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Cultivating a New Generation of Readers and a Love of Books

Readers respond to “Make America Read Again,” an Opinion guest essay by Brian Bannon. Also: Choosing Graham Platner; fading bank tellers.

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NYT Books and Literature

Cultivating a New Generation of Readers and a Love of Books

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Book Review: ‘Cocked and Boozy,’ by Brooke Barbier

In her new history, “Cocked and Boozy,” Brooke Barbier illuminates the pervasive role that alcohol played throughout the colonial era.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Cocked and Boozy,’ by Brooke Barbier

NYT Books and Literature

Modern Love Laverne Cox On Her Relationships

The actor always knew what she wanted. Getting there was more complicated.

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NYT Books and Literature

Modern Love Laverne Cox On Her Relationships

NYT Books and Literature

A.I. Loves the Em Dash. What’s a Human Writer to Do?

Chatbots are appropriating our most common rhetorical tics. Yet when it comes to language, human creativity can’t be beat.

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A.I. Loves the Em Dash. What’s a Human Writer to Do?

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Book Review: ‘Rasputin Swims the Potomac,’ by Ben Fountain

In Ben Fountain’s new novel, Washington insiders scheme to replace the president with a religious professional wrestler.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Rasputin Swims the Potomac,’ by Ben Fountain

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Red Sheet,’ by James Ellroy

Set in 1962 Los Angeles, “Red Sheet” follows the murder and mayhem behind a “mini Red Scare.”

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Red Sheet,’ by James Ellroy