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Book Review: ‘Fixer Chao,’ by Han Ong

Han Ong’s barbed, irreverent portrait of identity, class envy and flimflam deception in turn-of-the-21st-century Manhattan still resonates.

4 hours ago

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Book Review: ‘Fixer Chao,’ by Han Ong

NYT Books and Literature

Historian Kerri K. Greenidge and Her Book ‘The Grimkes’ Come Under Fire

Kerri K. Greenidge appeared to lose her professorship at Tufts University after scholars began scrutinizing her 2022 book, “The Grimkes,” which is no longer listed on its publisher’s website.

9 hours ago

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Historian Kerri K. Greenidge and Her Book ‘The Grimkes’ Come Under Fire

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Dinaw Mengestu Resigns as PEN America President After 7 Months in Role

The novelist Dinaw Mengestu, who was elected seven months ago, said the article “continues this approach toward defending some rights while not defending others.”

12 hours ago

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Dinaw Mengestu Resigns as PEN America President After 7 Months in Role

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Hershel Parker, Melville Scholar of Ahab-Like Obsessiveness, Dies at 90

The author of an exhaustive two-volume biography, he was “fanatical about his approach to scholarship and infatuated with Melville,” a colleague said.

14 hours ago

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Hershel Parker, Melville Scholar of Ahab-Like Obsessiveness, Dies at 90

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Book Review: ‘A Vast Horizon,’ by Anna Thomasson

A group of artists gathered at a hotel on the Côte d’Azur in 1937. A new book by Anna Thomasson captures the art and escapades the holiday inspired.

23 hours ago

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Book Review: ‘A Vast Horizon,’ by Anna Thomasson

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10 Kids’ Books for Fans of the Magic Tree House Series

Ten recommendations for fans of Mary Pope Osborne’s time-travel chapter book series.

23 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

10 Kids’ Books for Fans of the Magic Tree House Series