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For a Mere $2 Million, You Could Own Three Books That Unlocked the Universe

At Sotheby’s, a feast of rare science books includes volumes from Copernicus, Galileo and Newton that together revolutionized human understanding of the cosmos.

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NYT Books and Literature

For a Mere $2 Million, You Could Own Three Books That Unlocked the Universe

NYT Books and Literature

Banter and Booze at the Best Book Parties of the Year

Each October, the international publishing business descends on Frankfurt, Germany, for days of dealing and long nights of partying.

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NYT Books and Literature

Banter and Booze at the Best Book Parties of the Year

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Redemption,’ by Lawrence Wright

In “Redemption,” the Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright asks whether people sentenced to die in Texas should have a second chance.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Redemption,’ by Lawrence Wright

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Every Story Is a Love Story,’ by Imbolo Mbue

In “Every Story Is a Love Story,” a widower develops complicated feelings for the woman who upended his life.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Every Story Is a Love Story,’ by Imbolo Mbue

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Book Review: ‘Pandemic Architecture,’ by Penny Hardy

Penny Hardy photographed the restaurant sheds that cropped up across the city in 2020. Only a fraction of them remain today.

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Book Review: ‘Pandemic Architecture,’ by Penny Hardy

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Book Review: ‘Bogland,’ by Merritt R. Turetsky

In “Bogland,” Merritt R. Turetsky argues for the importance of that least glamorous of terrains, the bog.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Bogland,’ by Merritt R. Turetsky