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Is This Really the End of Reading?

It’s not the children who stopped reading. It’s their grandparents.

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NYT Books and Literature

Is This Really the End of Reading?

NYT Books and Literature

The Only Thing Riskier Than Telling an Abortion Joke

For comedian Alison Leiby, talking about her choice to be child-free is more polarizing to audiences than anything else.

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NYT Books and Literature

The Only Thing Riskier Than Telling an Abortion Joke

NYT Books and Literature

Dazzling New Romance Novels

Our columnist on three of the year’s most anticipated books.

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NYT Books and Literature

Dazzling New Romance Novels

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘I Want You to Be Happy,’ by Jem Calder

Jem Calder’s novel, “I Want You to Be Happy,” follows the flailing situationship between two aspiring writers with a 12-year age gap.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘I Want You to Be Happy,’ by Jem Calder

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Journey to Nowhere,’ by Shiva Naipaul

In “Journey to Nowhere,” Shiva Naipaul reports on the aftermath of a cult’s disastrous turn away from idealism.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Journey to Nowhere,’ by Shiva Naipaul

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Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People

Other booksellers have been detained in recent months as part of a broad national security crackdown.

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NYT Books and Literature

Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People