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Paula Doress-Worters, an Author of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves,’ Dies at 87

She wrote about postpartum depression when it was an unmentionable like abortion or birth control, and her research on her own suffering helped countless women.

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Paula Doress-Worters, an Author of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves,’ Dies at 87

NYT Books and Literature

My Mother’s Dying Wish Took Me on a Trip I’ll Never Forget

What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide.

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My Mother’s Dying Wish Took Me on a Trip I’ll Never Forget

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Test Your Memory of Great Lines From Classic Irish Poems

Try this short quiz on some of Ireland’s most memorable verses from its celebrated poets.

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Test Your Memory of Great Lines From Classic Irish Poems

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Book Review: ‘Sisters in Yellow,’ by Mieko Kawakami

Mieko Kawakami’s novel “Sisters in Yellow” follows a group of dreaming and scheming young women through society’s margins.

19 hours ago

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Book Review: ‘Sisters in Yellow,’ by Mieko Kawakami

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Book Review: ‘Stay Alive,’ by Ian Buruma

In “Stay Alive,” Ian Buruma paints a picture of the city dwellers who survived in Germany under the Nazis.

19 hours ago

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Book Review: ‘Stay Alive,’ by Ian Buruma

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Book Review: ‘The Secret History of French Cooking,’ by Luke Barr

A new history by Luke Barr chronicles the innovations, excesses and chauvinism of the French chefs who spawned a revolution in cooking.

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Book Review: ‘The Secret History of French Cooking,’ by Luke Barr