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Reading picks from Book Review editors, guaranteed to suit any mood. By The New York Times Books Staff A posthumous Joan Didion book, Emily Henry’s latest romance novel, Tina Knowles’s ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. T Bone Burnett reviews Ian Leslie’s “John & Paul,” which explores the partnership of “two extraordinarily gifted young men.” ...

In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast.

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Each month, we pick a new Irish book or a great book by an Irish author and celebrate the amazing ability of the Irish to tell a good story. With all these fantastic recommendations we’ve ...

“I See You’ve Called in Dead” follows a middle-aged depressive who rediscovers life’s joys, with a little help from his friends. Steve Oney’s engaging and deeply reported “On Air ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Marina Warner is joined by Anna Della Subin to introduce Fiction and the Fantastic, a new Close Readings series running through 2025. Marina describes the scope of the series, in which she will also ...

Sometimes a good scare is just the thing. These horror stories are deliciously spooky without being too terrifying -- perfect for a fall night by the fire! But it doesn't need to be Halloween time for ...

Jamie Hood’s account of the three times she was raped in two years, Trauma Plot, shows her to be both a sharp critic and a superb memoirist ...