Scrolling Through the Rise, and Takeover, of Instagram
In “No Filter,” Sarah Frier goes behind the scenes of the billion-dollar deal between Kevin Systrom and Mark Zuckerberg.
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Checking In on the Culture of Macaws, Sperm Whales and Chimpanzees
In “Becoming Wild,” the ecologist Carl Safina makes an argument that we should think of animals in terms of families and communities.
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Paulette Jiles’s New Novel Goes Deep in the Heart of Texas
In “Simon the Fiddler,” an itinerant musician roams the state with his band during Reconstruction, scratching out a living and pining for his true love.
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What Street Names Say About Us
To write “The Address Book,” Deirdre Mask traveled the globe to probe the hidden histories and surprising implications of the names of our roads and thoroughfares.
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The Struggle of Weight Loss Is Real. Companionship Helps.
In “This Is Big,” Marisa Meltzer writes about the bond she formed with Jean Nidetch, the long-ago founder of Weight Watchers.
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Eat. Sleep. Swim. Repeat.
In her new book, “Why We Swim,” Bonnie Tsui considers the many benefits of submerging yourself in water. As her fellow swimmers say, why run when you can fly?
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During a Weekend in the Country, Secrets Simmer Between Old Friends
Joanna Hershon’s fifth novel explores the binding nature of old ties.
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New & Noteworthy, From Alexander Calder to a History of Poetry
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
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A Poet Traces Her Personal Obsessions, in Prose
In the essay collection “Synthesizing Gravity,” Kay Ryan offers characteristically tart and idiosyncratic takes on writing, and on influences from Robert Frost to Marianne Moore.
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In This Korean Best Seller, a Young Mother Is Driven to Psychosis
Cho Nam-Joo’s debut novel, “Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982,” is written as a case study on everyday sexism and misogyny. It helped propel a feminist wave in Korea.
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