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Literary allusions are everywhere. What are they good for?
How to Deal With a Narcissist
In her best-selling self-help book, Ramani Durvasula offers tips for surviving a person who only has eyes for mirrors.
By the Book: Interview with Deion Sanders
That kids’ classic “completely changed my life,” says the former football star, now the University of Colorado’s “Coach Prime.” His new book is “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field.”
Harvard Removes Binding of Human Skin From Book in Its Library
The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid growing scrutiny of their presence in museum collections.
Book Review: ‘Wolf at the Table,’ by Adam Rapp
In his unsparing novel “Wolf at the Table,” Adam Rapp observes a household in denial about the dark force growing up in its midst.
Kate Banks, Children’s Author Who Wrote About Grief, Dies at 64
She became an award-winning author of children’s books and young-adult novels despite debilitating health issues and the murder of her father.
Book Review: ‘Reading the Constitution,’ by Stephen Breyer
Stephen Breyer means well. Why is his new book, “Reading the Constitution,” so exasperating?
Stephen King’s Best Books: A Guide
The author has dominated horror fiction, and arguably all popular fiction, for decades. Here’s where to start.
Book Review: New Horror Books
Our columnist reviews this month’s haunting new releases.
Book Review: ‘Death Row Welcomes You,’ by Steven Hale
In “Death Row Welcomes You,” Steven Hale follows the cases of men in an American prison awaiting execution, examining what they did as well as the people they’ve become.
Writers, Filmmakers and Actors Talk About the Powerful Impact of Stephen King
As “Carrie” turns 50, George R.R. Martin, Sissy Spacek, Tom Hanks, the Archbishop of Canterbury and others recall the powerful impact the writer’s work has had on their lives.
Marjorie Perloff, Leading Scholar of Avant-Garde Poetry, Dies at 92
A forceful advocate for experimental poetry, she argued that a critic’s task was not to search for meaning, but to explicate the form and texture of a poem.
Book Review: ‘Age of Revolutions,’ by Fareed Zakaria
In “Age of Revolutions,” the CNN host promises to shed light on four centuries of social upheavals and to offer insights on the global fractures of the present.
Book Review: ‘An Emancipation of the Mind,’ by Matthew Stewart; ‘The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic,’ by Manisha Sinha
Taken together, two new books tell the century-long story of the revolutionary ideals that transformed the United States, and the counterrevolutionaries who fought them.
Book Review: ‘The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt
In “The Anxious Generation,” Jonathan Haidt says we’re failing children — and takes a firm stand against tech.
Book Review: ‘All the World Beside,’ by Garrard Conley
Garrard Conley makes his fiction debut with a story about a queer affair between a reverend and a doctor in Puritan New England.
Book Review: ‘Glorious Exploits,’ by Ferdia Lennon
In Ferdia Lennon’s charming debut, “Glorious Exploits,” Athenian prisoners stage Euripides for their wine-swilling, foul-mouthed captors.
Book Review: ‘All Things Are Too Small,’ by Becca Rothfeld
In her first essay collection, Becca Rothfeld demonstrates that sometimes, more really is more.
Book Review: ‘Molly,’ by Blake Butler
After his partner, Molly Brodak, died by suicide, Blake Butler found painful truths in her journals and personal items.
Margaret Atwood on Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’ at 50
“Carrie” was published in 1974. Margaret Atwood explains its enduring appeal.
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