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Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81

Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.

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Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81

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On ‘Slow Horses,’ Kristin Scott Thomas’s Diana Taverner Is in Charge at Last

Kristin Scott Thomas gives a morally gray tinge to “Lady Di” Taverner, who takes over as head of Britain’s MI5 secret service in Season 6.

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On ‘Slow Horses,’ Kristin Scott Thomas’s Diana Taverner Is in Charge at Last

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Book Review: ‘True North,’ by Paul Theroux

In “True North,” the veteran travel writer Paul Theroux crisscrosses the country of his forebears for insights about how it differs from his own.

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Book Review: ‘True North,’ by Paul Theroux

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Book Review: ‘Live Laugh Love,’ by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

In “Live Laugh Love,” Kristin Kobes Du Mez examines how Christian women absorbed the idea that material abundance was evidence of divine favor.

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Book Review: ‘Live Laugh Love,’ by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

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Can MrBeast Get Gen Z to Read James Patterson?

Patterson has worked with a handful of celebrities on books in recent years, but his collaboration with YouTube’s biggest star aims for a new audience.

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Can MrBeast Get Gen Z to Read James Patterson?

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Colin Kaepernick Addresses National Anthem Protests in His Memoir, ‘The Perilous Fight’

The former N.F.L. quarterback began protesting after becoming enraged by police killings, he writes in “The Perilous Fight.”

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Colin Kaepernick Addresses National Anthem Protests in His Memoir, ‘The Perilous Fight’