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This Is the Best Book Our Fantasy Columnist Has Read All Year

She was so immersed in “The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones” that she forgot to eat dinner.

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NYT Books and Literature

This Is the Best Book Our Fantasy Columnist Has Read All Year

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings,’ by Jared Diamond

In “Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings,” Jared Diamond considers the impact leaders might have had on the course of their civilizations.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings,’ by Jared Diamond

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Everest Mystery,’ by Julie Summers and Jochen Hemmleb

“The Everest Mystery” takes on the enduring puzzle of two climbers’ fates — and pays tribute to the often-overlooked Sandy Irvine.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Everest Mystery,’ by Julie Summers and Jochen Hemmleb

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Deliciously Twisted New Thrillers

Our columnist on three of the month’s best new releases.

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NYT Books and Literature

Deliciously Twisted New Thrillers

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘53 Days,’ by Timothy W. Ryback

In “53 Days,” the historian Timothy W. Ryback shows how the Nazis used democratic means to destroy German democracy.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘53 Days,’ by Timothy W. Ryback

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘American Scoundrel,’ by Kai Bird

“American Scoundrel” traces the career of Roy Cohn, whose smash-mouth politics continue to shape our own.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘American Scoundrel,’ by Kai Bird