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Books of The Times: ‘We Need New Names,’ by NoViolet Bulawayo
In “We Need New Names,” NoViolet Bulawayo tells the story of Darling, who arrives from Zimbabwe to live with her aunt in Detroit and is ...
Up Close: A Profile of Austin Ratner — Up Close
The author of two books steps outside the family business. ...
ArtsBeat: E.L. Doctorow and Mark di Suvero Strike Gold at American Academy of Arts and Letters
The novelist E.L. Doctorow and the sculptor Mark di Suvero are awarded gold medals for the arts. ...
Children’s Books: ‘Construction Kitties’ and ‘Dig, Dogs, Dig’
Crews of smiling pets get to work in two new picture books. ...
Books of The Times: ‘Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls,’ by David Sedaris
Most of David Sedaris’s new collection of essays concern his offbeat family life, health, politics, hometown and travels. ...
ArtsBeat: Book Covers: Before and After
Four designers discuss their work on recent books. ...
Book Covers: Before and After
Designers discuss their work on recent book covers. ...
Books: ‘The Autistic Brain’ Review — Temple Grandin Traces Roots of a Disorder
In her fourth book, Temple Grandin sets out to examine how a disorder takes shape in the brain. ...
Books of The Times: ‘She Left Me the Gun,’ by Emma Brockes
In the memoir “She Left Me the Gun,” Emma Brockes pieces together the story of her mother’s hidden trauma, which includes incest, alcoholism, robbery, gunfire, ...
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Going Backcountry, Three Ways
Staying in a treehouse, a caboose and a yurt, and discovering the real reason to take a rustic vacation. ...