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Two Books for a Mental Vacation
Madeleine L’Engle’s domestic memoir; Julie Orringer’s humane short stories
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Business
Writing ‘Maid’ Pulled Stephanie Land Out of Poverty. She’s Fine Now, Right?
Despite writing a best seller that became a hit Netflix series, Ms. Land says she still worries about her job…
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Business
Want to Marvel at Next Year’s Total Solar Eclipse? Book Now.
Hotels are already selling out in places that will see total darkness on April 8, and prices are soaring where…
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Business
Anthony Holden, Royal Chronicler Who Ruffled the Palace, Dies at 76
A prolific journalist and author, he ignited an uproar with a less-than-flattering portrait of Charles and Diana’s marriage. “The most…
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News
6 Terrific Witchy Y.A. Novels
S. Isabelle, the author of “The Witchery” and its sequel, “Shadow Coven,” recommends some of her favorite Y.A. novels about…
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News
Publisher Scholastic Backtracks on Isolating Works on Race and Gender
The company was faulted for the practice, which it said was an effort to help schools navigate new laws restricting…
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News
The Taylor and Travis Fan Fiction That’s Tearing TikTok Apart
“Roughing the Princess,” an erotic e-book inspired by an actual relationship, veered too close to reality for many of Taylor…
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Technology
Visit the Library From the Comfort of Your Own Phone
With a free library card and the right app, you can check out e-books, audiobooks and more from your local…
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Opinion
With War in Israel, the Cancel Culture Debate Comes Full Circle
Nathan Thrall’s searing new book, “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama,” struck me as important even before the…
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Opinion
Natalie Zemon Davis, Historian of the Marginalized, Dies at 94
She wrote of peasants, unsung women, border crossers and, most popularly, Martin Guerre, a 16th-century village impostor recalled in a…