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Book Surfaces 120 Years After a San Francisco Library Lost Almost Everything

A book of poetry that survived the catastrophic 1906 earthquake and fire has been returned to the Mechanics’ Institute Library.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Surfaces 120 Years After a San Francisco Library Lost Almost Everything

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Man Who Read Everything: The Literary Letters of Harold Bloom’

A collection of Harold Bloom’s letters details the working life of one of America’s most influential intellects.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘The Man Who Read Everything: The Literary Letters of Harold Bloom’

NYT Books and Literature

28 New Books to Read in June: Ann Patchett, Maggie O’Farrell, Daniel Kraus and More

Novels by Ann Patchett, Maggie O’Farrell and Dave Eggers; memoirs by Jill Biden and Laverne Cox; sci-fi adventures by a Pulitzer Prize winner; and more.

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NYT Books and Literature

28 New Books to Read in June: Ann Patchett, Maggie O’Farrell, Daniel Kraus and More

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘1873,’ by Liaquat Ahamed

In “1873,” the historian and financier Liaquat Ahamed traces the political consequences of booming markets that left a lot of people behind.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘1873,’ by Liaquat Ahamed

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Joana Avillez Revisits Her Waterfront Childhood

Joana Avillez took six years to illustrate a new edition of Joseph Mitchell’s “The Bottom of the Harbor,” which captures the salty New York neighborhood of her youth.

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NYT Books and Literature

Joana Avillez Revisits Her Waterfront Childhood

NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Whistler,’ by Ann Patchett

In “Whistler,” a surprise encounter at the Met changes the course of their lives.

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NYT Books and Literature

Book Review: ‘Whistler,’ by Ann Patchett