretched.
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‘The Last Englishman,’ by Roland Chambers
A British journalist and spy in Russia had a more successful career as a children’s author.
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‘The Cause,’ by Eric Alterman and Kevin Mattson
Eric Alterman’s history of liberalism from the New Deal to the present concentrates on the men and women who have defined it.
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Essay: Let’s Go Reading in the Car
Audiobooks and road trips offer a chance to reacquaint children, and their parents, with the joy of listening to stories.
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Essay: The Voice
A great audiobook experience depends on the reader as much as the text.
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ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: A Teenager's Obsessions
Shuzo Oshimi's "The Flowers of Evil" enters the manga best-seller list at No. 3.
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Market Values
Michael Lind's "Land of Promise" examines the competing economic philosophies that have driven American policy.
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ArtsBeat: John Waters Tries Some Desperate Living on a Cross-Country Hitchhiking Odyssey
John Waters, the director of "Hairspray," "Polyester" and "Pink Flamingos," recounts his hitchhiking experiences from a recent road trip as he collected material for a book he plans to call "Carsick."
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Books of The Times: ‘Granddad, There’s a Head on the Beach’ and Other Summer Reads
Here’s a sampling of beach reads to suit every taste, from history to science fiction.
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Critic’s Notebook: Following Tina Fey, Comedians Churn Out Books
The success of Tina Fey’s “Bossypants” has inspired other comedians to write memoirs.
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‘Home,’ a Novel by Toni Morrison
In Toni Morrison’s novel, a traumatized soldier returns from the Korean War to his segregated hometown in Georgia.
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The Learning Network Blog: On June 7, Join the Conversation About Summer Reading
Along with a growing list of collaborators, we're encouraging people of all ages to take to Twitter on June 7 to talk about #summerreading. Bring your classes!
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ArtsBeat: Queen Victoria's Complete Diaries Released Online
Web site is launched to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of another long-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Inside the List
Toni Morrison, whose novel “Home” enters the hardcover fiction list at No. 9 this week, remembers being confronted by a stark image of race relations as a freshman at Howard University.
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Essay: Books With 140 Characters
At 64,000 members and counting, the Twitter-based reading group 1book140 is a global concern.
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Paul Fussell, Literary Scholar and Critic, Is Dead at 88
The wide-ranging author may be best remembered for “The Great War and Modern Memory,” his study of World War I and the influence of its horrors on art and literature.
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Books of The Times: ‘Alien vs. Predator,’ a Book of Poetry by Michael Robbins
“Alien vs. Predator” is a first collection of poems by Michael Robbins, who is often praised for his ability to whip high and low culture into stiff peaks.
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Ex-Employees Mum on New York Public Library Project
Former employees say they signed agreements that forbid them from commenting on the New York Public Library’s plan to revamp its Fifth Avenue building.
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ArtsBeat: Pollution Tourism: Andrew Blackwell On Visiting the World's Not-So-Hot Spots
The author of “Visit Sunny Chernobyl” talks about experiencing some of the world’s most toxic places.
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ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: An Early Look at 'On the Road'
An early look at "On the Road," which had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.
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‘Barnum’s Bones,’ by Tracey Fern
A new picture book turns one paleontologist’s hunt for dinosaur fossils into an adventure story.
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Changes Planned at N.Y. Public Library Are Assailed
The plan would move half the books in the stacks of the flagship Fifth Avenue library to New Jersey.
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Henry Denker, Author in Many Genres, Dies at 99
Mr. Denker’s large output ranged from novels and movies to TV and Broadway plays.
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ArtsBeat: 10 Million Shades of Green: Erotic Trilogy Dominates Book Sales
More than 10 million copies of the books in the erotic "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy have been sold in the United States.
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ArtsBeat: Stanley Fish Defends Spoilers
Are the pleasures of suspense destroyed if we know what's going to happen next? Maybe not.
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Books of The Times: Richard Brautigan Biography, ‘Jubilee Hitchhiker’
This long book about the short life of the author and poet Richard Brautigan distills San Francisco and Montana in the 1960s and ’70s and the wild lives of the subject and his friends.
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‘This Will Be Difficult to Explain,’ by Johanna Skibsrud
Whether in Paris or the Great Plains, failures to communicate fray the relationships in these tales.
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‘The Lower River,’ a Novel by Paul Theroux
In Paul Theroux’s novel, an American seeks a fresh start in Africa after a 40-year absence.
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Books on Science: ‘How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog’- Book Review - Raise a Paw if You Understand Einstein
Chad Orzel continues to amuse and enlighten in the follow-up to his book “How to Teach Physics to Your Dog.”
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ by E. L. James, in Demand at Libraries
The enthusiasm for “Fifty Shades of Grey” and the next two in the trilogy has forced library officials to dust off their policies — if they have them — on erotica.
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Books of The Times: ‘Canada,’ a Novel by Richard Ford
In Richard Ford’s new novel, a 15-year-old boy watches his family fall apart, and flees north to something even worse.
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Books on Science: ‘Free Radicals’ - Book Review - Rebels Who Set Science Aglow
Some scientists who had an unwavering belief in the truth of their ideas also had no compunction about breaking the rules to prove it.
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‘Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms,’ by Richard Fortey
The paleontologist Richard Fortey searches out species that have endured hundreds of millions of years of planetary turmoil.
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Books of The Times: ‘The Chemistry of Tears,’ a Novel by Peter Carey
Technology, metaphysics and the art and science of putting together a broken heart and a nonfunctioning machine are central to Peter Carey’s novel “The Chemistry of Tears.”
